CSUF to Offer Doctorate
in Education
Cal State Fullerton to be among first
group of CSU campuses to offer a doctoral program in education.
February 22, 2006 :: No. 143
California State University, Fullerton will
be among the first campuses in the California State University
system to offer a doctoral program when the Ed.D. is introduced
next year in the CSU.
It will mark the first time the CSU will independently
offer doctoral programs — an advancement made possible
when Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signed authorizing legislation
in September.
“Cal State Fullerton is pleased to be
among the first group of CSU campuses to be granted formal
permission to offer the Ed.D. degree,” said CSUF President
Milton A. Gordon. “As with everything we do as
a university, our emphasis will be on the quality of the
degree program. This will provide the citizens of the state
of California with an accessible, affordable and quality
Ed.D. degree.”
Joining Fullerton next year in opening their
doors to doctoral students will be six other CSU campuses — Fresno,
Long Beach, Sacramento, San Bernardino, San Diego and San
Francisco.
Previously, under California’s Master
Plan for Higher Education, only the University of California
among the state’s public universities could confer
doctorates independently. Beyond bachelor’s and master’s
degrees, the CSU was permitted to offer a limited number
of doctorates via programs offered jointly with other universities.
Cal State Fullerton was among them, partnering with UC Irvine
since 2003 in offering a joint doctorate in educational administration
and leadership.
“Workforce demands for doctoral training
for administrative leaders at California’s public elementary
and secondary schools, as well as community colleges, have
far outstripped the state’s ability to provide them,” said
Ashley Bishop, acting dean of Cal State Fullerton’s College
of Education.
“Cal State Fullerton’s designation
as one of the first CSU campuses to offer the
doctorate allows us to build upon the university’s
expertise and program strengths and to facilitate increased
career opportunities and better preparation for educators.
These educators will be ready to meet the future leadership
needs of our public and private schools,” Bishop added.
The doctorate Cal State Fullerton will confer
will be an Ed.D. in administrative leadership. The three-year
program will be geared for educators seeking careers as administrators,
such as principals and superintendents, noted Louise Adler,
chair and professor of educational leadership.
Plans call for 15 students to be accepted
into the program each year.
Applications for the program could be accepted
as early as January.
The legislation making it possible to offer
doctoral programs in the CSU was developed in cooperation
with educators and lawmakers throughout California, noted
Adler. That list includes: State senators Dick Ackerman (R-Tustin)
and Bob Margett (R-Arcadia); Assembly members Lynn Daucher
(R-Brea), Chuck DeVore (R-Irvine), Tom Harman (R-Huntington
Beach), Bob Huff (R-Diamond Bar), Todd Spitzer (R-Orange),
Van Tran (R-Costa Mesa), Tom Umberg (D-Anaheim) and Mimi
Walters (R-Laguna Niguel); Austin G. Buffum, senior deputy
superintendent of the Capistrano Unified School District;
George Giokaris, superintendent, Fullerton Joint Union High
School District; James A. Fleming, superintendent, Capistrano
Unified School District; Cameron M. McCune, superintendent,
Fullerton School District; Kathleen O’Connell Hodge,
president of Fullerton College; and Dennis M. Smith, superintendent,
Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District.
Media Contacts: |
Louise Adler, Educational Leadership,
657-278-7673 or ladler@fullerton.edu
Ash Bishop, College of Education, 657-278-4021 or abishop@fullerton.edu
Mimi Ko Cruz, Public Affairs, 657-278-7586 or mkcruz@fullerton.edu
Paula Selleck, Public Affairs, 657-278-4856 or pselleck@fullerton.edu |
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