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2020-2021 Catalog

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2020-2021 Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

School Administration (K-12 Superintendent)

Ed.D. Program handbook can be found here.

Recommended Course Sequence

Year One

Fall

EDU 8005 - Educational Leadership and Change Theory 3 credits
EDU 8010 - Using & Integrating Learning Techniques 3 credits

Spring

EDU 8051 - Professional Development and Supervision 3 credits
EDU 8015 - Introduction to Educational Research 3 credits

Summer

EDU 8012 - Planning & Managing Financial Resources 3 credits
EDU 8053 - School and Community Partnerships and Public Relations 3 credits

Year Two

Fall

EDU 8054 - Program Design 3 credits
EDU 8090 - Dissertation Preparation 3 credits

Spring

EDU 8056 - Leading Comprehensive Student Support Services 3 credits
EDU 8025 - Research Methods 3 Credits

Summer

EDU 8057 - Negotiations & Conflict Resolution 3 credits
EDU 8092 - Dissertation Design I 3 credits
EDU 8094 - Dissertation Design II 3

Year Three

Fall

EDU 8043 - Superintendent Practicum and Field Experience I 3 credits
EDU 8096 - Dissertation Data Analysis 3 credits

Spring

Summer

EDU 8035 - Leadership, Diversity & Societal Change 3 credits
EDU 8049 - Superintendent/Higher Ed. Practicum and Field Experience III 3 credits
EDU 8030 - Legal and Ethical Leadership 3 credits