Students
must complete at least 48 credits of coursework, with an additional 24 credits
of dissertation research. The minimum of 48 credits of coursework includes:
1. At least 24 credits in the Ed.D. core, including:
6 credits in Educational Leadership
6 credits in Learning and Learners
6 credits in the Social Context of Education
6 credits in Inquiry
2. At least 24 credits in
a concentration. The Graduate School of Education offers the following concentrations:
Design of Learning Contexts
Education, Culture, and Society
Educational Leadership
Special Education
Teacher Leadership
3. Students must maintain
a cumulative GPA of at least 3.25 in the doctoral coursework
and dissertation research
courses.
Students who have not completed the dissertation
after 24 credits of 700-level research, but are actively working toward that
goal, will continue to register for 700-level research courses as recommended
by the committee chair. All degree candidates must be registered continuously
in the Graduate School of Education in the manner described under Continuous Registration in the Academic Policies
and Procedures chapter of this catalog.
Transfer
of Credit
Students may transfer up to 18 credits of
graduate level coursework taken at an accredited institution of higher
education. Up to 9 credits may be used to substitute for work in the Ed.D.
core, but no more than 3 credits may substitute for work in any one area--i.e.,
leadership, social context, learning and learners, etc. Approval of transfer
credits is to be determined by the associate dean after consultation with
faculty of the student's concentration and relevant faculty in the core areas.
