Basic Degree Requirements for MA, EdS, EdD, DLEAD, and PhD
Participate in the on-campus program orientation: LEAD630 Leadership Orientation (2 credits) at the beginning of your program, and in annual Leadership Conference & Roundtable events (held every July).
Complete LEAD635 Individual Development Plan (Leadership & Learning Plan [LLP], 2 credits) and LEAD545 (Personal Narrative, 2 credits) designed by the participant and approved by the primary instructors of both courses.
Complete the following web-based learning experiences:
LEAD535 - Principles of Academic Writing (2-3) LEAD636 - Issues in Leadership Foundations - 3 credits LEAD637 - Issues in Research - 3 credits LEAD638 - Issues in Leadership Theory - 3 credits
Participate regularly and actively in a Leadership & Learning Group (LLG), meeting virtually every month, LEAD605 - Leadership & Learning Group - 0 credit.
Maintain employment throughout the program.
Complete the development and a presentation of a leadership portfolio based on the participant's LLP. The portfolio must document the satisfactory completion of the required competencies, LEAD895 – 2 credits.
Complete the specific number of credits:
36credits for the MA degree
36 credits for the EdS degree
54 Credits DLEAD degree
60 credits for the EdD/PhDdegrees
Research:
MA: Complete a research project.
EDRM505 - Research Methods in Educ. & Psych. 3 credits LEAD698 - MA Research Project—3 credits
EdS: Complete an action research project.
Prerequisite: EDRM505 or equivalent
LEAD798 - EdS Research Project (3-6)
DLEAD: Complete a doctoral project.
Prerequisite: EDRM505 or equivalent
LEAD881: Project Proposal Development – 2 credits
LEAD890 – Doctoral Project – 10 credits
EdD/PhD: Complete a dissertation. Submit a research-based article to a
peer-reviewed publication.
Prerequisite: EDRM505 or equivalent LEAD880 - Proposal Development—2 credits LEAD899 - Doctoral Dissertation—14 credits