​Doctor of Education Sample Degree Plan​


​Year 1: Fall Semester

EDUC 700 Writing as a Doctoral Scholar3
EDUC 701 Orientation to Doctoral Study3
  
Year 1: Spring Semester 
EDUC 703 Policy Analysis: Political and Legal Principles3
EDUC 705 Strategic Planning & Continuous Improvement3

ELECTIVE 1:
3
  
Year 1: Summer Semester 
EDUC 711 Influential Thinkers: Selected Readings & Critical Analysis3
EDUC 760 Research II: Quantitative Research & Measurement3
Summer Institute: Dissertation Plan

 
Year 2: Fall Semester 
EDUC 707 Global Dimensions & Perspectives on Diversity3
EDUC 765 Research II: Qualitative Research3
EDUC750 Research I Literature Review3
EDUC751 Research I Dissertation

1
Year 2: Spring Semester 
EDUC 713 Innovation and Information Literacy3
EDUC 715 Inviting Environments to Facilitate the Affective Domain3
EDUC 770 Research III: Research Design & Proposal Development3
EDUC 771 Research III: Dissertation1



Year 2: Summer Semester

 
Summer Institute: Proposal Defense during the summer session

  
Summer: IRB approval, Data collection/execution of study through fall

  
ELECTIVE 2:3 

  
Year 3: Fall Semester  
ELECTIVE3:

3 
ELECTIVE 4:

3 
Data must be collected prior to taking EDUC 780

  
Year 3: Spring Semester
  
EDUC 780 Research IV: Statistical Analysis Coaching3 
EDUC781 Research IV: Dissertation

1 
ELECTIVE 5:3 
   
Year 3: Summer Semester  
EDUC 790 Dissemination of Research3 
EDUC 791: Dissertation Submission
0 
Summer Institute: Presentation of Completed Dissertation

  
Important:  Please be aware that three years is the earliest a student could potentially complete the program; actual completion time will depend heavily on the dissertation process which is not predictable and often requires adjustment to this generalized timeline.
The EdD Program must be completed within 7 years from the start (first course recorded for the program).



Choose One Area of Concentration: Educational Leadership, Administration/Superintendent, Student Support Services
 Educational Leadership (3 credits each)Administration/Superintendent (3 credits each)Student Support Services (3 credits each)
Elective 1EDSP 631 SPEDAD 612 SPEDSP 660 FA
Elective 2EDSP 632 FAEDAD 611 SMEDSP 661 SP
Elective 3EDSP 633 SPEDAD 613 SMEDSP 662 SM
Elective 4EDSP 635 FAEDAD 610 FAEDSP 645 FA
Elective 5EDUC 709 SMEDAD 614 FA, SP, SMEDPY 611 SM

 


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