Ed.D. in Educational Leadership
Residential Program—This program must be completed with a majority of non-online credit hours.
Degree Requirements (60 cr.)
Major Requirements (27 cr.)
- EDUC-A 600 Problems in Educational Leadership (3 cr.)
- EDUC-A 615 Advanced School Law (3 cr.)
- EDUC-A 639 Advanced School District Budgeting (3 cr.)
- EDUC-A 653 The Organizational Context of Education (3 cr.)
- EDUC-A 671 Planning and Change in Educational Organizations (3 cr.)
- EDUC-A 675 Special Education Law and Leadership (3 cr.)
- EDUC-A 682 District Instructional Leadership (3 cr.)
- EDUC-A 686 District and Community Relations (3 cr.)
- EDUC-A 754 Seminar in Research in Educational Leadership (3 cr.)
Please note A720 can be substituted for any of the courses above with advisor approval.
Inquiry Requirements (9 cr.)
- EDUC-Y 501 Quantitative Analysis for Educational Leaders (3 cr.)
- EDUC-Y 611 Qualitative Inquiry in Education (3 cr.)
Select one course from the following:
- EDUC-Y 520 Strategies for Educational Inquiry (3 cr.)
- EDUC-Y 535 Evaluation Models and Techniques (3 cr.)
- EDUC-Y 635 Methodology of Educational Evaluation (3 cr.)
Elective Requirements (15 cr.)
Students select five elective courses with advisor approval.
- EDUC-A 560 Political Perspectives of Education (3 cr.)
- EDUC-A 629 Continuous School Improvement (3 cr.)
- EDUC-A 638 Public School Personnel Management (3 cr.)
- EDUC-A 677 Ethics and Governance (3 cr.)
- EDUC-A 785 Superintendent Internship (3 cr.)
- EDUC-H 520 Education and Social Issues (3 cr.)
- EDUC-H 504 History of American Education (3 cr.) or EDUC-H 540 Sociology of Education (3 cr.)
- EDUC-P 507 Assessment of Learning (3 cr.)
Dissertation Requirements (9 cr.)
- EDUC-A 795 Dissertation Proposal Preparation (3 cr.)
- EDUC-A 799 Doctoral Thesis in Educational Leadership (6 cr.)
Master's Degree Used for Admission
For the 60-credit hour program, a master's degree is a prerequisite for admission. Master's coursework may not be counted toward the 60 required credit hours, but graduate coursework beyond the master's degree may be, as long as it meets requirements and is approved by the committee.