{"id":681,"date":"2026-01-05T18:32:15","date_gmt":"2026-01-05T18:32:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/test-uwsp-multi.pantheonsite.io\/school-of-education\/?page_id=681"},"modified":"2026-05-24T15:56:53","modified_gmt":"2026-05-24T15:56:53","slug":"schedule","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/school-of-education\/ed-d-in-educational-sustainability\/schedule\/","title":{"rendered":"Program Schedule"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"text-transform:uppercase\"><meta http-equiv=\"content-type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\">Procedural Process and Timeline<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>All cohorts start late May<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Applications open in fall, decisions made in spring<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Note: This timeline is based on the standard 6-credit enrollment per term (summer, fall, winter). This is just meant as a guide and is subject to change based on individual circumstances.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwsp-accordion blockspacetop blockspacebottom\"><div class=\"accordion\" id=\"\"><div class=\"panelcontainer nofirst\">\n<details class=\"wp-block-create-block-uwsp-accordion-section\"><summary class=\"accordion-heading\">Sample Plan of Study<\/summary><div class=\"accordion-content\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Stage 1 &#8211; Exploring (Student Status)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Summer 1<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>EDSU 919 &#8211; Applied Residency Project<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>EDSU 900 &#8211; Introduction to Doctoral Studies and Educational Sustainability<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Fall 1<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>EDSU 820 &#8211; Social Justice in Education for Sustainability<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>EDSU 908 &#8211; Historical and Philosophical Foundations of Education for Sustainability<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Spring 1<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>EDSU 810 &#8211; Philosophical and Theoretical Foundations of Sustainability Leadership in Education<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>EDSU 904 &#8211; Transformative Sustainability Teaching and Learning<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Stage 2 \u2013 Foundations (Student Status)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Summer 2<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>EDSU 919 &#8211; Applied Residency Project<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>EDSU 918 &#8211; Research Literature<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Fall 2<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>EDSU 905 &#8211; Research I<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>EDSU 911 &#8211; Elective &#8211; Global Environmental Change<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Spring 2<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>EDSU 906 &#8211; Research II<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>EDSU 912 &#8211; Elective &#8211; Political Ecology and Sustainability<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Stage 3 \u2013 Demonstrating (Doctoral Candidate Status)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Summer 3<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>EDSU 919 &#8211; Applied Residency Project<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>EDSU 909 &#8211; Elective &#8211; Ethics of Care in a Sustainable Society<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Fall 3<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>EDSU 920 &#8211; Dissertation Writing and Seminar<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>EDSU 921 &#8211; Elective &#8211; Building Equitable Education Systems: Understanding Race, Ethnicity, Power, and Privilege<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Spring 3<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>EDSU 920 &#8211; Dissertation Writing and Seminar<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>EDSU 950 &#8211; Dissertation Completion<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>EDSU 990 &#8211; Elective \u2013 Special Topics in Educational Sustainability<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/details>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-create-block-uwsp-accordion-section\"><summary class=\"accordion-heading\">Artifact Flow<\/summary><div class=\"accordion-content\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Required Artifacts<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Artifact #1: Graduate Student Biography (EDSU 900)\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Final biography will be posted on the UWSP website.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Artifact #2: Process Paper (EDSU 908)\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Process paper that will be graded as part of EDSU 908, a version of which will be included in your dissertation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Artifact #3: First Year Experience Concept Poster (EDSU 904)\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Not included in your dissertation, however concepts expressed in this poster should lead into your area of focus for the remainder of your studies and track your first-year experiences and learning.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Presented at the summer residency (EDSU919) during SUMMER 2<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>As part of this artifact, you will write a narrative explanation of your poster for EDSU 919.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Artifact #4: Problem Statement Paper (EDSU 905)\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Process paper that will be graded in EDSU 905 and revised\/published as part of your dissertation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Artifact #5: Significance of Study Statement (EDSU 905)\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Part of your dissertation; the completed artifact should reflect a relatively polished understanding of the significance of your study.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Artifact #6: Qualifying Literature Review Paper (EDSU 918, EDSU 920)\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Part of your dissertation; your qualifying literature review (with at least one strand or theme) will be included in your dissertation\u2019s overall literature review.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A passing grade in EDSU 918 indicates successful completion of a first draft, that will be revised and published as part of EDSU 920.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Artifact #7: Dissertation Proposal (EDSU 905, EDSU 920)\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Components\/a version of your proposal will be integrated into your dissertation where appropriate (e.g., Chapter 1-3).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Chapter 1 will be completed in EDSU 905, with Chapters 2 and 3 completed as part of EDSU 920 and your proposal draft completed by SPRING 2.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Artifact #8: Dissertation (EDUC 920)\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Your final dissertation is five chapters.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Your final dissertation will go through a publication process, either through UWSP or ProQuest<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Required Professional and Scholarly Competency Demonstrations<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Competency #1: First Year Experience Concept Poster Presentation, with written explanation of poster submitted as part of EDSU 919 (EDSU 919, SUMMER 2)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Competency #2: Dissertation Prospectus Oral Presentation (EDSU 919, SUMMER 3)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Competency #3: Dissertation Proposal Defense, Ch. 1-3 (via telepresence to committee)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Competency #4: Dissertation Oral Defense (via telepresence to committee &amp; public defense)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/details>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"text-transform:uppercase\"><meta http-equiv=\"content-type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\">Key Terms and Definitions<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Prospectus Presentation: <\/strong>Public presentation in which the student articulately presents an overview of their research agenda to their peers and faculty. Only the instructor of EDSU 919 needs to sign off on the presentation.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Proposal Defense: <\/strong>Meeting with your full dissertation committee. This should occur 1-year prior to your planned dissertation defense. Your full committee should receive Chapters 1-3 a minimum of 2-weeks prior to your proposal defense and your chair should receive chapters 1-3 a month prior, provide feedback and see that feedback reflected in the chapters sent to the full committee.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Principal Investigator (PI):<\/strong> This is typically your dissertation chair, although for UWSP IRB proposals, it should be a faculty member at UWSP. The PI on your IRB proposal needs to have an up-to-date CITI training certificate to include with the IRB proposal.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Dissertation Oral Defense: <\/strong>This is a public defense in which peers, faculty, and your full committee are present. Your chair and committee members should have seen numerous drafts and revisions of your full dissertation prior to the defense.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Program Advisor: <\/strong>This person is NOT your committee chair or even necessarily on your dissertation committee. Rather this person is reviewing your plan of study and making course recommendations. This person is not responsible for reading or guiding your dissertation.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Dissertation Chair: <\/strong>This person is in charge of your dissertation process. If they want additional revisions, meetings, or qualifying papers, they are allowed to ask for them. Your dissertation is guided by your dissertation chair.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Research Questions: <\/strong>These are the two or three questions that guide your dissertation research. Your goal is to be able to answer these questions by the end of your dissertation. These questions should be written in Chapter 1 of your dissertation.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Survey\/Interview Questions: <\/strong>These are the questions that you ask to the participants in your study. 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