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º£½ÇÂÒÂ×ÉçÇø GSE requires doctoral students to earn either a master's degree or PhD minor outside of the discipline of education, in addition to their doctorate. The various options and related forms are provided below.

• Application for Graduate Residency Credit- fill out and submit form in Student eForms section of Axess
  If you earned a master's degree from another institution prior to beginning your º£½ÇÂÒÂ×ÉçÇø doctoral program, you may petition to transfer up to 45 quarter units toward your graduate residency. Transferring external credit impacts your ability to earn a º£½ÇÂÒÂ×ÉçÇø master's degree in addition to your PhD. If you wish to earn, or have earned, a º£½ÇÂÒÂ×ÉçÇø master's degree, discuss your options with the Doctoral Programs Officer before petitioning to transfer external credit.
• PhD Minor Form- fill out and submit form in Student eForms section of Axess
  If you have not earned a master's degree outside of education and do not plan to do so in the future, you could satisfy the º£½ÇÂÒÂ×ÉçÇø GSE requirements by adding a PhD minor from another º£½ÇÂÒÂ×ÉçÇø department to your current doctoral program.
• Individually Designed Distributed Minor (IDDM)
  If you have not earned a master's degree outside of education, and do not plan to do so in the future, you can satisfy the º£½ÇÂÒÂ×ÉçÇø GSE requirements by adding an IDDM to your current doctoral program. The IDDM is appropriate for students who wish to pursue a minor course of study across various disciplines (e.g., sociology and psychology), which cannot be accomplished via an existing departmental PhD minor at º£½ÇÂÒÂ×ÉçÇø. The IDDM is internal to º£½ÇÂÒÂ×ÉçÇø GSE and does not appear on your transcripts. The IDDM form specifies the requirements for this option.
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  If you have not transferred any graduate credit from another institution toward your residency at º£½ÇÂÒÂ×ÉçÇø, you can petition to add a master's degree outside of education to satisfy the º£½ÇÂÒÂ×ÉçÇø GSE requirements. (If you have already transferred external graduate credit or earned a º£½ÇÂÒÂ×ÉçÇø master's degree, contact the Doctoral Programs Officer for your options.) The GPAP should be approved first by º£½ÇÂÒÂ×ÉçÇø GSE, then by the master's degree department, and finally by the University Registrar's Office. A $50 processing fee will be assessed to your student account after the Registrar's Office processes your GPAP.