EdD Degree Plan

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YEAR ONE

Summer 1 | 2025 | 9 hours
On-campus | 6/7-8, 6/13-14, 6/20-21, 6/27-28, + 7/4-5 (asynchronous)
Friday (8a-12p, 1p-5p) & Saturday (8a-12p) 

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

• EDL 6303 Curriculum Management and Evaluations (3 credit hours)
• EDL 6304 Politics, Policy, and Governance (3 credit hours)
• EDL 6335 Research Practicum in Education (3 credit hours)

Spring 1 | 2026 | 9 hours
On-campus | 1/24, 2/14, 3/14, 4/11, 5/2 | 8a-12p, 1p-5p

• EDL 6312 Systematic Inquiry through Data Analysis (3 credit hours)
• EDL 6335 Research Practicum in Education (3 credit hours)
• EDL 6336 Qualitative Research and Data Analysis (3 credit hours)

YEAR TWO

Summer 2 | 2026 | 9 hours
On-campus | 6/5-6, 6/12-13, 6/19*-20, 6/26-27, 7/3-4* (*4th and 19th Asynchronous) 
Friday (8a-12p, 1p-5p) & Saturday (8a-12p) 

• EDL 6305 Ethics and Values in Educational Leadership (3 credit hours)
• CSS 5320 Leadership and Persuasion (3 credit hours)
• EDL 6355 Conflict Management and Resolution (3 credit hours)

Fall 2 | 2026 | 8 hours
On-campus |9/5, 9/19, 10/17, 11/7, 12/5| 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 | 2027 | 8 hours
On-campus | 1/23, 2/13 3/13, 4/10, 5/1 | 8a-12p, 1p-5p 

• EDL 6344 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 | 2027 | 7 hours
On-campus | 6/4-5, 6/11-12, 6/18-19, 6/25-26, 7/2-3 (asynchronous)
Friday (3-7p) & Saturday (8a-12p, 1-5p) 

• 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 | 2027 | 3 hours

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

Spring 3 | 2028 | 3 hours

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

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