Degree Requirements

The Ed.D. program will run every year. The next cohort will begin Fall 2024.

Requirements for students entering the program with a closely related master's degree:

Year 1

•      Four content courses in your chosen emphasis (Fall 1, Fall 2, Spring 1, and Spring 2)

•      Your specialty area may require additional coursework based on the program design

•      EDOC 7901 Doctoral Apprenticeship (Summer)

Year 2

•      EDOC 7001 Doctoral Writing Seminar (Fall 1)

•      EDOC 7002 Quantitative Research Methods (Fall 2)

•      EDOC 7003 Qualitative Research Methods (Spring 1) 

•      EDOC 7004 Prospectus and Dissertation Writing or EDOC 7005 Research Design for Doctoral Digital Portfolio (Spring 2)

•      EDOC 7902 Comprehensive Exam and Prospectus Defense (Summer)

Comprehensive Exam is a written exam at the end of the second year. A student becomes a doctoral candidate after passing the exam. 

Year 3 Dissertation/Doctoral Digital Portfolio (10 hours)

•      EDOC 8000 Doctoral Dissertation Research and Writing 

     or EDOC 8001 Doctoral Digital Portfolio I (5 credit hours) (Fall Semester)

•      EDOC 8000 Doctoral Dissertation Research and Writing 

     or EDOC 8002 Doctoral Digital Portfolio II (5 credit hours) (Spring Semester)

•      EDOC 8010 Doctoral Project Completion (1 credit hour)

•      EDOC 8020 Publication of Doctoral Project (0-credit)

•     EDOC 7903 Residency for Online Program (Day One in Yr 1 and Day 2 in Yr 2 for Online Students Only)

Requirements for Educational Leadership students entering the program with an Ed.S. degree:

Year 1

•      EDOC 7001 Doctoral Writing Seminar  (Fall 1)

•      EDOC 7002 Quantitative Research Methods (Fall 2)

•      EDOC 7003 Qualitative Research Methods (Spring 1) 

•      EDOC 7004 Prospectus and Dissertation Writing or EDOC 7005 Research Design for Doctoral Digital Portfolio (Spring 2)

•      EDOC 7902 Comprehensive Exam and Prospective Defense (Summer)

Year 2 Dissertation Research (10 hours)

•      EDOC 8000 Doctoral Dissertation Research and Writing 

     or EDOC 8001 Doctoral Digital Portfolio I (5 credit hours) (Fall Semester)

•      EDOC 8000 Doctoral Dissertation Research and Writing 

     or EDOC 8002 Doctoral Digital Portfolio II (5 credit hours) (Spring Semester)

•      EDOC 8010 Doctoral Project Completion- (1 credit hour)

•      EDOC 8020 ProQuest Publication of Doctoral Project (0-credit)

This page is for your reference only. Please refer to our Graduate Catalog for the most up-to-date program requirements.