Minimum number of credits required to graduate: 44
Minimum cumulative GPA required to graduate: 3.0
The Ed.D. in Educational Leadership is an online 44 credit (post-master’s) degree that provides leaders in K-12 schools, higher education, non-profit organizations and education-related mental health organizations with the knowledge and tools to lead effectively in the 21st century. Students in the program may opt to complete it full-time in three years, or part time in four to six years. The program is flexible and centers on development of key leadership skills, mastery of research and assessment strategies and completion of a dissertation in practice (DiP) for real world problem solving in education, clinical and community settings.
The program’s goal is preparing educational leaders to positively impact and transform schools, communities and broader society. Additionally, this program is designed to advance the learning of leaders in schools, colleges, and community settings, and provide them with a necessary credential for advancement in their fields. The Ed.D. is a pathway to numerous professional opportunities, including superintendency (and other district- level K-12 leadership roles), the vice president of student affairs and dean of students role, community college administrative leadership roles at the dean’s level and above and as executive director of non-profit organizations that broadly support education, mental health counseling and human services.
Student in the Ed.D. program will complete the following credit requirements:
8 credits of leadership core courses
8 credits of professional seminar courses
8 credits of research methods courses
12 credits of concentration courses (see below)
8 credits of dissertation completion credits
TOTAL: 44 credits
All students are also expected to attend a residency (three full days, held at the beginning of their program and at the start of year II, offered both on-ground and remote/synchronously). These non-credit residencies will prepare students for collaborative engagement with peers and faculty, introduce them to key resources for their doctoral journey and engage them in community development activities, reflecting best practices in doctoral student engagement and retention.
Electives, by concentration:
Organizational Development
EDL8100: Building Dynamic Organizations
EDL8110: Organizational and Team Development in Practice
EDL8120: Ethics of Organizational Leadership
School Leadership
EDL8400: Education Law and Policy
EDL8410: Advanced Leadership and Policy in Education
EDL8420: School Finance and Operations
Leadership in Applied Mental Health
EDL8300: Ethics, Law and Policy in Clinical Practice and Supervision
EDL8310: From Vision to Action: Strategy. Planning, and Implementation
EDL8320: Leadership and Supervision in Mental Health Practice
Innovative Curricular Leadership
EDL8330: Leadership in Supervision
EDL8340: Teaching to Transform: Advanced Facilitation and Pedagogy
EDL8350: Advanced Assessment of Teaching and Learning
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