Dr. Agustina Paglayan

Associate Professor

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Biography

Agustina S. Paglayan is an associate professor at the University of California, San Diego, with a joint appointment in the School of Global Policy. She is a non-resident fellow at the Center for Global Development and a faculty affiliate with the Policy Design Evaluation Lab (PDEL). Her research focuses on education policies and politics, emphasizing the intersection of education and political institutions. Paglayan teaches courses on Education Policy in the World, Politics of Education (with a focus on the U.S.), and Politics of Institutions in Latin America.

Research Interests

Requirements for University of California, San Diego

Doctorate Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
TOEFL
Total
Required:85
IELTS
Overall
Required:7
Duolingo
Overall Score
Required:120
Overall
Required:120
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree in physical, biological, or earth sciences, mathematics, or engineering. Differential and integral calculus. One year of calculus-based physics with laboratory. One year of chemistry with laboratory.
Application Checklist
  • Statement of Purpose (max 2 pages)
  • Unofficial transcripts
  • Three letters of recommendation
  • Curriculum Vitae (CV)
  • Application fee ($135 domestic / $155 international)
Specialization Notes

Administered by the Scripps Institution of Oceanography. Curricular groups include Climate-Ocean-Atmosphere (COAP), Geosciences (GEO), and Ocean Biosciences (OBP).