Global Catholic Educational Leadership Concentration, Educational Leadership (EdD) Degree Requirements

Students must maintain an overall GPA of 3.25 throughout the program to maintain good academic standing. Students are allowed no more than two grades of “C.” Upon receiving a third grade of “C,” students must retake the class in which the grade was received. Grades of “D” and “F” require that the course be retaken.

Course Requirements

Core Courses: 24 quarter hours required

Course List
Course	Title	Quarter Hours
A&S 670	HISTORICAL, PHILOSOPHICAL AND THEOLOGICAL FOUNDATIONS OF CATHOLIC EDUCATION	4
A&S 801	LEADERSHIP: THEORY AND PRACTICE	4
CS 704	CURRICULUM DISCOURSES/PERSPECTIVES OVER TIME	4
CS 751	CURRICULUM FOR HUMAN AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT	4
SCG 627	GLOBAL ISSUES IN EDUCATION SEMINAR	4
VCE 633	DAISAKU IKEDA'S EDUCATIONAL PHILOSOPHY AND PRACTICE - PEACE PROPOSALS	4

Research Courses: 28 quarter hours required

The research courses are sequenced and must be taken in the following order:

Course List
Course	Title	Quarter Hours
SCG 775	FOUNDATIONS OF INQUIRY AND EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH	4
SCG 785	FOUNDATIONS OF REVIEWING EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH	4
SCG 735	QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH METHODS I	4
SCG 745	QUALITATIVE RESEARCH METHODS I	4
SCG 755	QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH METHODS II	4
SCG 765	QUALITATIVE RESEARCH METHODS II	4
A&S 705	DISSERTATION SEMINAR	4

Concentration Courses: 16 quarter hours required

Course List
Course	Title	Quarter Hours
A&S 671	SPIRITUAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE LEADERSHIP IN CATHOLIC SCHOOLS	4
A&S 688	SERVICE LEARNING FOR HIGHER EDUCATION	4
or A&S 696	WORKSHOP IN EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP
A&S 873	CURRENT TRENDS IN BUDGETING AND FINANCE	4
BBE 699	LEADERSHIP IN EDUCATING CULTURALLY DIVERSE LEARNERS	4

Candidacy Course: Non-credit, non-tuition

Course List
Course	Title	Quarter Hours
A&S 706	CANDIDACY PAPER	0

Capstone and Dissertation Courses

Students may select either a capstone or dissertation to complete the degree.

Capstone Courses: 8 quarter hours required

Course List
Course	Title	Quarter Hours
A&S 838	SUPERVISED APPLIED CAPSTONE (EDD) PROPOSAL DEVELOPMENT	4
A&S 839	INDEPENDENT APPLIED CAPSTONE (EDD): EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP	4

OR

Dissertation Courses: 8 quarter hours required

Course List
Course	Title	Quarter Hours
A&S 849	SUPERVISED DISSERTATION PROPOSAL DEVELOPMENT	4
A&S 859	INDEPENDENT DISSERTATION RESEARCH: EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP	4

Superintendent Internship¹: 4 quarter hours required

Course List
Course	Title	Quarter Hours
A&S 898	SUPERINTENDENT INTERNSHIP SEMINAR - THEORY INTO PRACTICE	1
A&S 899	SUPERINTENDENT INTERNSHIP (TOPIC I; Fall quarter)	1
A&S 899	SUPERINTENDENT INTERNSHIP (TOPIC II; Winter quarter)	1
A&S 899	SUPERINTENDENT INTERNSHIP (TOPIC III; Spring quarter)	1

¹: Students interested in the Superintendent Endorsement must complete the Superintendent Internship. This course is completed in addition to the required 76-credit hours for the Ed.D. degree.

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