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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


Doctoral Student Experience (DSE) Rubrics

The Doctoral Student Experience (DSE) refers to the five-chapter dissertation experience for doctoral students in the following programs:

All PhD programs at National University and the DBA, DCJ, and DPA degrees.

If you are enrolled in one of these programs, please read on to learn more about the DSE rubrics. These rubrics will be used to assess each milestone submitted in the Doctoral Record.

Doctoral Record for the Doctoral Student Experience (DSE)

The Doctoral Student Experience (DSE) refers to the five-chapter dissertation experience for doctoral students in the following programs:

All PhD programs at National University and the DBA, DCJ, and DPA degrees.

If you are enrolled in one of these programs, please read on to learn more about the Doctoral Record.

Throughout your dissertation journey, you will be enrolled in a DIS-9XXX course and the Doctoral Record. The Doctoral Record is a separate course shell you can access to submit work. It is not a course but rather a depository for submitting the dissertation milestones for your committee to review. When you log into the Doctoral Record, you will see a series of Dropboxes, one for each milestone (Chapter 1, Chapter 2, etc.). Your dissertation committee can view the work you submit to the Doctoral Record. That is where you will receive feedback from your SME and AR. Your dissertation milestones uploaded to the Doctoral Record will also be run through Turnitin to ensure you adhere to NU’s academic integrity standards.

The following video explains more about submitting to the Doctoral Record:

Applied Doctoral Experience (ADE) Rubrics

The Applied Doctoral Experience (ADE) refers to the three-section applied doctoral project for doctoral students in the following programs:

From the Sanford College of Education: The EdD, EdD-EDL, and EdD-ID programs

From the School of Health Professions: The DHA and the DNP programs

From the JFK School of Psychology & Social Sciences: The DMFT program

If you are enrolled in one of these programs, please read on to learn more about the applied doctoral project rubrics. These rubrics will be used to assess each milestone submitted in the Applied Doctoral Record.

Applied Doctoral Record for the Applied Doctoral Experience (ADE)

The Applied Doctoral Experience (ADE) refers to the three-section applied doctoral project for doctoral students in the following programs:

From the Sanford College of Education: The EdD, EdD-EDL, and EdD-ID programs

From the School of Health Professions: The DHA and the DNP programs

From the JFK School of Psychology & Social Sciences: The DMFT program

If you are enrolled in one of these programs, please read on to learn more about the Applied Doctoral Record. 

Throughout your applied doctoral project journey, you will be enrolled in a DIS-91XX course and the Applied Doctoral Record. The Applied Doctoral Record is a separate course shell you can access to submit work. It is not a course but rather a depository for submitting the applied doctoral project milestones for your committee to review. When you log into the Applied Doctoral Record, you will see a series of Dropboxes, one for each milestone (Section 1, Section 2, etc.). Your doctoral committee can view the work you submit to the Applied Doctoral Record. That is where you will receive feedback from your SME and AR. Your applied doctoral project milestones uploaded to the Applied Doctoral Record will also be run through Turnitin to ensure you adhere to NU’s academic integrity standards.

The following video explains more about submitting to the Applied Doctoral Record: