Doctor of Education (Ed.D.) Educational Leadership (K-12)
Become a leader in advanced administrative practice at the school or district level.
About this program
The School of Education's Hybrid Ed.D. with emphasis in K-12 Leadership prepares educational leaders for advanced administrative practice at the school or district level.
- Our curriculum combines both online and traditional coursework and is rooted in robust research on effective leadership practice.
- Ed.D. candidates receive advanced skill development in applied leadership and applied research.
The three-year, 57-credit cohort program requires six problem-based weekend seminars each semester to prepare candidates for change leadership. All learning in the program uses practice-based application of state-of-the-art research on school transformation.
The program requires an applied dissertation-in-practice in which candidates will engage in planning, implementing, assessing and revising a three-year organizational improvement project.
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Program Information
Program Type
Doctorate Program
Area of Study
Education
School
Duration
3 years
Degree
Ed.D. in Education
Program Location
Emphases
K-12 Leadership
Required Credit Hours
57
Ed.D. in Educational Leadership (K-12)
The Ed.D. in Educational Leadership (K-12) requires the following courses for a minimum of 57 credit hours.
To complete the Ed.D. in Teacher Education, students must complete:
- 57 hours of Program of Study courses
Program of Study Courses (57)
- EDLD 798 Graded Dissertation (Access & Assessment)
- EDFD 713 Education & Society (Face-to-Face)
- EDLD 798 Graded Dissertation (ID & Structure Ch. 2)
- EDLD 731 Education Policy & Community Relations (Online)
- EDLD 794 Human Resource Development
- EDRS 604 Foundations of Qualitative Research Methods (Online)
- EDRS 703 Advanced Methods of Applied Research (Face-to-Face)
- EDRS 606 Program Evaluation (Online)
- EDLD 798 Graded Dissertation (Data Collection)
- EDLD 774 Applied Curriculum Instruction & Account (Face-to-Face)
- EDLD 798 Graded Dissertation (Implementing & Assessment) *Prospectus Defense
- EDLD 700 Leadership & Org Theory for Practice (Face-to-Face)
- EDLD 723 School Finance & Facilities
- EDLD 703 Seminar on the Learner & Learning (Face-to-Face)
- EDLD 798 Graded Dissertation (Final Assessment) *Prospectus Defense
- EDRS 607 Program Evaluation II
- EDFD 707 The Professional Philosophy (Face-to-Face)
- EDLD 741 Advanced Educational Law & Ethics *Final Defense
- EDLD 721 District Operations & Management
Other Degree Requirements
- Each course is 3 credit hours and each seminar includes three Friday-Saturday sessions.
Students applying to the Ed.D. in Educational Leadership (K-12) must meet the following requirements. Students must have:
- A completed master's or specialist degree from a regionally accredited institution of higher education
- A current state school administrative license
- A current employment as a school or district level administrator
- A minimum of three years full-time experience working as a licensed administrator
- A minimum of a 3.5 GPA on all previous graduate work
- Exhibit proficient writing skills on a formal writing assessment. The formal writing assessment must include the following:
- An Introduction/ Academic & Professional Background/ General Research Interests and your Doctoral Goals
- An essay on a prominent educational issue facing K-12 and consider how you would address this issue.
- Each section should be no longer than a page and a half.
- Show evidence of effective leadership potential
- Submit three letters of reference (one from a direct supervisor)
- Complete a successful interview
To properly complete the application process for fall admission, students must submit all application materials before the following deadline:
- Fall priority application deadline: May 1
- Fall final application deadline: August 1
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Have questions about the Doctor of Education in Educational Leadership (K-12)? Don't hesitate to reach out!
Angus Mungal
Graduate Program Coordinator for Educational Leadership
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