Ed.D. Coursework

The following courses are required for students who were admitted to the Ed.D. in Educational Leadership in Fall 2013 or later. Please program requirements for students admitted before Fall 2013.

Students can plan their program of study with the individual program plan. This document includes basic information about the schedule of courses.

Ed.D. Doctoral Core Courses   (27 credits)

Educational Improvement

Evidence-Based Decision-Making

Core Course Substitutions

Students are expected to complete all core courses in the degree program.  On rare occasions, extenuating circumstances may warrant a course substitution.  On those occasions, students may write a petition to the SOE’s Committee on Graduate Studies in Education (CGSE) requesting a course substitution.  The petition should describe the extenuating circumstances that warrant the request and explain the benefits that accrue to the students’ scholarly development.  The student’s advisor must approve the petition.

Electives (15 credits)

Students can take electives from a list of courses in the areas of Evaluation, Measurement and Statistics; Learning Sciences; Literacy Development and Learning Problems; Mathematics Education; School Psychology; and Sociocultural and Community-Based Approaches to Education.  In addition to the courses on this list, the student’s advisor can approve other electives based on the student’s goals and needs.

K-12 School Leadership Internship (6 credits)

Students interested in earning a Delaware certificate for School District Personnel and Assistant Superintendent/Superintendent must take the 6 credit EDUC 879 School Leader Internship course sequence (3 credits in Spring and 3 credits in Summer). These two courses take the place of six of the 15 credits of electives.

Education Leadership Portfolio  (12 credits)

Total credits: 54