Graduation and Beyond

• Graduation
• Career Services
• The Doctoral Program (Ed.D.)

Graduation

Temple University grants degrees and issues diplomas three times a year: in January, May, and August. As you come close to finishing your degree requirements, you should consult the Graduate College of Education Office at TUJ for information on filing an Application for Graduation and on deadlines for the submission of materials for graduation.

Career Services

The Office of Career Services at Temple University in Philadelphia will, at your request, open and maintain a placement file for you. Every graduate of Temple University is entitled to establish such a placement file, where you can keep copiesof letters of recommendation and any other documents that might be relevant to obtaining a job. Once you have established such a placement file, you can then request that a copy of the file be sent to any potential employers you designate. For information about the Office of Career Services at Temple in Philadelphia, please contact the Graduate College of Education Office.

Temple can be helpful in a number of ways if you are looking for a new or better job. There is a lively word-of-mouth network in operation among Temple students and graduates. If you are looking for a new position, your fellow graduate students frequently can tell you of available posts.

The Doctor of Education Program (Ed.D.)

The TESOL specialization provides doctoral students with theoretical and practical tools that enable them to produce original research in the teaching and learning of English as a Second Language (ESL), and to engage in critical thinking about ESL policies and curricula. The program seeks to prepare students who can identify significant TESOL-related problems, place those problems in context, and apply appropriate research techniques for their solution. In addition, it seeks to prepare students who can assume positions of leadership in TESOL education as administrators, curriculum developers, and teachers.

Temple University has offered a Doctor of Education degree since 1988 at the Tokyo Center and since 1995 at the Osaka Center. The Ed.D. Program is organized on a cohort model in which doctoral candidates are admitted as a single group (or cohort) at the same time. Each cohort takes a two-and-one-half-year sequence of courses leading to a qualifying comprehensive examination, a dissertation, and an Ed.D. degree. The formation of a new doctoral cohort is announced at least six months in advance, via a special bulletin from the Graduate College of Education Office.