Degree Requirements
Students must maintain an overall GPA of 3.0 prior to the completion of 36 credit hours and 3.3 after the completion of 36 credit hours. Students are allowed no more than two grades of “C.” Upon receiving a third grade of “C,” students must retake the class in which the grade was received. Grades of “D” and “F” require that the course be retaken.
Course Requirements
Core Courses: 24 quarter hours required
Course List | Course | Title | Quarter Hours |
| A&S 670 | HISTORICAL, PHILOSOPHICAL AND THEOLOGICAL FOUNDATIONS OF CATHOLIC EDUCATION | 4 |
| A&S 801 | LEADERSHIP: THEORY AND PRACTICE | 4 |
| CS 704 | CURRICULUM DISCOURSES/PERSPECTIVES OVER TIME | 4 |
| CS 751 | CURRICULUM FOR HUMAN AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT | 4 |
| SCG 627 | GLOBAL ISSUES IN EDUCATION SEMINAR | 4 |
| VCE 633 | DAISAKU IKEDA'S EDUCATIONAL PHILOSOPHY AND PRACTICE - PEACE PROPOSALS | 4 |
Research Courses: 28 quarter hours required
The research courses are sequenced and must be taken in the following order:
Course List | Course | Title | Quarter Hours |
| SCG 775 | FOUNDATIONS OF INQUIRY AND EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH | 4 |
| SCG 785 | FOUNDATIONS OF REVIEWING EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH | 4 |
| SCG 735 | QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH METHODS I | 4 |
| SCG 745 | QUALITATIVE RESEARCH METHODS I | 4 |
| SCG 755 | QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH METHODS II | 4 |
| SCG 765 | QUALITATIVE RESEARCH METHODS II | 4 |
| A&S 705 | DISSERTATION SEMINAR | 4 |
Concentration Courses: 16 quarter hours required
Course List | Course | Title | Quarter Hours |
| A&S 671 | SPIRITUAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE LEADERSHIP IN CATHOLIC SCHOOLS | 4 |
| A&S 688 | SERVICE LEARNING FOR HIGHER EDUCATION | 4 |
| or A&S 696 | WORKSHOP IN EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP |
| A&S 873 | CURRENT TRENDS IN BUDGETING AND FINANCE | 4 |
| BBE 699 | LEADERSHIP IN EDUCATING CULTURALLY DIVERSE LEARNERS | 4 |
Candidacy Course: Non-credit, non-tuition
Course List | Course | Title | Quarter Hours |
| A&S 706 | CANDIDACY PAPER | 0 |
Capstone and Dissertation Courses
Students may select either a capstone or dissertation to complete the degree.
Capstone Courses: 8 quarter hours required
Course List | Course | Title | Quarter Hours |
| A&S 838 | SUPERVISED APPLIED CAPSTONE (EDD) PROPOSAL DEVELOPMENT | 4 |
| A&S 839 | INDEPENDENT APPLIED CAPSTONE (EDD): EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP | 4 |
OR
Dissertation Courses: 8 quarter hours required
Course List | Course | Title | Quarter Hours |
| A&S 849 | SUPERVISED DISSERTATION PROPOSAL DEVELOPMENT | 4 |
| A&S 859 | INDEPENDENT DISSERTATION RESEARCH: EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP | 4 |
Superintendent Internship1: 4 quarter hours required
Course List | Course | Title | Quarter Hours |
| A&S 898 | SUPERINTENDENT INTERNSHIP SEMINAR - THEORY INTO PRACTICE | 1 |
| A&S 899 | SUPERINTENDENT INTERNSHIP (TOPIC I; Fall quarter) | 1 |
| A&S 899 | SUPERINTENDENT INTERNSHIP (TOPIC II; Winter quarter) | 1 |
| A&S 899 | SUPERINTENDENT INTERNSHIP (TOPIC III; Spring quarter) | 1 |