Doctor of Education in Cooperative Superintendency

The Cooperative Superintendency Program (CSP) offers a doctoral degree (Ed.D.) within the Educational Leadership and Policy Department of the highly ranked College of Education at the University of Texas at Austin. The CSP is at the forefront of preparing education leaders to meet the ever-changing needs of today's public education system. Our dedicated faculty and intensive coursework maintain our position among the top-rated superintendency preparation programs in the nation. Our program seeks to attract leaders with outstanding professional readiness and prepare them for executive-level positions, including:
Superintendents of school districts
Chief executives in state education agencies
Directors in education service centers or laboratories
Executive-level management posts in large cities or suburban districts

For the Cooperative Superintendency Program, all candidates must have
A master's degree
Mid-Management Certification/Experience
2 years experience as a principal and/or central office administrator
A Professional/Personal Vita in CSP format available in the Application Checklist
All of our doctoral programs, Ph.D. and Ed.D. alike, require a master's degree from an accredited U.S. institution or proof of equivalent training at a foreign institution.
Official Transcripts
GRE Score - GRE scores are still required for applicants
Three Professional References
Statement of Purpose
Curriculum Vitae or R'sum
The Self-Presentation: Selectors want to perceive you as a person with a profile. We ask you to depict in 3-6 double-spaced pages what you judge to be your peaks and valleys, assets and needs as you confront the prospect of being selected. Be your natural self and convincingly offer us illustrations and evidence. Compose and write in your own words, artificiality detracts. Depicting oneself is an intriguing task. We believe you will enjoy it. Head the piece: 'SELF-PRESENTATION (one line) of YOUR NAME (second line), and then compose and write the paper.
A grade-point average (GPA) of at least 3.0 (on a 4.0 scale) or a comparable GPA in upper-division workjunior- and senior-level coursesand in any graduate work already completed is also required.

TOEFL: 79 on the Internet-based test (iBT)
IELTS: An overall band of 6.5 on the Academic Examination