Educational Leadership, Ed.D.

Admission Requirements

When applying to the Educational Leadership, Ed.D. program, you will need to submit several documents for review.

• Online Application
• Application Fee of $50
• Goals Statement (upload with application)
• Resume (upload with application)
• Writing Sample (collected during interview)
• Two Letters of Recommendation (one from immediate supervisor; identify recommenders on your application)
• Must have five years successful teaching or administrative experience
• Must hold master’s degree
• Official Transcript: minimum 3.30 graduate GPA required for admission
  • from all colleges/universities attended

Please Note:

Interviews will be conducted by department faculty — you will be notified if you are selected for an interview.

The Ed.D. in educational leadership targets 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.

Students choose from the following concentrations:

• Advanced Leadership Concentration (54 Hours)
• Higher Education Administration Concentration (54 Hours)
• Tier II Concentration (57 Hours)

Program total: Minimum of 54-57 semester hours

Visit the catalog for details on courses and requirements.

Funding Your Graduate Education

Cost of attendance and funding opportunities are integral to your decision to attend graduate school. Georgia State University is proud to offer a variety of funding opportunities, from assistantships to fellowships.

Awards and Assistantships

Various awards, assistantships and fellowships are available to new and current graduate students. We encourage you to contact your department, college, school or institute of interest to get more information about the assistantships and fellowships that they offer their students.

The Scholarship Resource Center offers guidance and support to students seeking financial assistance through scholarship opportunities, including this scholarship library.

Fellowships

The Office of Graduate Programs’ Fellowship Advisor works with students interested in applying for nationally prestigious and competitive fellowships. The Office of Graduate Programs also coordinates the application process for students applying to the Second Century Initiative, the Provost’s Dissertation Fellowship and the Dissertation Library Travel Awards.

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The Ed.D. in educational leadership targets 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 purpose of the program is to advance the development and practice of effective educational leadership by providing senior-level administrators with the following:

• the knowledge and skills necessary to deal effectively with the complex issues facing education today
• the methods of inquiry necessary to analyze current educational problems
• the leadership skills necessary to direct the development and implementation of programs to address those problems and to
• disseminate the results in various professional and public forums
• the knowledge and applied skills rarely provided in traditional advanced degree programs in educational leadership in an
• alternative format that meets the needs of senior-level administrators.