Program Information for the Ed.D. in Curriculum and Instruction

The Department of Curriculum and Instruction at Illinois State University offers a nationally acclaimed doctorate program in education, including an extension program in the Chicago area.

Download handbook for complete information.

Dr. Thomas Haynes
Interim Coordinator
DeGarmo 249
(309) 438-2137
tshayne@ilstu.edu

Fax: (309) 438-8659
Mailing Address:
Department of Curriculum and Instruction
Illinois State University
Campus Box 5330
Normal, IL 61790-5330

Topics (individual webpages coming soon)

Program Information Handbook covering topics below (downloadable handbook)
Admission Requirements (includes optional, downloadable form Letter of Recommendation)
Plan of Study (downloadable standard form; form with substitution fields; form with transfer course fields)
Program Structure
Optional course C&I 500 Independent Study: see procedure and downloadable form for each semester's course webpage
Steps to Complete the Degree (also downloadable)
Internship (with downloadable form) and Professional Practice (with downloadable form)
Residency or Scholarly Achievement requirement (with downloadable form)
Comprehensive Exam
Dissertation Proposal (with downloadable form)
Registration for course C&I 599 and 599.01 Dissertation Research: see procedure and downloadable form for each semester's course webpage
Dissertation Defense
Graduate School's Deadlines for completing various requirements toward degree completion
Applying to Complete the Degree and optional participation in commencement ceremony (downloadable application)

Note: Teachers interested in the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS)
should go to this webpage: the National Board Research Center (not affiliated with C&I)

Information on Assistantships and Graduate Academic Talent Tuition Waivers
appears on this webpage: http://www.coe.ilstu.edu/ci/scholarships/

Important Information for Current C&I Graduate Program Students
Orientation Manual for Graduate Students
Are you finishing your C&I graduate program degree next semester? If so, please look at the Graduate School's webpage containing important deadlines for filing your Plan of Study, degree completion application and any other requirements at http://www.grad.ilstu.edu/completion/

Forms and Links

Realizing the Democratic Ideal

As with the other departments within the College of Education, the Department of Curriculum and Instruction promotes and follows "Realizing the Democratic Ideal", the conceptual framework for all teacher education programs at Illinois State University.