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Educational Administration Core Courses (14 credits)

If the Master's degree or Specialist Diploma did not include the following courses or their equivalent, these courses must be completed as soon as possible after admission to the Ed.D. program:

• EdL 501 Leadership, Planning and Organizational Behavior (3 credits)
• EdL 502 Technology & Information Systems (2 credits)
• EdL 503 Seminar in Educational Leadership: Current Issues (1 credit)
• EdL 513 Curriculum, Instruction, & Learning Theory (4 credits)
• EdL 514 Personnel, Supervision, & Staff Development (4 credits)

Doctoral Core Courses (8 credits)

• EdL 503 Seminar in Educational Leadership: Residency (2 credits)
• EdL 573 Administration and Organizational Behavior (3 credits)
• EdL 575 Education and Public Policy (3 credits)

Educational Leadership K-12 (17 credits)

• EdL 515 Ed. Law & the Org. Struc. of Schools (3 credits)
• EdL 516 Policy and Educational Finance (2 credits)
• EdL 523 The Educational Plant (2 credits)
• EdL 524 Educational and Personnel Administration (2 credits)
• EdL 526 Educational Finance (2 credits)
• EDL 532 Staff and Program Evaluation (2 credits)
• EdL 571 School Community Relations (2 credits)
• EDL 572 Educational Systems and Planning (2 credits)

Higher Education (23 credits)

• EDL 532 Staff and Program Evaluation (2 credits)
• EdL 541 Intro. to Higher Ed. Admin. (3 credits)
• EdL 542 Higher Ed. Curriculum (2 credits)
• EdL 551 Academic Administration (3 credits)
• EdL 552 Higher Education Law (2 credits)
• EDL 553 Higher Education Policy and Finance (2 credits)
• EDL 554 Student and Support Services (2 credits)
• T&L 570 History of Higher Ed. in the U.S. (3 credits)
• EdL 571 School Community Relations (2 credits)
• EDL 572 Educational Systems and Planning (2 credits)

As appropriate, elective courses are selected from one of the following areas of emphasis to fulfill individual needs and goals in consultation with a student's Advisory Committee. A minimum of 30 credits of Educational Administration courses is required. A concentration of 48 credits in the major is required (including Educational Administration courses, scholarly tools and dissertation).

• Curriculum and Instruction
• Leadership and General Administration
• Management of Resources

Foundations of Education (12 credits)

• EFR 500 Foundations of Educational Thought (3 credits)
  OR
  EdL 517, Soc., Cult., Pol., & Comm. Dimensions (4 credits)
• EFR 501-508 (8-9 credits)

Cognate Area(s) (12-24 credits)

One or two cognate areas outside Educational Administration and often outside the field of Education to support the area of emphasis.

Scholarly Tools (6 credits)

Six credits must be selected from approved courses that provide the scholarly tools to support educational research. (These credits are reported in your major unless you choose Measurement and Statistics as your Cognate Area.)

Internship (1-8 credits)

EdL 593 (not required but often advisable, depending upon student experience and goals and these credits are reported in your major.)

Dissertation (10 credits)

EdL 999

A MINIMUM OF 96 SEMESTER HOURS OF COURSE WORK BEYOND THE BACHELOR'S DEGREE IS REQUIRED FOR THE Ed.D. DEGREE.

For information about admission requirements check the Ed.D. Degree Admission page and/or the Undergraduate/Graduate Catalog.