Course variations

Course summary

This program of student in the Leadership Studies program enroll in cohorts, on either a three-year full-time basis or a four-year part-time basis. This doctoral program is a post-masters program designed to engage professional individuals in a rigorous process of inquiry, practice, and reflection. Individuals entering this program are typically individuals who hold masters’ degrees in academic disciplines, have several years of successful professional/leadership experience, and are interested in preparing themselves for leadership roles in school settings, faculty positions in colleges or universities, or leadership positions in businesses, human resource institutions and other organizations. The primary aim of the Doctoral Program in Leadership Studies is to prepare individuals to exercise leadership that will transform the quality of schools and other human resource institutions and thereby enable these organizations to attain specific goals and objectives as well as maintain their legitimacy within society. Students in the program come from a wide variety of professional fields, including elementary and secondary education, higher education, business, law, law enforcement, government, medicine, nursing, healthcare, psychology, and social work. Additionally, although not leading specifically to administrative licensure, coursework included in the Ed. D. program may also be used to qualify individuals for Ohio school administrative licensure.

Entry requirement for international students

Students may be fully admitted if the program graduate faculty deem that: a. The applicant has at least a 3.0 GPA in work completed in the master's program; b. The applicant's career goals and professional interests are consistent with -the purposes and intended outcomes of the doctoral program; and c. The applicant's aptitude, commitment, and prior academic and professional performance are deemed sufficient to enable the applicant to successfully complete all program requirements. Students enroll in cohort groups and begin their program during the Fall semester. Enrollment in coursework must commence at the identified date for each cohort. Reapplication for readmission is required for all students failing to enroll with the cohort during the identified enrollment period.

Qualification

Doctoral

Awarding body

BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY

Department name

College of Education and Human Development, School of Leadership and Policy Studies