Ph.D. in Organizational Leadership Course Map

Ph.D. students must complete a total of 60 credit hours, within 7 years:

  • 36 credit hours of core courses
  • 12 credit hours of concentration elective courses
  • Comprehensive Exams
  • 12 credit hours of dissertation courses

Ph.D. students must attend 2 required residencies:

  • Residency 1 is associated with LPHD 751 (3) at the beginning of BLOCK 1
  • Residency 2 is associated with LPHD 754 (3) at the beginning of BLOCK 2

COURSE MAP: Ph.D. in Organizational Leadership

BLOCK 1
Core

BLOCK 2
Core

BLOCK 3
Electives

BLOCK 4
Exams

BLOCK 5
Dissertation

LPHD 751 (3)
LPHD 761 (3)
LPHD 753 (3)
LPHD 756 (3)
LPHD 752 (3)
LPHD 763 (3)

LPHD 754 (3)
LPHD 762 (3)
LPHD 757 (3)
LPHD 764 (3)
LPHD 758 (3)

Elective 1 (3)
Elective 2 (3)
Elective 3 (3)
Elective 4 (3)
LPHD 785 (3)

LPHD 759 (0)*

LPHD 797 (0)
LPHD 861 (3)

LPHD 862 (3)
LPHD 863 (3)
LPHD 864 (3)

LPHD 865 (1)**

Block 1 must begin with LPHD 751 and first residency. All courses in Block 1 must be successfully completed prior to taking courses in Block 2. Residency fee applies in addition to tuition for LPHD 751.

Block 2 must begin with LPHD 754 and 2nd residency. Students may take LPHD 754 - the first course of Block 2 - concurrently with their last Block 1 course. Residency fee applies in addition to tuition for LPHD 754.

Students must complete all core courses before taking elective courses. However, the first elective course of Block 3 may be taken concurrently with the last core course of Block 2.

Students must complete all core courses before taking elective courses. However, the first elective course of Block 3 may be taken concurrently with the last core course of Block 2.

*LPHD 759 must be taking together with last concentration course in preparation for comprehensive PhD Exams. A $275.00 course fee applies.

At the successful completion of all PhD coursework - Blocks 1, 2, 3 - students may proceed to take their comprehensive exams. Students must register for LPHD 797 (0) to take the comprehensive exams. Enrolling in LPHD 797 (0) is for the administration and processing of the comprehensive exams only and does not qualify the student as being continuously enrolled. Thus, students are required to register also for LPHD 861 (3).

While students may begin work on their doctoral dissertation only after successful completion of their comprehensive exams, students are required to begin registering for dissertation credits immediately following the successful completion of all required course-work (Blocks 1-3).

**Students must register for continuing dissertation credit - LPHD 865 (1) - after completion of all required 12 dissertation credits (LPHD 861-863) and until successful final defense of the dissertation.

COURSE PREREQUISITE COURSE(S)
LPHD 752 LPHD 751
LPHD 754 LPHD 751, LPHD 752, LPHD 753, LPHD 756, LPHD 761, LPHD 763
LPHD 757 LPHD 754, LPHD 756
LPHD 758 LPHD 754

NOTE: At the beginning of the program, all students are required to take the UNIV LIB (0) or UNIV 500 (2) course. Students are automatically registered for UNIV 500 (2) instead of UNIV LIB (0) based on their admissions writing sample score. If possible, it is recommended – though not required - that UNIV LIB or UNIV500 are completed prior to LPHD751 and attending the first residency.