Doctoral Degree Requirements
| Degree Requirements | Course Descriptions |
| Contact academic advisor | This faculty member has been assigned to work with you in establishing the learning experiences that you will follow as part of your doctoral program. |
| Form Program Planning Committee | This Committee is chaired by your advisor and must include at least one additional member form the academic faculty of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies and one member from outside the faculty of this Program for a minimum of three members. |
| Design a Plan of Study | This process will be done with your Program Planning Committee. This plan must conform to the established standards for required courses and minimal credit hours, as specified by the Graduate School in the current issue of the Bulletin. Doctoral students in the Program must enroll in 12 hours of Doctoral Core course (two courses of six credits each) that must be taken sequentially in the Fall and Spring Semesters which immediately follow your admission into the Ed.D. program. |
| Complete Residency Requirements | You will need to satisfy a doctoral residence requirement which is defined as registration for at least nine semester hours of graduate courses in two semesters. |
| Complete the Written and Oral Comprehensive Examinations | Your Program Planning Committee and academic advisor will work with you to develop a strategy to address this requirement. |
| Prepare a Written Dissertation Proposal | You should work closely with your research advisor in development of this document. |
| Present and Defend a Completed Dissertation | You will participate in a final oral examination during which you will be asked to defend and explain the research conclusions reached and the recommendations made as they relate to the field of educational leadership. |
Doctoral Course Requirements
| Educational Leadership and Policy Studies Core | 21 hours |
| ELPS 751 Doctoral Core I | 6 hours |
| ELPS 752 Doctoral Core II | 6 hours |
ELPS 608 Issues in Educational Leadership: Implications for Practice |
3 hours |
| ELPSSP 747 Leadership at the District Level | 3 hours |
| Specialization Area | 9 hours |
| Coursework that relates directly to goals as educational leaders (e.g. building level leadership, central office leadership, special education, educational technology) |
| Elective Courses in Educational Leadership | |
| ELPS 601 Leadership Development Through Inquiry | 3 hours |
| ELPS 603 Shaping Organizations: Management and Leadership in Education | 3 hours |
| ELPS 604 Understanding People: Professional Development and Educational Leadership | 3 hours |
| ELPS 605 External Environments: Social, Political, and Economic Influences in Educational Leadership | 3 hours |
| ELPS 650 School Finance and Budgeting | 3 hours |
| ELPS 651 School Business Management | 3 hours |
| ELPS 654 Instructional Leadership and Supervision | 3 hours |
| ELPS 655 Seminar in Learning in Adulthood | 3 hours |
| ELPS 660 Law and the Administrator | 3 hours |
| ELPS 662 Design and Delivery of Professional Development | 3 hours |
| ELPS 663 Developing Grants and Contracts | 3 hours |
| ELPS 665 Policy Analysis and Development | 3 hours |
| ELPS 670 The Principalship: Leadership at the School Site Level | 3 hours |
| ELPS 711 Advanced Theories for Changing Organizations | 3 hours |