Educational Administration, EdD
This program will no longer admit students after the end of Fall 2021 - Note added after March 2021 publishing - June addendum 06/10/2021.**
48 credit hours
The Doctor of Education in Educational Administration program leads to certification and is intended for students who wish to seek advanced certification for the position of superintendent. The coursework is designed to meet the competencies and specific course requirements established by the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education for certification for those positions. Students in this program should hold an initial certificate in administration.
Requirements
Master's Level Coursework
The student must have completed the following courses to begin the Doctor of Education in Educational Administration or must complete within first two semesters of attendance.
6 credit hours of coursework from the following options:
Major Coursework
18 credit hours of coursework from the following options:
| EDA 60000 | Instructional Program Leadership and Assessment | 3 |
| EDA 61000 | Human Resource Administration | 3 |
| EDA 61500 | Advanced School Finance | 3 |
| EDA 62000 | School District Administration | 3 |
| EDA 64100 | Educational Administration Internship | 3 |
| EDA 76500 | Administrative Decision-Making in Schools | 3 |
Elective Coursework
6 credit hours of EDA 70000-level coursework. EDA 70500 (Advanced School Law) is one suggested course, but not required.
Research Coursework
3 credit hours of coursework from the following option:
| EDA 74500 | Statistics in Educational Administration | 3 |
Additional Research Coursework
3 credit hours of coursework from the following options:
| EDA 76700 | Quantitative Methods Design in Educational Research | 3 |
| EDA 76800 | Qualitative Methods in Educational Research | 3 |
Capstone Coursework
12 credit hours of coursework from the following options:
Capstone Experience Coursework
Notes: (1) Students who have not completed their dissertation by the end of Capstone III must enroll in EDA 78000 (Capstone Experience) each fall and spring semester until the dissertation is completed. (2) EDA 77500 (Capstone II): Dissertation Publication Fee required.