The Ed.D. Program at the College of Saint Mary fosters academic excellence and leadership in a high quality educational environment. This degree will qualify a student to teach and lead in higher education, the health professions or in a business/corporation. Students can seek positions such as curriculum/program director, department chair, professional development director, or training/development in a business or corporate setting. The Ed.D. program emphasizes educational theories and concepts, leadership, research, and scholarly work to prepare leaders in their educational arena.
Program Description:
Curricular Overview of the Doctor of Education Program
Master's Degree
(36 hours maximum); eligibility for transfer of master’s credits will be determined by the Program Director.
Cognates
(7 hours minimum)
Research Tools
(16 hours)
Students must demonstrate expertise in both qualitative and quantitative research methods. Students should have multiple experiences in designing, conducting, interpreting, and communicating research. Research tools should also include educational measurements and evaluation, computer-assisted analysis, and research methodologies.
Major Study
(18 hours minimum)
Dissertation
(10 hours minimum)
Graduation Requirements
A minimum of 87 credits is needed to complete the degree.
Comprehensive Examination- When the coursework has been substantially finished and before the research proposal classes, a comprehensive evaluation must be passed. The Doctoral Committee will supervise this requirement.
Dissertation - The dissertation is a major research project under the direction of a committee of graduate faculty. The expectation for a dissertation is to further develop an interest derived from the cognates or major studies. Students will be expected to defend the dissertation orally.
3-Year Online Program
Session I: First Eight Weeks of semester Break (1 Week)
Session II: Second Eight Weeks of semester
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Fall I |
Spring I |
Summer I |
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Session I: Session II: |
Session I: Session II: |
EDL 824 Ethics in Educational Leadership (1) |
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Fall II: |
Spring II |
Summer II |
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Session I: Session II: |
Session I: Session I and Session II: |
EDL 959 Research Proposal I: Generating a Research Proposal (4) |
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Comprehensive Examination |
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Fall III |
Spring III |
Summer III |
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EDL 969 Research Proposal II: Data Gathering/Analysis (3) |
EDL 999 Dissertation (5) |
EDL 999 Dissertation (5) |
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Research Proposal Approval and IRB Approval |
Dissertation Submitted Oral Defense |
All courses are 3 credit hours unless indicated.
All courses are 8 weeks except for EDL 824, EDL 869, EDL 959, and EDL 999.
EDL 999 – Students will require a total of 10 credits to graduate.
5-Year Online Program
Session I: First Eight Weeks of semester Break (1 Week)
Session II: Second Eight Weeks of semester
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Fall I |
Spring I |
Summer I |
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Session I: EDL 811 Doctoral Seminar I (2) |
Session I: EDL 812 Doctoral Seminar II (1) |
EDL 837 Technology Leadership (3) |
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Fall II |
Spring II |
Summer II |
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Session II: |
Session II: |
EDL 864 Quantitative Research (3) |
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Fall III |
Spring III |
Summer III |
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Session I: Session II: |
Session I: EDL 879 Educational Leadership Practicum (3) |
EDL 824 Ethics in Educational Leadership (1) |
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Fall IV |
Spring IV |
Summer IV |
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Session I: |
Session I and Session II: |
EDL 959 Research Proposal I: Generating a Research Proposal (4) |
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Fall V |
Spring V |
Summer V |
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Session I and Session II: Research Proposal Approval and IRB Approval |
EDL 999 Dissertation (5) |
EDL 999 Dissertation (5) |
All courses are 3 credit hours unless indicated.
All courses are 8 weeks except for EDL 824, EDL 869 and EDL 999.
EDL 999 – Students will require a total of 10 credits to graduate.