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Welcome to the Doctoral Center

grad capWelcome to the Doctoral Center! The Doctoral Center is a one-stop shop for locating resources to help with the dissertation and applied doctoral project. This site contains resources to help with all of the elements of the dissertation or applied doctoral project. In addition, the Doctoral Center houses all guides, templates, slide decks, and rubrics for the five-chapter dissertation and three-section applied doctoral project.

Please take a few minutes to look around. Navigate to the guides and within the guides using the table of contents on the left. Resources are frequently marked to differentiate the degree programs using the Dissertation Student Experience (DSE) vs. the Applied Doctoral Experience (ADE). All guides, templates, and slide decks are organized under "Program Specific Resources" by School or College.

For questions about these resources or for assistance in finding a resource, please email DissertationCenter@nu.edu


Sanford College of Education (SCOE) PhD Guides & Templates

The documents and information below are for students in the Sanford College of Education - PhD programs with a five-chapter dissertation. These resources are for students in the PhD, PhD-EDL, and PhD-ID programs.

Dissertation Policies
Dissertation Proposal/Manuscript Template
Dissertation Proposal Presentation Slide Decks
Oral Defense Slide Decks

Sanford College of Education (SCOE) EdD Guides & Templates

The documents and information below are for students in the Sanford College of Education - Doctor of Education EdD program with an applied doctoral project/dissertation-in-practice. These resources are for students in the EdD, EdD-EDL, and EdD-ID programs.

Applied Doctoral Project Policies
Applied Doctoral Project Proposal/Manuscript Template
Professional Presentation Defense Slide Decks