The faculty in the Division of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies offer graduate programs leading to the Master of Education and Doctor of Education degrees in Educational Administration and Supervision.
Students interested in the Ph.D. degree with a field of study encompassing educational administration should refer to the “Educational Leadership and Policy Studies” major. See “Doctor of Philosophy” for information on the Ph.D. degree.
Applicants for admission to the M.Ed. degree program must submit scores on either the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) or the Miller Analogies Test (MAT); scores on the GRE are preferred. A minimum of 36 hours is required for the M.Ed. degree. Applicants for admission to the doctoral degree programs must submit scores on the GRE.
Candidates for all degrees must pass a written comprehensive examination. An oral examination over the written portion of the comprehensive examination may be required of Ed.D. candidates at the discretion of the student’s program committee. In addition, candidates for the Ed.D. must pass a final oral examination in defense of the dissertation. Candidates for the M.Ed. and Ed.D. programs may be required to take certain College of Education core courses depending upon previous experience and education. Pre-approval by an advisor is required. The core courses are COE 501, 502, 503, 504, and 505. See the “Education Core Courses” for listing. A set of research courses is required for the Ed.D. degree.
MASTER OF EDUCATION
See “Master of Education” for information on the M.Ed. degree.
DOCTOR OF EDUCATION
See “Doctor of Education” for information on the Ed.D. degree.
RESEARCH ACTIVITY
Faculty research includes the study of economics and financing of education, competency performance, administrator preparation, roles and characteristics of school administrators, educational demographics, equity in leadership, administrative decision processes, evaluation of teaching performance, evaluation of administrative performance, community education, effects of legislative budget limitations, personnel administration communications, alternative school programs, policy formation, and planning and school board problems. Students have the opportunity to work on research projects in the College of Education and in school districts and educational agencies throughout the state. The division is a member of the University Council for Educational Administration.
Omnibus Graduate Courses: See omnibus graduate courses that may be offered.
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