Doctoral Program

PreK-12 Leadership Cohort

Overview

The mission of the Doctoral Program in Educational Leadership is to create a network of school and college administrators prepared to effect profound change in teaching and learning that leads to improved student achievement.

Courses Requirements and Sequence

The program requires 60 units of coursework to be completed over three full years.

Program of Study for PreK-12 Leadership Cohort

ELPS 700The Art of Collaborative Leadership (3)
ELPS 705Organizational Complexity and Change (3)
ELPS 710Curricular and Instructional Leadership for Systemic Reform (6)
ELPS 715Leading Change through Cultural Competence (3)
ELPS 725Instructional Assessment and Program Evaluation (3)
ELPS 730Public Policy in Education (3)
ELPS 740Entrepreneurship in Education (3)
ELPS 745The Science of Administration (3)
ELPS 750The Ethical Dimensions of Leadership (3)
ELPS 755Human Relations in Educational Organizations (3)
ELPS 760Field-based Inquiry I (3)
ELPS 765Field-based Inquiry II (3)
ELPS 770Applied Quantitative Inquiry I (3)
ELPS 775Applied Quantitative Inquiry II* (3)
ELPS 780Applied Qualitative Inquiry I (3)
ELPS 785Applied Qualitative Inquiry II* (3)
ELPS 789Dissertation Seminar (12)
Year One (24 units)FallSpringSummer
 ELPS 700ELPS 715ELPS 710
 ELPS 780ELPS 770 
 ELPS 760ELPS 765 
Year Two (21 units)FallSpringSummer
 ELPS 705ELPS 725ELPS 745
 ELPS 775 or 785ELPS 730ELPS 789
 ELPS 789ELPS 789 
Year Three (15 units)FallSpringSummer
 ELPS 740ELPS 755ELPS 750
 ELPS 789ELPS 789ELPS 789

Program Benchmarks:

Identify Dissertation Chair

Identify Dissertation Committee Members

Qualifying Exam

Dissertation Proposal Defense

Final Dissertation Defense

When:

End of Spring Year One

Fall Year Two

Spring Year Two

Spring Year Two

Summer Year Three