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DEd Lifelong Learning and Adult Education at Pennsylvania State University

Pennsylvania State University, United States

Programme overview

Dual-Title Ph.D., D.Ed., and M.ED. in Lifelong Learning and Adult Education and Comparative and International Education Lifelong Learning and Adult Education extends through the life span from late adolescence to advanced age and takes place in a rich diversity of organizational as well as informal settings.

Faculty: The Graduate School  |  Duration: 60 credits  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: University Park, PA, United States

What you will study

A minimum of 60 credits beyond the master’s degree is required for the D. Courses include Introduction to Lifelong Learning and Adult Education, Historical and Social Issues in Adult Education, Perspectives on Adult Learning Theory.

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Entry requirements

Applicants apply for admission to the program via the J. Jeffrey and Ann Marie Fox Graduate School application for admission . The best-qualified applicants will be accepted up to the number of spaces that are available for new students. Applicants with a junior/senior grade point average (GPA) of 3.00 or above (on a 4.00 scale), and a graduate GPA of 3.50 or above will be highly considered applications to the program. However, applicants with strong backgrounds and abilities in areas of particular interest or relevance to adult education practice may be admitted to either of the doctoral programs with a baccalaureate degree only (provided the junior/senior GPA is at least 3.0), or with master's-level studies in which the graduate GPA is at least 3.2.

Duration: 60 credits

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