University Catalog 2024-2025

Educational Leadership (EdD)

Degree Requirements

Core Courses27
Select a minimum of nine of the following courses:
Contemporary Educational Thought
School Law For the Administrator
Educational Finance
Policy Research in Education
Education and Civil Rights
Politics of P-12 Education
Data Decision Making for School Administrators
Organizational Leadership & Mangement for School Leaders
Evaluation Theory and Practice In Education
Special Topics 1
Special Problems In Education 2
Research Methods and Data Analysis Courses9
Select a minimum of three courses of the following:
Applied Quantitative Methods in Education I
Applied Quantitative Methods in Education II
Introduction to Qualitative Research in Education
Advanced Qualitative Research and Data Analysis in Education
Internship Courses6
Internship In Educational Leadership and Program Evaluation 3
Dissertation Preparation / Writing Courses12
Problems Of Research Design In Education
Doctoral Dissertation Research
Total Hours54
1

ELP 795 Special Topics may be repeated for credit.

2

ELP 820 Special Problems In Education may be repeated once for credit.

3

ELP 851 Internship In Educational Leadership and Program Evaluation must be repeated consecutively.