Oct 31, 2025

2024-2025 Graduate Catalog

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2024-2025 Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Leadership, EdD Education Administration Emphasis

Admission to this program is on pause until further notice.

Added after publishing - October Addendum - 10/28/2024**

48 credit hours

Total credit hours might be more depending on how soon students successfully defend dissertations.

Requirements

Core Coursework

33 credit hours of coursework from the following options:

EDA 77700 - Research Design, Methods, and Ethics in Educational Research Credit Hour(s): 3
EDA 77800 - Applied Qualitative Research Methods Credit Hour(s): 3
EDA 77900 - Applied Quantitative Research Methods Credit Hour(s): 3
EDA 78100 - Creative Courage Credit Hour(s): 3
EDA 78200 - Principles of Design Thinking Credit Hour(s): 3
EDA 78300 - Leadership Theory and Application Credit Hour(s): 3
EDA 78400 - Leading Organizational Change Credit Hour(s): 3
EDA 78500 - American Education Credit Hour(s): 3
EDA 78910 - Problem of Practice I Credit Hour(s): 3
EDA 78920 - Problem of Practice II Credit Hour(s): 3
EDA 78930 - Problem of Practice III Credit Hour(s): 3

Emphasis Coursework

15 credit hours of coursework from the following options:

EDA 60000 - Administration, Instructional Leadership, and Assessment Credit Hour(s): 3
EDA 61000 - Human Resource Administration Credit Hour(s): 3
EDA 61500 - Advanced School Finance Credit Hour(s): 3
EDA 62000 - School District Administration and Visionary Leadership Credit Hour(s): 3
EDA 64100 - Educational Administration Internship and Innovative Leadership Credit Hour(s): 3

Additional Coursework

Students will enroll in EDA 78940 - Problem of Practice IV with Scholar Cohort Lead until the dissertation has been successfully defended.

EDA 78940 - Problem of Practice IV Credit Hour(s): 3

Notes:

Duplication of coursework is not allowed.