Urban Education Leadership and Policy Studies (EdD)

Program Requirements

Complete 60 credits from 19 courses including 10 required courses, 1 advanced methods course, 4 electives, and 4 dissertation courses.

Students who enter with a master’s degree in an equivalent discipline may be considered for advanced graduate standing on a case-by-case basis. Alternatively, if a student is ineligible for advanced standing, the student may transfer up to 6 credits of coursework taken beyond the master’s level that has not contributed toward the award of any other degree.

Doctoral candidacy: Pass a comprehensive assessment and qualifying paper.
Dissertation: Propose, compose, and defend a dissertation based on original empirical research.

Statute of limitations: Seven years.

Certification

Students may use Urban Education courses to fulfill many of the requirements for certification as a principal, supervisor-director, or special education administrator.