Admission Requirements

Admission is a two-phase process. Initially, the application and supporting documentation are reviewed.
Students must submit:

Program Requirements

• A resume showing career development (leadership roles, professional activities, and volunteer involvement)
• Undergraduate and graduate transcripts
• Standardized test scores (Graduate Record Examination or Miller Analogies Test)
• Goal statement
• Three letters of reference from instructors or supervisors familiar with the applicant´s professional and academic work

Full-time/Part-time Status

Students are required to complete the degree program through classes offered after 4:30 p.m. or on weekends.

The program requires 72 credits of course work (24 courses) plus successful completion and defense of a doctoral dissertation (a minimum of 6 credits for the dissertation must also be completed). Students entering with a relevant master´s degree are required to complete only 42 credits. The candidate is required to complete residency during the first academic year (9 credits each semester in two consecutive semesters, either fall/spring or spring/fall) following admission.

Following the final semester of course work, the candidate must take the doctoral preliminary examination. After successful completion of the 72 credits of course work and the preliminary examination, the candidate must present a proposal for a doctoral dissertation.

Upon approval of the proposal and elevation to candidacy, the candidate must register for dissertation credit each academic-year / semester until the dissertation is accepted.

Required Core Courses: (12 s.h.)

• ED ADM 600 Analytical Studies: Ethics
• ED ADM 635 Current Issues and Policies
• ED ADM 670 Case Study Research Approaches
• ED ADM 775 Theoretical Perspectives

Based on this initial review of documents, applicants are selected to participate in a group interview. Those admitted are selected on the basis on the group interview.

Deadlines:

• February 1 for fall admission (and for consideration for financial aid)

Admission is contingent on the student beginning the residency in the fall semester following admission.

(At least one of these courses is to be taken during each semester of residency).

College Core:

• ED 500 Research Design in Education
• ED 510 Curriculum OR SupCer 601 Assessment of Curriculum and Instruction
• ED 515 Context of Education
• ED 520 Psychology of the Learner OR EDPSY 531 OR EDPSY 541
• ED 525 Introduction to Research and Statistics

Year One (Foundation Phase)

Fall

• Social Welfare Policy I (3 credits)
• HBSE I (3 credits)

Spring

• Social Welfare Policy II (3 credits)
• HBSE II (3 credits)

Summer I

• Specialization Policy (3 credits)

Year Two

Fall

• Foundation Practice I (3 credits)
• Field Practicum I (3 credits)
• Social Research I (3 credits)

Spring

• Foundation Practice II (3 credits)
• Field Practicum II (3 credits)
• Social Research II (3 credits)

Advanced Phase

Summer I

• Elective or Financial Management (3 credits)

Summer II

• Specialization HBSE (3 credits)

Year Three

Fall

• Concentration Practice I (3 credits)
• Concentration Research (3 credits)
• Advanced Field Practicum (3 credits)

Spring

• Concentration Practice II (3 credits)
• Specialization Practice (3 credits)
• Advanced Field Practicum (3 credits)

Summer I

• Integrative Seminar (3 credits) (may be taken in previous Spring semester)

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Educational Adminstration Doctor in Education (Ed.D.)

Educational Adminstration Doctor in Education (Ed.D.)