Ed.D. with P-12 School Administration Specialization and Instructional Leadership Concentration—60 hours
Prerequisites: Human Growth and Development, Instructional Technology, Educational Assessment
Transfer Credit by Petition: Maximum of 12 semester hours of master’s credit and 15 semester hours of education specialist credit from regionally accredited institutions may be applied by petition upon approval of the Ed.D. Program Director.
Licensure: The doctoral program with a concentration in Instructional Leadership (IL) leads to a recommendation for licensure as a principal or supervisor in instruction upon successful completion of the first 39 hours of the 60-hour program and satisfactory scores on the SLLA exam. The coursework is designed to meet CAEP and State of Tennessee licensure standards in school leadership as it integrates doctoral-level outcomes in research, practice, and analysis. Instructional Leadership: The Ed.D. in Educational Leadership (P-12 School Administration) has three components: Leadership Issues, Leadership Practice, and Leadership Research.
Degree Requirements
Leadership Issues Courses—15 hours
| EDU 707 | Legal Issues in School Governance | 3 |
| EDU 714 | Leadership Issues I: Theories and Strategies | 3 |
| EDU 715 | Leadership Issues II: Planning and Finance | 3 |
| EDU 722 | Teacher Leadership | 3 |
| EDU 723 | Faith and Ethics in Educational Leadership | 3 |
Leadership Practice Courses—18 hours
| EDU 703 | Supervision | 3 |
| EDU 706 | Organizational Decision Making | 3 |
| EDU 708 | Curriculum and School Improvement | 3 |
| EDU 721 | Literacy Across the Curriculum | 3 |
| EDU 737 | Leadership Practicum Summer | 1 |
| EDU 738 | Leadership Practicum Fall | 1 |
| EDU 739 | Leadership Practicum Spring | 1 |
| EDU 786 | Seminar: Multicultural and Diversity Issues in Education | 3 |
Leadership Research Courses—27 hours