EdD Degree Plan

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YEAR ONE

Summer 1 | 2024 | 9 hours
On-campus | 6/7-6/8, 6/14-6/15, 6/21-6/22, 6/28-6/29 + 1 Asynchronous July Class
Friday (3-7p) & Saturday (8a-12p, 1p-5p) 

• EDL 5305 International and Comparative Education (3 credit hours)
• EDL 6352 Contemporary Trends in Educational Thought (3 credit hours)
• EDL 6309 Framing K-12 Problems for Inquiry (3 credit hours)

Fall 1 | 2024 | 9 hours
On-campus | 9/7, 9/21, 10/19, 11/9, 12/7 | 8a-12p, 1p-5p

• EDL 6303 Curriculum Management and Evaluations (3 credit hours)
• EDL 6304 Politics, Policy, and Governance (3 credit hours)
• EDL 6v95 Labs of Practice: A Deep Examination of Literature (3 credit hours)

Spring 1 | 2025 | 9 hours
On-campus | 1/18, 2/15, 3/15, 4/12, 5/3 | 8a-12p, 1p-5p 

• EDL 6312 Systematic Inquiry through Data Analysis (3 credit hours)
• EDL 6v95 Labs of Practice: Qualitative Methods and Case Study Analysis (3 credit hours)
• EDL 6v95 Labs of Practice: A Deep Examination of Methods (3 credit hours)

YEAR TWO

Summer 2 | 2025 | 9 hours
On-campus | 6/6-6/7, 6/13-6/14, 6/20-6/21, 6/27-6/28  + 1 Asynchronous July Class
Friday (3-7p) & Saturday (8a-12p, 1p-5p) 

• EDL 6305 Ethics and Values in Educational Leadership (3 credit hours)
• CSS 5320 Leadership and Persuasion (3 credit hours)
• EDL 6v95 Conflict Management and Resolution (3 credit hours)

Fall 2 | 2025 | 8 hours
On-campus | 9/6, 9/20, 10/18, 11/8, 12/6 | 8a-12p, 1p-5p 

• EDL 6310 Organizational Behavior and Leadership (3 credit hours)
• EDL 6359 Advanced Studies in Educational Law (3 credit hours)
• EDL 6v20 Clinical Experience for Educational Leaders (2 credit hours)

Spring 2 | 2026 | 8 hours
On-campus | 1/17, 2/14, 3/14, 4/11, 5/2 | 8a-12p, 1p-5p 

• EDL 5344 Economics of Education and School Finance (3 credit hours)
• EDL 5355 Transforming Learning Environments: School Facilities (3 credit hours)
• EDL 6v20 Clinical Experience for Educational Leaders (2 credit hours)

YEAR THREE

Summer 3 | 2026 | 7 hours
On-campus | 6/5-6/6, 6/12-6/13, 6/19-6/20, 6/26-6/27  + 1 Asynchronous July Class
Friday (3-7p) & Saturday (8a-12p, 1p-5p)

• EDL 6380 Technology for School Leaders (3 credit hours)
• EDL 6363 Advanced Studies for School Executives (3 credit hours)
• EDL 6v20 Clinical Experience for Educational Leaders (1 credit hours)

Fall 3 | 2026 | 3 hours

• EDL 6v99 Dissertation in Practice (3 credit hours)

Spring 3 | 2027 | 3 hours

• EDL 6v99 Dissertation in Practice (3 credit hours)
• Commencement: May 2027

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