{"id":781,"date":"2021-10-12T13:44:50","date_gmt":"2021-10-12T18:44:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/education.ufl.edu\/curriculum-teaching\/?page_id=781"},"modified":"2026-01-28T16:45:03","modified_gmt":"2026-01-28T16:45:03","slug":"application","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/education.ufl.edu\/curriculum-teaching\/prospective-students\/edd\/application\/","title":{"rendered":"Online Ed.D. &#8211; Application Instruction"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_image=&#8221;https:\/\/education.ufl.edu\/curriculum-teaching\/files\/2025\/07\/AdobeStock_114775811.jpeg&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_center&#8221; background_vertical_offset=&#8221;10%&#8221; min_height=&#8221;500px&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;38px||38px||true|&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; specialty=&#8221;on&#8221; 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the College of Education; the <a href=\"https:\/\/education.ufl.edu\/school-teaching-learning\/admissions\/doctoral-degrees-phd-edd\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">School of Teaching and Learning<\/a>; and the Teachers, Schools, and Society (TSS) program area.<br \/>\nBriefly, general requirements include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A minimum grade point average of 3.0 for all upper-division (last 60 credits) undergraduate work and all previous graduate work<\/li>\n<li>A Masters or Specialist degree in education (or a field tightly linked to your professional role\/context)<\/li>\n<li>At least three years of practical experience in the field of education and, throughout the duration of the program, be working as a full-time education professional<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><em>Note:<\/em> The School of Teaching and Learning has adopted a waiver for the GRE for admissions to the Doctor of Education (EdD) programs; therefore, applicants for the TSS EdD program do <em>not\u00a0<\/em>need to supply a GRE record.<\/strong>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text ol_position=&#8221;outside&#8221; 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