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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 Title Quarter Hours
A&S 801LEADERSHIP: THEORY AND PRACTICE4
A&S 811ASSESSMENT AND ACCOUNTABILITY4
CS 704CURRICULUM DISCOURSES/PERSPECTIVES OVER TIME4
CS 751CURRICULUM FOR HUMAN AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT4
SCG 701SEMINAR: PHILOSOPHY OF EDUCATION4
SCG 711CULTURE, POWER AND EDUCATION4

Research Courses: 24 quarter hours required

Course Title Quarter Hours
SCG 775FOUNDATIONS OF INQUIRY AND EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH4
SCG 785FOUNDATIONS OF REVIEWING EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH4
SCG 735QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH METHODS I4
SCG 745QUALITATIVE RESEARCH METHODS I4
SCG 755QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH METHODS II4
SCG 765QUALITATIVE RESEARCH METHODS II4

Elective Requirement: 4 quarter hours required

Course Title Quarter Hours
Select one of the following:4
Any doctoral course (700 or above) for which the student qualifies
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
Other options need to be approved by the Doctoral Program.

Concentration Courses: 20 quarter hours required

Course Title Quarter Hours
A&S 803THE SUPERINTENDENCY: PROGRAMS, SYSTEMS, AND STRUCTURES4
A&S 823COMMUNITY AND CONSENSUS BUILDING FOR SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT4
A&S 843THE POLITICS OF SCHOOLING4
A&S 873CURRENT TRENDS IN BUDGETING AND FINANCE4
A&S 883SCHOOL LAW4

Candidacy Course: non-credit, non-tuition

Course Title Quarter Hours
A&S 706CANDIDACY PAPER0

Dissertation Courses: 8 quarter hours required

Course Title Quarter Hours
A&S 849SUPERVISED DISSERTATION PROPOSAL DEVELOPMENT4
A&S 859INDEPENDENT DISSERTATION RESEARCH: EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP4