Educational Leadership, Higher Education Administration Concentration, Ed.D.

Educational Leadership Major

Student Learning Outcomes:

Candidates who complete the program are educational leaders who have the knowledge and ability to promote the success of all students by:

• Facilitating the development, articulation, implementation,and stewardship of a school or district vision of learningsupported by the school community.
• Promoting a positive school culture, providing an effectiveinstructional program, applying best practices to studentlearning, and designing comprehensive professional growthplans for staff.
• Managing the organization, operations, and resources in away that promotes a safe, efficient, and effective learningenvironment.
• Collaborating with families and other community members,responding to diverse community interests and needs, andmobilizing community resources.
• Acting with integrity, fairness, and in an ethical manner.
• Understanding, responding to, and influencing the largerpolitical, social, economic, legal, and cultural context.
• Internship provides significant opportunities for candidatesto synthesize and apply the knowledge and practice anddevelop the skills identified in the standards listed abovethrough substantial, sustained, standards-based work in realsettings, planned and guided cooperatively by the institutionand school district personnel for graduate credit.

Admission Requirements for Pre-K-12 Administration and Supervision and Higher Education Administration Concentrations

Admission to the program requires the applicant to have a master’s or specialist degree from an accredited university, a graduate cumulative grade point average of 3.25 or better on a 4.0 scale on the last graduate degree, and submission of an official report of the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) score or Millers Analogies Test (MAT) Score. All applicants must submit test scores at the time of application.

All application materials must be submitted to the Graduate School by the deadlines given here. These dates apply to both on and off campus sites.

The admissions committee will review and evaluate the entire academic and professional record in making the admission decision. Consideration will be given to: (a) previous graduate GPA; (b) GRE or MAT scores; (c) three (3) letters of recommendation indicating probable success in the program from professional sources on official letterhead; (d) an acceptable work experience record (curriculum vita or resume); (e) an acceptable score on an interview; and (f) an acceptable score on a scholarly writing sample. The criteria listed above will be evaluated to determine the applicant’s overall potential for success in the program as compared to other applicants in the admissions cycle. All criteria are weighted equally, and no one criteria will keep a student out of the program. There are no conditional admissions.

Pre-K-12 Administration and Supervision Admission Deadlines (Ed.D.)

• Submit by July 1st for admission in the fall semester.**
• Submit by April 1st for admission in the summer semester.**

**PLEASE NOTE: Effective Fall 2015, there will be a single admission deadline of February 1st, which will allow for admission to this program in the fall semester only.

Higher Education Administration Concentration

Program of Study