PhD Minor in Education

The Ph.D. Minor in Education is intended for doctoral students at Stanford who would like to earn a Minor in Education while studying for their Ph.D. in another department or school outside of the GSE. Students must take at least 20 units of Education courses taught by GSE faculty (courses may be crosslisted). All courses must be at or above the 200 level, and at least 15 units must be taken for a letter grade. Students should also select an area of concentration within the GSE, which they should address in their statement.

To apply, please submit the following: 

  1. Graduate School of Education's application, including a statement of purpose and list of proposed coursework (application available here);
  2. Registrar's Ph.D. Minor Application (application available in the eForms portal in Axess)

The Associate Dean of Student Affairs will review the application. There is no application deadline for the Ph.D. Minor in Education; applications are accepted throughout the year.

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