Doctor of Education (Ed.D.) with
P-12 Leadership in School Reform Concentration
Program Highlights & Benefits
100% online format
No thesis required
Up to 12-27 graduate transfer credits considered
Earn your EdS while you complete your EdD
For
Teachers with leadership experience, a school leadership license, or a school leadership degree who want to earn their Ed.D. with P-12 School Administration Specialization and Leadership in School Reform Concentration.
What You Learn
Positively contribute to administration, teaching, policy and curriculum formation, and research.
How You Learn
All courses are offered in an online format.
Career Outcomes
The purpose of the Leadership in School Reform concentration is to create and actualize a vision for leadership in 21st century schools, embodying the best of research and practice in policy, child development, learning, teaching, and leadership within the context of school reform.
Degree Requirements
| Course | Title | Hours |
| EDU 600 | Community Involvement to Improve School | 3 |
| EDU 606 | Accountability for Greater Student Learning | 3 |
| EDU 702 | Engaged Learning | 3 |
| EDU 711 | Leadership Seminar: Politics, Policy and Instruction | 3 |
| EDU 712 | Pre-Candidacy Resources | 3 |
| EDU 716 | Purpose and Plan for Action Research | 3 |
| EDU 717 | Entrepreneurial School Leadership | 3 |
| EDU 718 | The Changing Superintendency | 3 |
| EDU 723 | Faith and Ethics in Educational Leadership | 3 |
| EDU 741 | Leadership Development Research Project I | 3 |
| EDU 742 | Leadership Development Research Project II | 3 |
| EDR 700 | Research Issues in Educational Leadership | 3 |
| EDR 707 | Leadership Research Seminar | 3 |
| EDR 710 | Intermediate Statistics | 3 |
| EDR 712 | Dissertation Research Seminar | 3 |
| EDR 720 | Research Methods and Design | 3 |
| EDR 725 | Advanced Statistics and Design | 3 |
| EDR 790 | Dissertation | 9 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 60 |
NOTE:
Exit Assessments: Completion of Minimum of 3.2 GPA in Ed.D. courses, dissertation proposal (with approval by committee), comprehensive examination, oral defense of comprehensive examination, dissertation, and oral defense of dissertation.
