Course variations

Course summary

A preliminary Program of Study based on a minimum of seventy-five semester hours beyond the Master’s degree, will be submitted to the Program Coordinator by the end of the student’s first semester of study. The preliminary program must be developed by the Program Coordinator and the doctoral student. A total of 30 semester hours of course work, exclusive of dissertation credit, must be taken at Georgia Southern University at the doctoral level. A final Program of Study must be approved by the Supervisory Committee, the Department Chair, and the Dean of the College of Graduate Studies before application for admission to degree candidacy. The final Program of Study submitted prior to graduation must show all graduate courses relevant to the Ed.D. program (Specialist and transfer credit), and not just courses satisfying minimum degree requirements. A minimum of nine semester hours of dissertation credit must be included in the Program of Study. Program faculty will evaluate carefully and fully each doctoral student’s progress at the end of each year of study to advise the student whether or not to continue in the program.

Entry requirement for international students

Complete all College of Graduate Studies admission requirements. Hold a Master’s degree. Applicants who anticipate eventual endorsement for the Level Six and Level Seven Certificates in Educational Leadership should hold the Georgia Level Five Certificate at the point of admission. Present a minimum grade point average of 3.50 (4.0 scale) in previous graduate work. Hold an administrative or supervisory position at the P-12 or post-secondary level. Alternate admission criteria are applied when the applicant is not so employed. Present scores from the Graduate Records Examination (GRE) or the Miller Analogies Test (MAT).

Qualification

Doctoral

Awarding body

Georgia Southern University

Department name

College of Education, Department of Leadership, Technology, and Human Development