Online Doctoral Students (EdD)- Resources
The Education Policy, Organization & Leadership Department offers the following four program concentrations for the Online EdD program:
- Diversity and Equity in Education
- Human Resource Development
- Global Studies in Education
- Subgroup: International Education Administration and Leadership
- Learning Design and Leadership
- Subgroups:
- Foundations of eLearning Higher Education
- New Learning
- Technology Specialist
The online EdD degree is 64 total hours beyond the master’s degree and generally includes (though varies by concentration)-
| Requirement | Hours |
|---|---|
| Core (four courses) | 16 hours |
| Methodology (three courses, one of which is EPOL 550) | 12 hours |
| Electives (at least four courses, varies by concentration) | 16 hours |
| Two Qualifying Exams (two courses)- credit hours vary by concentration | 8 hours |
| Preliminary proposal EPOL 591 (one course) | 4 hours |
| Dissertation Hours (one course, can be repeated up to 16 hours) | 4-8 hours |
| Total | 64 hours |