University of Central Florida · College of Community Innovation and Education

Curriculum and Instruction, EdD

Professional doctorateEdDDoctor of Education in Curriculum and Instruction

Overview

Online Doctor of Education in Curriculum and Instruction of 54-57 credit hours beyond the master's, with a specialization, a 3-credit field-based Laboratory of Practice and a Dissertation in Practice. Admits for fall.

Official program name: Curriculum and Instruction, EdD
Awarded degree: Doctor of Education in Curriculum and Instruction
Source: ucf.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Degree level: Doctoral — professional doctorate
University: University of Central Florida — College of Community Innovation and Education
Source: ucf.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Administering location: Orlando, FLWhere the university or its administering campus is located. Study is online; this is not a residency requirement and does not decide whether you may enroll from your state.
Subject: Curriculum & Instruction Educational Leadership & Administration
Specializations: Specializations: Curriculum and Instruction; Education Psychology; English Language Arts; Exceptional Student Education; Health and Human Performance; Instructional Design and Technology; Methodology, Measurement, and Analysis; Reading Educ
Source: ucf.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Required credits: 54-57 credit hours minimum beyond the master's degree
Source: ucf.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Duration: as little as three years (conditional minimum as printed)A minimum under the stated conditions, not a typical length.
Source: ucf.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Start terms: Fall
Source: ucf.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Teaching language: English (not separately stated)

Why this program is listed

Fully online EdD with a dissertation in practice and a field-based Laboratory of Practice.

Source: ucf.edu · verified October 10, 2026

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Online format and attendance

“Online” is not one format. Delivery, campus visits, practical placements and class schedule are shown separately, each only as the university states it.

Academic delivery: Online coursework + local placementCoursework is online; a clinical placement, practicum, internship, fieldwork or student teaching is completed in person, usually near the student.
Source: ucf.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Campus visits: Campus visits: not verified
Practical placement: Practical placement required
Source: ucf.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Class schedule: Not verified
Study intensity: Not verified

In-person and practical requirements as published

Fieldwork Required
3-credit Laboratory of Practice placing the student in a professional setting
Source: ucf.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Other in-person requirement Required
Mandatory 0-credit summer webcourse before the Dissertation in Practice
Source: ucf.edu · verified October 10, 2026

Curriculum

Dissertation

Dissertation in Practice after three program milestones and a 3.0 graduate GPA
Source: ucf.edu · verified October 10, 2026

Specializations, concentrations and tracks

Specializations: Curriculum and Instruction; Education Psychology; English Language Arts; Exceptional Student Education; Health and Human Performance; Instructional Design and Technology; Methodology, Measurement, and Analysis; Reading Educ
Source: ucf.edu · verified October 10, 2026

Admissions

Required, optional, waived and not-required items are shown exactly as the university states them. Anything not listed is not verified — not “not required”.

Prior degree: RequiredMaster's degree in a closely related field
Source: ucf.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Application fee: Required$30 — $30 nonrefundable graduate application fee
Source: ucf.edu · verified October 10, 2026

Tests

Entrance and English-language test policy: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

We do not publish acceptance rates or estimate admission chances.

Start dates and deadlines

Dates are shown with the term the university printed. A past date is marked passed and is never carried into a new cycle.

Application deadline
May 1 · for Fall
The university does not print a year with this date.
Source: ucf.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Year not printed

Tuition and fees

Each amount keeps its student category, academic year and basis. Per-credit, per-term and whole-program figures are not comparable with each other, and tuition is not the full cost of attendance.

Category	Amount	Basis and year
In-state	$327.32	per creditIncludes feesEstimated tuition$17,675.28 = 54 credits × $327.32 per credit. Excludes mandatory fees, books, travel for any required visits or placements, transfer credit reductions and rate changes. Not the full cost of attendance.Source: ucf.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Out-of-state	$1,234.15	per creditIncludes feesEstimated tuition$66,644.10 = 54 credits × $1,234.15 per credit. Excludes mandatory fees, books, travel for any required visits or placements, transfer credit reductions and rate changes. Not the full cost of attendance.Source: ucf.edu · verified October 10, 2026

Scholarships and financial aid

Awards published by the university for this program or for online students at this level. Loans must be repaid and are not scholarships; financial aid availability does not make a program “fully funded”. Scholarships & funding guide

Program-specific scholarships: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

Accreditation, authorization and licensure

Three separate questions: is the university accredited, can it enroll students from your state online, and does the program meet licensure requirements where you live?

Institutional accreditation

Higher Learning Commission (HLC) — accreditedSource: ope.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) — accreditedSource: ope.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026

Programmatic accreditation

No programmatic accreditation verified for this program. Institutional accreditation does not imply it.

State authorization

UCF participates in NC-SARA and states it has no U.S. state restrictions on enrolling students; online delivery cannot be provided to OFAC-restricted countries. Official pageSource: registrar.ucf.edu · verified October 10, 2026

Professional licensure

Not verified — check the university's disclosure for your state.

Accreditation and state authorization do not establish that a program meets licensure requirements in your state.

International applicants

The majority of fully online programs are open to students residing outside the United States; no campus presence or visa is required.Source: ucf.edu · verified October 10, 2026

Sources and verification

Every fact on this page comes from the official pages below. Last verified October 10, 2026.

DAPIP — HLC institutional accreditation record (data files downloaded 2026-10-10) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
registrar.ucf.edu/restrictions — Official catalog / bulletin, verified October 10, 2026
ucf.edu/degree/curriculum-and-instruction-ed-d/ — Official program page, verified October 10, 2026
ucf.edu/online/degree/curriculum-and-instruction-edd/ — Official program page, verified October 10, 2026
ucf.edu/online/graduate-admissions/ — Official admissions page, verified October 10, 2026

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Key facts

Online format
Online coursework + local placement
In-person requirements
Practical placement required
Subject
Curriculum & Instruction · Educational Leadership & Administration
Length
as little as three years (conditional minimum as printed) · 54-57 credit hours minimum beyond the master's degree
Tuition
$327.32 per creditIn-state
Next deadline
No upcoming verified date
Administering location
Orlando, FL

Leads to a licensed field: check the licensure disclosure for your state before applying. Details

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