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DOCTOR OF EDUCATION DEGREE
CENTER FOR EXCELLENCE IN EDUCATION

The Center for Excellence in Education is a teaching and research center within the College of Education. The primary mission of the center is to coordinate the efforts of a diverse faculty in delivery of the doctoral program in educational leadership and to facilitate basic research on the improvement of educational institutions and enhancement of educational settings. The director of the Center for Excellence in Education serves as the director of the Doctor of Education degree program. Inquiries regarding this program should be addressed to the director.

PURPOSE OF THE DEGREE

The Doctor of Education degree in Educational Leadership provides the highest professional degree available in the field of education to students who aspire to administrative careers in either elementary, secondary, or collegiate levels. Although the degree requirements include a prescribed curriculum of required and elective courses, the doctoral degree is not awarded only on the basis of coursework completion. Following successful completion of the comprehensive examinations, doctoral students conduct a major research project resulting in the presentation and defense of the doctoral dissertation. This phase of the doctoral degree provides students with an opportunity to develop and demonstrate possession of skill in intellectual problem solving.

PROGRAM OF STUDY

Each student will complete a program of studies determined in consultation with and approved by the student's advisory committee. This program will be designed to ensure breadth of professional knowledge and an appropriate specialization in educational leadership. At least 99 semester hours are required beyond the bachelor's degree, inclusive of applicable master's and specialist degree credit. The curriculum is specified to be distributed as follows:

Doctoral Knowledge Core (45 hrs)

ELAD 8043

Adv. Organizational Theory and Inquiry

3

ELAD 8313

Doc Sem: Educational Leadership Practices I

3

ELCI 8213

Doc Sem: Curriculum and Instruction

3

ELFN 8763

Doc Sem: Socio-Cultural Foundations of Education

3

ELAD 8253

Education Policy and the Law

3

ELAD 8203

Politics of Education

3

ELFN 8773

Doc Sem: Educational Research and Evaluation

3

ELFN 8783

Qualitative Research and Evaluation

3

ELAD 8333

Organizational Development in Education

3

ELAD 8323

Doc Sem: Educational Leadership Practices II

3

ELAD 8211

Integrative Seminar I

1

ELAD 8221

Integrative Seminar II

1

ELAD 8231

Integrative Seminar III

1

ELAD 8891-12

Dissertation

12

Research Foundations (9 hrs)
ELFN 6773 Introduction to Statistics and Research 3
ELFN 7773 Advanced Educational Research 3
ELFN 7783 Advanced Educational Statistics 3

Socio-Cultural Foundations (choose one [3 hrs])
ELFN 6763 Philosophies of Education 3
SOC 6213 Sociology of Education 3
HIST 5623 American Educational History 3

Psycho-Behavioral Foundations (choose one [3 hrs])
PSY 6513 Advanced Educational Psychology 3
PSY 7563 Theories of Learning 3
ELCI 6533 Theories of Instruction 3

Leadership Foundations (18 hrs)
School Administration College Administration
ELAD 6073 School Law 3 ELAD 6273 Legal Aspects of Higher Education 3
ELAD 6053 Planning and Resource Allocation 3 ELAD 6313 Higher Education Finance 3
ELAD 6103 Ethical Leadership 3 CCED 7003 The Community College 3
ELAD 6033 Administration & Supervision of Special Education 3 CCED 7013 Comm College Curriculum 3
choose two below... CCED 7033 Spec Prob Comm Coll Teaching 3
ELCI 6083 Supervision & Evaluation of Teaching 3 ELAD 6323 Org & Governance of H.E. 3
ELAD 6063 Curriculum Management 3      
ELAD 6003 School & Comm. Relations 3      
ELAD 6326 Elementary Curriculum 3      
ELCI 6423 Middle School Curriculum 3      
ELCI 6523 Sec. School Curriculum 3      

Cognate/Electives (21 hrs)
ELAD 7063 Educational Facilities 3 ELAD 7013 School Personnel Administration 3
ELAD 7103 School District Admin. 3 ELAD 7023 School Business Management 3
ELAD 6423 Special Education Law 3 ELAD 7033 Contemporary Issues 3
ELAD 6593 Supervised Internship 3 ELCI 6583 Evaluation of Programs/Systems 3
      ELCI 7523 Curriculum Theory/Practice 3
      ELFN 7583 Evaluation of Programs/Systems 3

Minimum hours required for this program: 99

PROGRAMS and COURSES

 
PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION FOR SECONDARY TEACHING FIELDS

 
DOCTOR OF EDUCATION DEGREE

 
SPECIALIST IN COMMUNITY COLLEGE TEACHING

 
SPECIALIST IN EDUCATION DEGREE
MAJOR IN EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP

 
SPECIALIST IN EDUCATION DEGREE
 MAJOR IN PSYCHOLOGY AND COUNSELING

 
MASTER OF REHABILITATION COUNSELING DEGREE

 
MASTER OF SCIENCE DEGREE
MAJOR IN COLLEGE STUDENT PERSONNEL SERVICES

 
CERTIFICATE IN STUDENT
AFFAIRS

 
MASTER OF SCIENCE DEGREE
MAJOR IN EARLY CHILDHOOD SERVICES

 
MASTER OF SCIENCE DEGREE
MAJOR IN EXERCISE SCIENCE

 
MASTER OF SCIENCE IN EDUCATION DEGREE
MAJOR IN SCHOOL COUNSELING

 
MASTER OF SCIENCE IN EDUCATION DEGREE
MAJOR IN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION

 
MASTER OF SCIENCE IN EDUCATION DEGREE
MAJOR IN EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP

 
MASTER OF SCIENCE IN EDUCATION DEGREE
MAJOR IN CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION

 
MASTER OF SCIENCE IN EDUCATION DEGREE
MAJOR IN EDUCATIONAL THEORY AND PRACTICE

 
MASTER OF SCIENCE IN EDUCATION DEGREE
MAJOR IN MID-LEVEL EDUCATION

 
MASTER OF SCIENCE IN EDUCATION DEGREE
MAJOR IN PHYSICAL EDUCATION

 
MASTER OF SCIENCE IN EDUCATION DEGREE
 MAJOR IN READING

 
MASTER OF SCIENCE DEGREE
 MAJOR IN SPECIAL EDUCATION — INSTRUCTIONAL SPECIALIST GRADES P-4

 
MASTER OF SCIENCE DEGREE
MAJOR IN SPECIAL EDUCATION — INSTRUCTIONAL SPECIALIST GRADES 4-12

 
MASTER OF SCIENCE IN EDUCATION DEGREE
MAJOR IN SPECIAL EDUCATION—EMOTIONALLY DISTURBED

 
MASTER OF SCIENCE IN EDUCATION DEGREE
MAJOR IN SPECIAL EDUCATION—GIFTED, TALENTED, and CREATIVE

 
COLLEGE OF EDUCATION GRADUATE COURSE DESCRIPTIONS

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