Educational Leadership and Policy Studies: Higher Education, PhD
Requirements for Students Matriculating in or before Academic Year 2019-2020. Learn more about Graduate College Academic Regulation 7.0.
Total Hours: 72 Hours (beyond the Master's degree)
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Required Core | ||
| EDLE 6143 | Resources for the Study of Educational Leadership | 3 |
| EDLE 6603 | Organizational Theory in Education | 3 |
| EDLE 6823 | 3 | |
| Hours Subtotal | 9 | |
| Inquiry Core | ||
| EDLE 6853 | Rsrch Trad n Ed Leadership | 3 |
| SCFD 6123 | Qualitative Research I | 3 |
| REMS 6003 | Analyses of Variance 1 | 3 |
| REMS 6013 | Multiple Regression Analysis in Behavioral Studies | 3 |
| SCFD 6193 | Qualitative Research II 1 | 3 |
| or REMS 6013 | Multiple Regression Analysis in Behavioral Studies | |
| One additional research course (approval of committee chair required) | 3 | |
| Hours Subtotal | 18 | |
| Tracks | ||
| Choose one of the following tracks | 18 | |
| Higher Education Administration Track | ||
Higher Education Administrative Track Required Core | ||
EDLE 6233 | ||
EDLE 6463 | ||
| Seminar (Public Policy in Higher Education) | ||
Higher Education Administrative Track Electives 2 | ||
| Educational Ideas | ||
EDLE 6333 | ||
EDLE 6583 | ||
EDLE 6683 | ||
EDLE 6703 | ||
EDLE 6733 | ||
EDLE 6753 | ||
EDLE 6803 | ||
EDLE 6813 | ||
EDLE 6833 | ||
| Seminar (Institutional Research and Policy Analysis) | ||
SDEV 6173 | ||
| Educational Administration Track | ||
Educational Administration Track Required Core | ||
| Connecting Theory and Practice in Administering Schools | ||
| The Politics of Education | ||
| Seminar (Research and Policy Analysis in Educational Administration) | ||
Educational Administration Track Electives 2 | ||
| Educational Ideas | ||
EDLE 6263 | ||
| School Finance | ||
EDLE 6333 | ||
| Problem Solving in School Administration | ||
| The Superintendency | ||
| The Human Factor in Administering Schools | ||
| Special Topics in Education Law | ||
EDLE 6733 | ||
| Hours Subtotal | 18 | |
| Cognate or Electives with a Thematic Focus | ||
| Select 12 Hours | 12 | |
| Hours Subtotal | 12 | |
| Independent Research (Dissertation) | ||
| Select minimum of 15 hours | 15 | |
| Hours Subtotal | 15 | |
| Total Hours | 72 | |
| 1 | Denotes classes with prerequisites. |
| 2 | Electives and any additional courses must be approved by the student's committee. |
General Graduate College Requirements
- A minimum Grade-Point-Average of 3.00 is required
- A minimum Grade of "C" is required in all degree applicable courses
- No courses utilizing the Pass-No Pass grading system are permitted
- GRAD 5082 or GRAD 5092 may not be used to meet degree requirements
Additional Doctor of Philosophy (PhD.) Requirements
- 90 credits beyond the Bachelor's degree, 60 credits beyond the Master's degree are required
- At least seventy-five percent of coursework on the Plan of Study must include 5000 and 6000 level courses
- A minimum of 15 hours at the 6000 level with a grade of SR for the doctoral dissertation must be complete. The maximum number of dissertation hours (6000 with a grade of SR) permissible on a Plan of Study must not exceed three-fourths of the total credit hours in the approved graduate degree program
- Credit for all courses on a graduate Plan of Study must have been awarded within 10 years of completion of all degree requirements
- A minimum of 30 in-residence credit hours are required
- Non-Course requirements:
- Doctoral Candidacy
- Dissertation Defense
- Dissertation Submission/Approval