Doctor of Education – Specialization in P-12 Administrative Leadership

Program Requirements

Core

EDD 801	Principles of Leadership: Service to Others	3
EDD 804	Analysis and Synthesis: Problem Framing and Problem Solving	3
EDD 806	Educational Change: Change Theory, Futuring and Creative Planning	3
EDD 808	Legal and Ethical Issues: The Exercise of Judgement in Education	3
EDD 810	Understanding and Conducting Research: Effective Schools	3
EDD 811	Action Research and Grant Writing	3
Total Credit Hours:		18

P-12 Administrative Leadership

EDIL 641	School Superintendent	3
EDIL 649	School District Management	3
EDIL 659	Systems for Change	3
EDIL 631B	Practicum in District Administration/Supervisor	3
Total Credit Hours:		12

Emphasis Areas (12 hours minimum)

(Graduate-level courses and approved program will be selected for emphasis areas by the candidate and doctoral committee to support candidate's professional goals and dissertation/capstone project requirements.)

Emphasis areas are meant to be flexible to accommodate professional interests and aspirations of individual students; therefore, more combinations and alterations may be possible. The above areas are envisioned by faculty. Emphasis courses may also be used by MA and Ed.S. students to fulfill areas of specialization and cognates.

Total Credit Hours:

Applied and Capstone Courses

EDD 800	Doctoral Seminar	1
EDD 876	Directed Doctoral Study	1-6
EDD 899A	Doctoral Capstone I	1-6
EDD 899B	Doctoral Capstone II	1-6
Total Credit Hours:		18

EDD 800: (This one-credit hour course must be taken each summer for a total of three-credit hours.)

(EDD 899A and EDD 899B require that all coursework be completed prior to enrolling)

Total Credit Hours: 60