Educational Leadership
Doctor of Education
Program Requirements
Students are expected to successfully complete the five following program phases:
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Phase I: |
Admission (completing the application procedures) |
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Phase II: |
Course Completion (completing 36 credit hours) |
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Phase III: |
Field Component Completion (completing 12 credit hours) |
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Phase IV: |
Degree Candidacy(completing degree candidacy review which includes completion of Phases II & III, a written content assessment and candidacy meeting with faculty advisors) |
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Phase V: |
Dissertation/Capstone Project Completion (completing the Dissertation/Capstone Project and related oral presentation—9 credit hours) |
Courses (including the field components and the dissertation) are developed as follows:
Coursework (36 credits)
Field Components (12 credits)
Dissertation/Capstone Project (9 credits)
Course Requirements
EDD 7000 Experiential Learning: Leadership Issues
Prereq: None
Experiential Learning: Leadership Issues
EDD 7100 Curriculum Engineering
Prereq: None
Curriculum Engineering
EDD 7101 Pluralistic Communities: Administrative Issues
Prereq: None
Pluralistic Communities: Administrative Issues
EDD 7105 Leadership, Equity, and Educational Law
Prereq: None
Leadership, Equity, and Educational Law
EDD 7106 Disciplined Inquiry I
Prereq: None
Disciplined Inquiry I
EDD 7107 Disciplined Inquiry II
Prereq: None
Disciplined Inquiry II
EDD 7200 Supervisory Behavior
Prereq: None
Supervisory Behavior
EDD 7201 Managing Human and Material Resources
Prereq: None
Managing Human and Material Resources
EDD 7202 
Leadership Dynamics and Data-Driven Decision Making
Prereq: None
Leadership Dynamics and Data-Driven Decision Making
EDD 7204 The Art of Leadership
Prereq: None
The Art of Leadership
EDD 7300 Policy Systems/Analysis, Evaluation, and Implementation
Prereq: None
Policy Systems/Analysis, Evaluation & Implementation
EDD 7301 Finance, Resource Development and Implementation
Prereq: None
Finance, Resource Development & Implementation
EDD 7402 Problem-Centered Research I
Prereq: None
Problem-Centered Research I
EDD 8102 Leadership Practicum
Prereq: None
Leadership Practicum
EDD 8103 Internship
Prereq: None
Internship or EDD 7403 Problem-Centered Research II
Prereq: None
Problem-Centered Research II
EDD 8104 Field Experience and Portfolio Assessment
Prereq: None
Field Experience and Portfolio Assessment
EDD 9000 Dissertation Project
Prereq: None
Dissertation/Capstone Project
EDD 9001 Dissertation Project
Prereq: None
Dissertation/Capstone Project
EDD 9002 Dissertation Project
Prereq: None
Dissertation/Capstone Project
EDD 9004 Dissertation Project
Prereq: None
Dissertation/Capstone Project Continuation
(if needed - 0 credits ½ tuition)
Courses = 57 credit hours
Dissertation/Capstone Project
The dissertation/capstone project will be supervised by a committee mutually agreed upon between the student and his or her advisor (9 credits).
Qualifications for Degree
To qualify for the Doctor of Education (Ed.D.) degree, a student must complete the prescribed 57-credit hour program with a minimum 3.0 grade point index. A culminating dissertation/capstone project is required. Course work and the dissertation/capstone project should be completed in just over three years. The entire program must be completed within seven years. If the program is not completed within a seven-year period, a petition for reinstatement is necessary. Students may need to re-take two of the research courses or Disciplined Inquiry course(s) to be reinstated if they have more than a two-year leave of absence.
This information applies to students who enter this degree program during the 2012-2013 Academic Year. If you entered this degree program before the Fall 2012 semester, please refer to the academic catalog for the year you began your degree program.
