Organizational Leadership, Principal Leadership, EdD (ORGL-PRN)

EDD: Doctor of Education in Organizational Leadership

Pre-requisite Degree Requirements

This program requires baccalaureate and master’s degrees from a regionally accredited institution. Students with a master’s degree in an existing specialization track (see below) may be given advanced standing of up to 15 hours to serve as their specialization track with the approval of the Program Director.

Major Requirements

Foundational Courses

LEAD 714 - Self-Assessment in Leadership Credit Hours: 3
LEAD 711 - Theories and Practices of Effective Leadership Credit Hours: 3
LEAD 701 - Introduction to Doctoral Studies Credit Hours: 3
LEAD 741 - Human Resource Development Credit Hours: 3
LEAD 744 - Technology and Financial Resource Development Credit Hours: 3
LEAD 731 - Leading Organizational Change Credit Hours: 3
LEAD 724 - Leadership in Diverse Contexts Credit Hours: 3
LEAD 721 - Contemporary Issues in Organizational Leadership Credit Hours: 3

Total: 24 Credit Hours

Research Courses

LEAD 781 - Organizational Assessment and Evaluation Credit Hours: 3
LEAD 784 - Qualitative and Action Research Credit Hours: 3
LEAD 786 - Quantitative Analysis Credit Hours: 3
LEAD 791 - Dissertation Prospectus Seminar Credit Hours: 1.5
(taken twice in consecutive terms for a total of 3 hours)

Total: 12 Credit Hours

Principalship (PRN)

Advanced Standing Only

Select 4 courses from the list below in addition to the required course EDUC 660 .

EDUC 621 - Overcoming Learning Barriers Credit Hours: 3
EDUC 680 - Allocating Resources and Structuring the School for Learning Credit Hours: 3
EDUC 682 - School Law, Ethics and the Learning Community Credit Hours: 3
EDUC 687 - Managing Data to Improve Student Learning Credit Hours: 3
EDUC 684 - Meeting the Learning Challenge Credit Hours: 3
EDUC 686 - Reframing Learning Credit Hours: 3
EDUC 688 - Creating Effective Learning Environments Credit Hours: 3
EDUC 660 - Practicum/Capstone in the School Principalship Credit Hours: 3 *
*These courses are required by the Texas Education Association for all students who plan to seek Texas Certification. Students seeking certification from another state should contact the Department of Education in their state to inquire about certification requirements.

Total: 15 Credit Hours

Additional Major Requirements

Completion of all dissertation readiness requirements.

Dissertation Research

LEAD 799 - Dissertation Research Credit Hours: 6

Total: 6 Credit Hours

Students who do not complete the dissertation in the minimum of 6 hours will continue to register for one hour of dissertation continuation each term until the dissertation is completed.