Degree Requirements
Below are the required courses for the Ed.D. You can also view the course sequence.
Professional Core I (12 hours)
- EAHE 502 Administrative Leadership and Practices (introduction course to the Ed.D. program) 3 hours
- EAHE 500 Educational Research Methods 3 hours
- EAHE 544 Education and Culture 3 hours
- EAHE 551 Policy and Politics in American Education Systems 3 hours
Professional Core II - EAHE (12 hours)
- EAHE 520 Current Issues in Educational Administration
- EAHE 555 Leadership and Change in Education 3 hours
- EAHE 564 Seminar in Ethics and Social Justice in Education 3 hours
- EAHE 567 Assessment and Evaluation 3 hours
Professional Core II - SPED (12 hours)
- SPED 505 Organizing and Implementing Early Childhood Special Education Programs 3 hours
- SPED 578 Legal Framework for Special Education Services 3 hours
- SPED 582 Theories and Models in Special Education 3 hours
- SPED 585 Evaluation in Special Education 3 hours
Professional Core II – Teacher Leadership (12 hours)
- CI 508 Systematic Observation and Analysis of Instruction 3 hours
- CI 536 Partnerships/Mentoring the New Professional 3 hours
- CI 575 Critical Issues in Instructional Supervision 3 hours
- CI 576 Critical Issues in Teacher Education 3 hours
Professional Core III - Internship (3 hours)
- EAHE 597 Superintendent Internship OR EAHE 598 Higher Education Internship OR SPED 595C Internship in Special Education 3 hours OR CI595T - Teacher Education Internship