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 801 | LEADERSHIP: THEORY AND PRACTICE | 4 |
| A&S 811 | ASSESSMENT AND ACCOUNTABILITY | 4 |
| CS 704 | CURRICULUM DISCOURSES/PERSPECTIVES OVER TIME | 4 |
| CS 751 | CURRICULUM FOR HUMAN AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT | 4 |
| SCG 701 | SEMINAR: PHILOSOPHY OF EDUCATION | 4 |
| SCG 711 | CULTURE, POWER AND EDUCATION | 4 |
Research Courses: 20 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 |
| or SCG 765 | QUALITATIVE RESEARCH METHODS II |
Elective Requirement: 4 quarter hours required
Course List | Course | Title | Quarter Hours |
| 4 |
| |
| GLOBAL STUDIES IN EDUCATION SEMINAR | |
| PHILOSOPHICAL STUDIES IN EDUCATION, CULTURE AND ETHICS SEMINAR | |
| CREATIVITY AND CRITICAL THINKING - VYGOTSKY, BAKHTIN, MAKIGUCHI, IKEDA | |
| INDEPENDENT STUDY IN CURRICULUM STUDIES | |
| WORKSHOP IN EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP | |
| INDEPENDENT STUDY IN EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP | |
| SERVICE LEARNING FOR HIGHER EDUCATION | |
| LANGUAGE, LITERACY AND CULTURE | |
| FIRST AND SECOND LANGUAGE ACQUISITION | |
| SOCIOCULTURAL AND HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVES IN BILINGUAL EDUCATION | |
| SPECIAL TOPICS IN LANGUAGE EDUCATION AND CULTURE | |
| THEORETICAL FOUNDATIONS OF TEACHING ESL AND WLE | |
| LATINOS AND EDUCATION | |
| |
Concentration Courses: 20 quarter hours required
Course List | Course | Title | Quarter Hours |
| A&S 803 | THE SUPERINTENDENCY: PROGRAMS, SYSTEMS, AND STRUCTURES | 4 |
| A&S 823 | COMMUNITY AND CONSENSUS BUILDING FOR SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT | 4 |
| A&S 843 | THE POLITICS OF SCHOOLING | 4 |
| A&S 873 | CURRENT TRENDS IN BUDGETING AND FINANCE | 4 |
| A&S 883 | SCHOOL LAW | 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 |