THE APPLICATION PROCESS CAN BE ACCESSED AT
http://education.gsu.edu/oaa/3993.html
ALL APPLICATIONS FOR SUMMER 2013
MUST BE COMPLETED BY January 15, 2013!
The purpose of the Professional Doctorate in Education (Ed. D.) with a major in Educational Leadership is to advance the development and practice of effective educational leadership by providing senior-level administrators with the following:
The program, delivered in a three-year, closed cohort model, consists of 45 hours of course work and 9 hours of dissertation work for a total of 54 hours. Candidates who hold the performance-based Specialist (Ed.S.) or performance-based add-on may transfer up to six courses into the Ed.D. program. A transcript review is required for candidates seeking to transfer courses into the program from institutions other than Georgia State University.
Face-to-face residencies take place one Saturday a month at the new, state-of-the-art Georgia State University Alpharetta Center. Significant reading and written assignments as well as online discussion threads will provide continuous learning and feedback loops between residencies. Each cohort is limited to no more than 20 students. One cohort is admitted each year, with the first cohort beginning in the summer of 2012.
FAQs about the Ed.D. in Educational Leadership
Program Coordinator:
Jami Berry
Program Faculty:
Jami Berry
Kristen Buras
Randall Dobbs
Hayward Richardson
Werner Rogers
Admission requirements:
Entrance Test - GRE Score five-years-old or younger MAT 50th percentile
Graduate GPA - 3.30
Official Transcripts – Two official copies of transcripts from every institution attended
Recommendation Letters - 2 recs (1 must be from immediate supervisor)
Supplemental Materials - goals statement, resume, interview and writing sample
Additional - Five years successful teaching or administrative experience. Applicant must have earned a Master's degree.
Degree Program Requirements for the Ed.D. in Educational Leadership (54 hours):
EPEL 8000 Research in Educational Leadership and Organizational Culture (3)
EPEL 8020 Leadership for Change in a Diverse Society (3)
EPEL 8330 Advanced Law, Policy, and Governance (3)
EPEL 8420 Advanced Instructional Leadership (3)
EPEL 8500 Central Office Leadership (3)
EPEL 8620 Psychological Aspects of Leadership (3)
EPEL 8930 Applied Research (3)
EPEL 9000 Concepts of Leadership and Research in Educational Leadership (3)
EPEL 9970 Advanced Seminar in Educational Leadership (3)
EPRS 7920 Classroom Testing, Grading, and Assessment (3)
EPRS 8500 Qualitative/Interpretive Research in Education I (3)
EPRS 8530 Quantitative Methods and Analysis in Education (3)
EPRS 8620 Educational Evaluation (3)
EPSF 8440 Curriculum Design and Analysis (3)
EPS 8360 Educational Policy Making and Analysis (3)
EPS 9990 Dissertation (9)
*Other appropriate courses numbered 8000 to 8999 may be substituted into the program of study by the Educational Leadership unit and the Ed.D. cohort coordinator.
FAQs about the Ed.D. in Educational Leadership
Q: What are the admissions requirements for the Ed.D. in Educational Leadership?
Application requirements for the Ed.D. in Educational Leadership can be found at http://education.gsu.edu/oaa/6086.html.
The requirements are also listed below.
Entrance Test - GRE Score five-years-old or younger MAT 50th percentile
Graduate GPA - 3.30
Official Transcripts – Two official copies of transcripts from every institution attended
Recommendation Letters - 2 recs (1 must be from immediate supervisor)
Supplemental Materials - goals statement, resume, interview and writing sample
Additional - Five years successful teaching or administrative experience. Applicant must have earned a Master's degree.
Q: How does the Ed.D. in Educational Leadership differ from a Ph.D.?
Traditional Ph.D. programs are most often designed to prepare scholars for teaching and research in academic settings. However, these traditional programs do not meet the professional needs of educational leaders whose long-term career goals include leading schools, school districts and other education agencies in a complex, highly competitive global environment. The Professional Doctorate in Education (Ed. D.) with a major in Educational Leadership provides a rigorous degree program alternative to traditional Ph.D. programs.
Q: Who should apply to the Ed.D. in Educational Leadership?
The Ed.D. is open to applicants who hold a master’s degree or higher. While anyone holding a master’s degree or higher is welcome to apply, the program is designed with K-12 school and district administrators in mind.
Q: Is there a difference between the dissertation for the Ed.D. and the dissertation for a Ph.D.?
Yes. The dissertation for the Ed.D. in Educational Leadership consists of 1) a comprehensive literature review manuscript that addresses a current issue in educational leadership policy and/or practice, and 2) a research manuscript that describes the results of an original, applied research project informed by the comprehensive literature review, described above. The two manuscripts are intended for an educational leadership and policy audience and are submitted for publication in the appropriate professional journals upon degree completion.
Q: How long is the program of study for the Ed.D. in Educational Leadership, and how is the program structured?
The program, delivered in a three-year, closed cohort model, consists of 45 hours (15 classes) of course work and 9 hours of dissertation work for a total of 54 hours. Facetoface residencies take place one Saturday a month at the new, state-of-the-art Georgia State University Alpharetta Center. Significant reading and written assignments as well as online discussion threads will provide continuous learning and feedback loops between residencies.
A sample program of study can be found below.
Year 1
Summer - EPRS 7920 Classroom Testing, Grading, and Measurement (3)
EPEL 9000 Concepts of Leadership and Research in Educational Leadership (3)
Fall – EPRS 8530 Quantitative Methods and Analysis in Education I (3)
EPEL 8500 Central Office Leadership (3)
Spring – EPRS 8500 Qualitative/Interpretive Research in Education I (3)
EPEL 8930 Applied Research (3)
Year 2
Summer - EPRS 8620 Educational Evaluation (3)
EPS 9990 Dissertation (3)
Fall - EPS 8360 Educational Policy Making and Analysis (3)
EPEL 9970 Advanced Seminar in Educational Leadership (3)
Spring - EPS 9990 Dissertation (3)
EPEL 8620 Psychological Aspects of Leadership (3)
Year 3
Summer - EPEL 8000 Research in Educational Leadership and Organization Change (3)
EPEL 8020 Leadership for Change in a Diverse Society (3)
Fall - EPEL 8330 Advanced Law, Policy, and Governance (3)
EPSF 8440 Curriculum Design and Analysis (3)
Spring - EPEL 8420 Advanced Instructional Leadership (3)
EPS 9990 Dissertation (3)
Q: Can I transfer hours into the Ed.D. program?
Candidates holding the performance-based Specialist or performance-based add-on in Educational Leadership from Georgia State University will be able to transfer 18 hours (six courses) into the program. Candidates holding the performance-based Specialist or performance-based add-on in Educational Leadership from other Georgia institutions may be able to transfer up to 18 hours into the program following a transcript and syllabi review.
Q: Is the Ed.D. in Educational Leadership a certification program?
The Ed.D. in Educational Leadership is NOT a certification program. For candidates who hold a clear renewable leadership degree in Georgia, (L-5, L-6, or PL-6), their certificate will be eligible to be bumped to the L-7 or PL-7 level upon program completion.
Q: If I do not already hold the PL-6 in Educational Leadership, can I get it while working on my Ed.D.?
Candidates who aspire to the PL-6 certificate in Educational Leadership have two options. Either they can apply to the Specialist in Educational Leadership, complete the 10 courses for the program, and then apply to the Ed.D. in Educational Leadership with the ability to transfer 6 courses from their original program into the Ed.D., or they can apply to the Ed.D. directly and add the additional program components onto the degree program. Either option would add four courses to the original 16 for a total of 20 courses (60 hours) plus nine hours of dissertation.
For more information, please contact
Dr. Jami Berry at jberry2@gsu.edu.