Three-Year Degree Plan: Doctor of Education
The following degree plan, last reviewed 07/17/2024, is based on the 2024-25 graduate catalog.
For course descriptions, please visit the 2024-25 graduate catalog.
Year one (fall intersession)
| Courses |
Hours |
| EDU 900 Intro to Doctoral Studies |
1 |
| Total hours |
1 |
Year one (fall semester)
| Courses |
Hours |
| EDU 950 Educational Research |
3 |
| EDU 910 Critical Perspectives in Education: Challenges and Opportunities |
3 |
| Total hours |
6 |
Year one (spring semester)
| Courses |
Hours |
| EDU 915 History and Philosophy of Education |
3 |
| EDU 927 Transformative Learning or EDU 929 Curriculum Change and Innovation |
3 |
| Total hours |
6 |
Year one (summer intersession)
| Courses |
Hours |
| EDU 956 Leader Scholar Community |
1 |
| Total hours |
1 |
Year one (summer semester)
| Courses |
Hours |
| EDU 920 Education Policy: Impact on Teachers, Students, and Local Communities |
3 |
| EDU 925 Leadership and Organizational Change |
3 |
| Total hours |
6 |
Year two (fall intersession)
| Courses |
Hours |
| EDU 956 Leader Scholar Community |
1 |
| Total hours |
1 |
Year two (fall semester)
| Courses |
Hours |
| EDU 954 Educational Statistics |
3 |
| Elective |
3 |
| Total hours |
6 |
Year two (winter/spring intersession)
| Courses |
Hours |
| EDU 956 Leader Scholar Community |
1 |
| Total hours |
1 |
Year two (spring semester)
| Courses |
Hours |
| EDU 952 Qualitative Methods |
3 |
| Elective |
3 |
| Total hours |
6 |
Year two (summer intersession)
| Courses |
Hours |
| EDU 956 Leader Scholar Community |
1 |
| Total hours |
1 |
Year two (summer semester)
| Courses |
Hours |
| Elective |
3 |
| Elective |
3 |
| Total hours |
6 |
Year three (fall semester)
| Courses |
Hours |
| Elective |
3 |
| Elective |
3 |
| Total hours |
6 |
Year three (spring semester)
| Courses |
Hours |
| Dissertation |
4 |
| Total hours |
4 |
Year three (summer)
| Courses |
Hours |
| Dissertation |
4 |
| Total hours |
4 |
