Off-Campus Doctor of Education Programs

The Ed.D. is delivered primarily online (along with one-week summer residencies) and is designed to facilitate the learning styles of adults and provide a collaborative community for higher-level thinking and problem solving. The problem-based curriculum, applied dissertation projects, and individually designed cognates allow for a tailor-made program. Undergirding the entire program is critical thinking, scholarly research, writing, and learning from a Christian worldview. The capstone project, as with any doctoral program, is the submission and defense of a doctoral dissertation.

K-12 School Leadership Courses:

  • EDUC 700: Online Orientation (0 credits)
  • EFND 705A: Residency (2 credits)
  • UNIV LIB: Information, Research, and Resources (0 credits)
  • EFND 706 Christian Worldview for Educators (3 credits)
  • EFND 702: Research Design & Analysis (3 credits)  
  • EFND 707: Advanced Study of Worldview (3 credits)
  • EFND 701: Advanced Human Learning & Motivational Development (3 credits)
  • EFND 722: Educational Statistics (3 credits)
  • EADM 703: Advanced Theory & Practice of Leadership, Organizational
    Development & Educational Administration (3 credits)
  • EADM 705: Effective Communication & Conflict Resolution (3 credits)
  • EFND 705B: Residency (2 credits) 
  • EADM 704 Advanced Supervision, Design and Implementation of Educational Programs, Curriculum and Technology (3 credits)
  • EDCO 801 Strategic Planning and Program Evaluation (3 credits)
  • EFND 727 Supervision and Staff Development and Training - elective (3 credits)
  • EADM 706 Legal, Ethical & Professional Issues in Education (3 credits)
  • EFND 806 Assessment & Evaluation of Students (3 credits)
  • EDEL 807 Organizational and Institutional Change - elective (3 credits)
  • EDCO 802 Analysis of Variance - elective (1 credit)
  • EDCO 803 Regression & Correlation - elective (1 credit)
  • EDCO 804 Structure & Reliability Analysis - elective (1 credit)
  • EFND 705C Residency (2 credits)*
  • EADM 720 Advanced Practices of School Finance, Management of Resources & Facilities (3 credits)
  • EEDD 810 Advanced Practices in Personnel Administration (3 credits)
  • EEDD 800 The Principalship (3 credits) OR EEDD 850 The Superintendency (3 credits)
  • EADM 721 School and Community Relations - elective (3 credits)
  • ESAE 820 Program Planning for Adult Learners - elective (3 credits)
  • EFND 906A: Dissertation (5 credits)
  • EFND 906B: Dissertation (5 credits)
  • EFND 906C: Dissertation (5 credits)

Total: 60 Credits

 

Adult Education Courses:

  • EDUC 700: Online Orientation (0 credits)
  • EFND 705A: Residency (2 credits)
  • UNIV LIB: Information, Research, and Resources (0 credits)
  • EFND 706 Christian Worldview for Educators (3 credits)
  • EFND 702: Research Design & Analysis (3 credits)  
  • EFND 707: Advanced Study of Worldview (3 credits)
  • EFND 701: Advanced Human Learning & Motivational Development (3 credits)
  • EFND 722: Educational Statistics (3 credits)
  • EADM 703: Advanced Theory & Practice of Leadership, Organizational
    Development & Educational Administration (3 credits)
  • EADM 705: Effective Communication & Conflict Resolution (3 credits)
  • EFND 705B: Residency (2 credits) 
  • EDCO 801 Strategic Planning and Program Evaluation (3 credits)
  • ESDL 727 Supervision and Professional Development (3 credits)
  • EADM 706 Legal, Ethical & Professional Issues in Education (3 credits)
  • ESDL 710 The Adult Learner (3 credits)
  • EFND 705C: Residency (2 credits)*
  • ESAE 810 Teaching & Learning: Theory and Research in Adult Development (3 credits)
  • ESAE 820 Program Planning for Adult Learners (3 credits)
  • EFND 906A: Dissertation (5 credits)
  • EFND 906B: Dissertation (5 credits)
  • EFND 906C: Dissertation (5 credits)

Total: 60 credits