Educational Leadership (EdD)

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Program Requirements for the Ed.D. Degree

A total of 54 credit hours of course work is required for the Ed.D.

1. Core Courses (27 credits):

Students take courses in

Educational Improvement

EDUC 818 - Educational Technology Foundations Credit(s): 3
EDUC 839 - Education Policy and Governance Credit(s): 3
EDUC 890 - Leadership: Theory and Research Credit(s): 3
EDUC 891 - Organizational Problem Analysis and Planning in Education Credit(s): 3
EDUC 897 - Curriculum Planning and Design Credit(s): 3

Evidence-Based-Decision Making

EDUC 827 - Analysis of Secondary Data for Decision Making Credit(s): 3
EDUC 828 - Research in Educational Decision Making Credit(s): 3
EDUC 846 - Collection & Analysis of Data for Decision Making Credit(s): 3
EDUC 863 - Program Evaluation in Education Credit(s): 3

2. Electives (15 credits):

Students take electives in the student’s area of content knowledge expertise or area of employment responsibilities/expertise. The list of electives is available online at http://www.education.udel.edu/doctoral/edd/electives-in-the-edd-program/. In addition to the courses on this list, the student’s advisor can approve other electives based on the student’s goals and needs.

3. Educational Leadership Portfolio (12 credits):

Students take the following in fulfillment of the Educational Leadership Portfolio.

EDUC 880 - Education Leadership Portfolio I Credit(s): 4
EDUC 881 - Education Leadership Portfolio II Credit(s): 4
EDUC 882 - Education Leadership Portfolio III Credit(s): 2

Advancement to Leadership Candidacy

Advancement to leadership candidacy, including the successful defense of the ELP proposal (EDUC 880 ).

Education Leadership Portfolio

Development and successful oral defense of the Education Leadership Portfolio (EDUC 882 ).

4. K-12 Students:

K-12 Students who are seeking certification as a Central Office Personnel or Assistant Superintendent/Superintendent must take EDUC 879 School Leader Internship as six credits of the 12 credit elective requirement. The EdD in School Leadership does not earn the candidate an Assistant Principal or Principal certificate.