Educational Leadership
The program is designed to prepare systems-level leaders to improve the quality of K-12 schools by preparing the next generation of superintendents dedicated to educational excellence. Graduates are empowered with leadership strategies that improve student performance in environments that are dynamic, interactive, and culturally responsive.
Program Description
The Ed.D. in Educational Leadership leads to district/superintendent licensure and requires core courses in educational leadership, research methods (9 hours), an internship (6 hours), and a dissertation (12 hours). Students must be officially admitted to the Ed.D. program to enroll in doctoral classes. Please be aware that a Ph.D. in Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis is also offered, but only the Ed.D. leads to superintendent licensure.
Course of Study
The program requires a minimum of 54 credit hours beyond the master’s degree. Students complete 27 hours of core and elective courses, 9 credit hours of research methods, a two semester internship (6 hours), and 12 hours of dissertation research.
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Admission Requirements
Applicants must hold a North Carolina Principal’s license or be eligible to receive one; transcripts, three letters of reference (at least one must be from your current supervisor), resume (including teaching assignments, leadership experiences, and trainings); and personal statement of interest and fit with career goals.
Applicant Information
- Delivery Method: On-Campus
- Entrance Exam: None
- Interview Required: At discretion of program faculty
Application Deadlines
- Summer 1: January 5
Faculty
Full Professor
- Anna J. Egalite
- Bonnie C. Fusarelli
- Lance D. Fusarelli
- Lisa Bass
Associate Professors
- Jennifer Ayscue
- Timothy Drake
Teaching Associate Professor
- Lacey E. Seaton
Teaching Assistant Professor
- Claudia S. Smith
Practice/Research/Teaching Professors
- Gregory E. Hicks
- Henry Johnson
- Francine Piscitelli Riddick
Courses
Educational Leadership EdD
Degree Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Core Courses | 27 | |
Select a minimum of nine of the following courses: | ||
| Contemporary Educational Thought | ||
| School Law For the Administrator | ||
| Educational Finance | ||
| Policy Research in Education | ||
| Education and Civil Rights | ||
| Politics of P-12 Education | ||
| Data Decision Making for School Administrators | ||
| Organizational Leadership & Mangement for School Leaders | ||
| Evaluation Theory and Practice In Education | ||
| Special Topics 1 | ||
| Special Problems In Education 2 | ||
| Research Methods and Data Analysis Courses | 9 | |
Select a minimum of three courses of the following: | ||
| Applied Quantitative Methods in Education I | ||
| Applied Quantitative Methods in Education II | ||
| Introduction to Qualitative Research in Education | ||
| Advanced Qualitative Research and Data Analysis in Education | ||
| Internship Courses | 6 | |
| Internship In Educational Leadership and Program Evaluation 3 | ||
| Dissertation Preparation / Writing Courses | 12 | |
| Problems Of Research Design In Education | ||
| Doctoral Dissertation Research | ||
| Total Hours | 54 | |