Education, Higher Education Administration Option, Ed.D.

Program Specific Degree Requirements

The Ed.D. is the terminal professional degree in education designed for students who desire to improve their professional practice as educators. The Ed.D. is delivered through distance delivery system and requires a minimum of 77 semester hours beyond the bachelor’s degree, of which 41 hours must be taken in the student’s chosen field, and 6 hours of dissertation. Candidates may, with the approval of the faculty, transfer up to 30 semester hours from previous graduate level coursework. A bachelor’s degree and a master’s degree are required of all students to be admitted to the Ed.D. program.

Required on-campus orientation during first fall semester.