EdD Higher Education-Community College Leadership, Curriculum Sequence

Year 1, First Semester (Fall, Year 1): 9 Credits

• EDHE 600 - The American Community College 3 Credits
• EDHE 601 - Leadership and Administration in Community Colleges 3 Credits
• EDSR 604 - Introduction to Educational Research 3 Credits

Year 1, Second Semester (Spring, Year 1) : 12 Credits

• EDHE 602 - Professional Development Seminar for Careers in Community Colleges-Year I 3 Credits
• EDHE 604 - Community College Finance and Budgeting 3 Credits
• EDHE 605 - Community College Planning and Management 3 Credits
• EDHE 609 - Contemporary Issues in Urban Education 3 Credits

Year 1, Third Semester (Summer, Year 1): 6 Credits

• EDHE 608 - Technology in Contemporary Community Colleges 3 Credits
• EDSR 624 - Introduction to Qualitative Research Methods in Education 3 Credits

Year 2, Fourth Semester (Fall, Year 2): 9 Credits

• ASLJ 601 - Legal Aspects of Education 3 Credits
• EDHE 606 - The Learning College 3 Credits
• EDSR 632 - Quantitative Research Methods in Education 3 Credits

Year 2, Fifth Semester (Spring, Year 2): 9 Credits

• EDHE 607 - Student Development in Community Colleges 3 Credits
• EDHE 616 - Community College Trustees and Governing Boards 3 Credits
• EDHE 627 - Mixed Methods Research for Community College Leaders 3 Credits

Year 2, Sixth Semester (Summer, Year 2): 6 Credits

• ASLP 601 - Politics of Education 3 Credits
• EDHE 615 - The Community College Presidency 3 Credits

Year 3, Seventh Semester (Fall, Year 3): 6 Credits

• EDHE 611 - Professional Development for Careers in Community Colleges II 3 Credits
• EDHE 617 - Clinical Internship-The Community College Experience 6 Credits

Total Credit Hours: 57

Continuing Semesters

(Continuing enrollment required to complete the comprehensive exam, proposal defense, and dissertation defense)

• ASLP 993 - Doctoral Pre-Candidacy 3 Credits (Reports as 9 Credits)
• EDHE 997 - Dissertation Guidance 3 Credits (Reports as 9 Credits)
• EDHE 998 - Dissertation Defense 9 Credits (Reports as 9 Credits)

Note

* Note: 

Pre-Candidacy cannot be used to fulfill academic, curricular credits.  The course is used only when the curriculum has been completed and has not yet reached Canddiacy status within the program.  The course registration maintains the student status as a matriculated, full-time student. The only eligible grade for ASLP 793 is the grade of “S.”

** Note: 

The student will continuously register in Fall and Spring terms for EDHE 997 (Dissertation Guidance) until the Dissertation is completed and submitted to the School of Graduate Studies for review.  The course is used only when the curriculum has been completed and the student is completing the research and writing of the Dissertation. The EDHE 997 course registration maintains the student status as a matriculated, full-time student (student registers for 3 credit hours each semester, but is acknowledged as having a 9 credit hour load).  

After the Intent to Defend the Dissertation form has been received by the School of Graduate Studies, this course registration will be changed to EDHE 998 (Dissertation Defense) for the given semester and count for 3 credit hours of curricular coursework (EDHE 998 will also count as 9 credits of load).  EDHE 997 will not count toward curricular credits. Other courses cannot be substituted for EDHE 997 (Dissertation Guidance). The only eligible grade for EDHE 997 (Dissertation Guidance) is the grade of “S” and the only acceptable grade for EDHE 998 (Dissertation Defense) is “P/F” (Pass/Fail).