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Our department includes more than 250 graduate students who are engaged in leadership preparation and scholarly research, guided by an outstanding group of dedicated faculty and staff. As you browse our site, we hope that you will gain an appreciation for our high quality curriculum in our three program areas of Educational Administration and Leadership, Higher Education, and Educational Leadership and Policy, as well as our faculty's research initiatives.
Read how an EOL degree impacted one life:
"My experiences with the EOL department, its faculty members, and its students were positive ones, providing me with the foundational knowledge in higher education, community colleges, and administration needed to begin my job as the director for academic affairs for the Illinois Community College Board. But in addition to the academic knowledge I gained during my time at Illinois, I also gained the confidence needed to ask difficult questions and to seek obscure answers to intricate and complex issues like policy and administration. With this combination of knowledge and confidence, I’m positive my transition with ICCB will be a smooth one."
-- Jessica Barrientos, new Director for Academic Affairs, Illinois Community College Board and December, 2008 EOL Graduate
QUALIFYING EXAM DATES AY 2008-09
March 5
General field qualifying examinations (HE and EAL students)
Research methods examination (EAL students)
March 13
Special field qualifying examinations (HE students)
March 16
EdD research examination due (EAL students)
April 3
EdD research examination due (HE students)
News
- New EdD Cohort
Oak Brook 2010 SELP (School Executive Leadership Program) Doctor of Education program beginning Summer 2010. Applications accepted until March 1, 2010 - New EdM & CAS Cohort
Chicago-based off-campus Educational Administration cohort beginning January 2010. Applications accepted until Nov. 1, 2009 - EOL Higher Ed Alum one of US News' Best Leaders of 2008: Freeman Hrabowski
University of Maryland-Baltimore County
"He helped turn a no-name commuter college into a center for math and science." read more... - The Online Educational Leadership & Policy program is now accepting applications.
E-mail Vitals
- Important! The University e-mail system is the official method of communication between the University and students. Read the brief Illinois Student E-mail Policy and learn how to avoid missing important messages from the University.
- Use the E-mail Redirection Service provided by CITES if you want your Illinois e-mail forwarded as a current student or if you are leaving the University.
Other News
- A Type 75 General Administrative Endorsement program began Spring 2008 in Chicago.
- Important! Effective Fall 2006. Continuous enrollment is required for all EOL incoming and/or returning students. (Doctoral only!)
Petitions
- The Graduate Student Petition form is available online. Please read the Instructions for Filing a Graduate Student Petition first. The instructions contain a link to the petition form itself.