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Additional In-Person Learning

Spring Orientation Program

Prior to the summer start of your program, you will complete a one-day orientation program in the spring (typically in April). There will be an introductory session with other EdD students in your area of concentration, cohort-building activities, and a welcome from the Dean of the Pitt School of Education. Since the pandemic, this event has been held virtually.


Summer On-Ramp Session

The program features several elements designed to help students adjust to life as an EdD student. Students complete the “on-ramp session,” a 6-credit experience designed to be a transition to doctoral education and an introduction to the fundamentals of the EdD program. The on-ramp includes a weeklong, on-campus experience.

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