Educational Leadership and Policy Studies EAGLE Program Scheme
| Fall Courses | Spring Courses | Other Course Requirements |
|---|---|---|
| ELPS 435: Human Resource Management - 3 credits | **HUDE 400: Intermediate Statistics - 3 credits | XXX: Electives (Cognate) 12 credits = 4 credits |
| ELPS 514: Organizational Change - 3 credits | ELPS 422: - Seminar in Educational Policy - 3 credits | ELPS 506: Independent Study - 3 credits |
| ELPS 517: Workshop on Leadership Development - 3 credits | ELPS 455: Ethics in Decision Making - 3 credits | ELPS 584: Internship - 6 credits |
| ELPS 520: Financial Management in School Administration - 3 credits | EDAP 518: Politics of Education - 3 credits | **ELPS 599: Dissertation Seminar - 3 credits |
| ELPS 521: Educational Administration and Governance - 3 credits | ELPS 519: Information Technology in School Management - 3 credits | **ELPS 600: Dissertation Research - 6 credits |
| **ELPS 523: Research in Educational leadership & Policy Studies - 3 credits | *HUDE 501: Design and Analysis 1-3 credits (Another advanced level of Quantitative Research may be subscribed upon approval.) | |
| *ELPS 524: Advanced Qualitative Research - 3 credits | ELPS 525: Case Law in Public School Administration - 3 credits | |
| TOTAL CREDIT HOURS: 66 (Minimum) |
*Note‐ You are strongly encouraged to take both ELPS 524 and HUDE 501 in preparation for your Comprehensive Exam and Dissertation research, however only one of those courses are required at this time for program completion. The Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies has no control of course offerings outside of ELPS. Therefore, please note that course offerings in HUDE are subject to change.
**HUDE 400 (Intermediate Statistics) is a pre‐requisite course for ELPS 523 (Research in Educational Leadership and Policy Studies).
**ELPS 523 (Research in Educational Leadership and Policy Studies) is a pre‐requisite course for ELPS 524 (Advanced Qualitative Research) and/or HUDE 501 (Design and Analysis 1).
**ELPS 599 (Dissertation Seminar) is a pre‐requisite course for ELPS 600 (Dissertation Research).
**ELPS 600 (Dissertation Research) is taken once the student enters into candidacy.
OTHER EXIT REQUIREMENTS (Ed.D. Program)
• Successfully complete all coursework with a minimum of a 3.0 GPA
• Not accumulate 9 or more semester hours of grades below B
• Demonstrate competency in the English language as evidenced by a passing score on the Graduate Expository Writing Examination. The Expository Writing Examination must be completed successfully before the student may sit to take the Preliminary Examination.
• Pass a written Preliminary and Comprehensive examination as prescribed by the faculty of the major department.
• Complete an approved internship for a minimum of one (1) semester (full‐time). The Internship is a full‐time mentored experience, under the supervision of a field supervisor in an assigned school, school district, or some other prior approved educational organization.
• Develop and defend a doctoral dissertation proposal in the major field that demonstrates an ability to organize and present effectively findings and results of research study.
OTHER EXIT REQUIREMENTS (Ed.D. Program)
• Successfully complete all coursework with a minimum of a 3.0 GPA
• Not accumulate 9 or more semester hours of grades below B
• Demonstrate competency in the English language as evidenced by a passing score on the Graduate Expository Writing Examination. The Expository Writing Examination must be completed successfully before the student may sit to take the Preliminary Examination.
• Pass a written Preliminary and Comprehensive examination as prescribed by the faculty of the major department.
• Complete an approved internship for a minimum of one (1) semester (full‐time). The Internship is a full‐time mentored experience, under the supervision of a field supervisor in an assigned school, school district, or some other prior approved educational organization.
• Develop and defend a doctoral dissertation proposal in the major field that demonstrates an ability to organize and present effectively findings and results of research study.
Academic Standards
1. A student must maintain academic good standing, which is a minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.0 (on a 4.0 scale).
2. A student incurs academic probation when the cumulative grade point average falls below 3.0.
3. A student who is on academic probation and does not achieve good academic (3.0) standing by the end of the next semester in residence shall be suspended from the graduate program.
4. A student who accumulates nine (9) or more semester hours of grades below B shall also be suspended from the graduate program.
5. A student who has been suspended from a graduate program may not be readmitted until one full semester (excluding the summer session) has passed.