Doctor of Education

You'll build your analysis, problem-solving and leadership skills in one of two concentrations:

In Curriculum and Instruction you'll learn to:

• Build curriculum to meet the needs of diverse students
• Identify the need for staff development and deliver it to faculty
• Support and facilitate curriculum with the right resources
• Evaluate the effectiveness of staff development
• Explain standards and changes to diverse audiences
• Use student data to adapt curriculum and instruction
• Implement standards changes to curriculum and instruction
• Use technology effectively
• Evaluate digital educational programs

In Educational Leadership you'll learn to:

• Plan, implement and manage organizational change using data to create a collaborative culture
• Implement a shared vision of learning
• Manage resources to provide a safe, efficient learning environment
• Make ethical decisions
• Understand and respond to political, social, economic and legal landscapes
• Nurture and sustain a school culture conducive to student learning
• Use technology effectively campuswide

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Our program is arranged in a cohort structure with a new group of students admitted each fall semester. Each cohort meets on Tuesdays and Thursdays during the fall and spring semesters. 

Many courses embrace a hybrid format with online and face-to-face meetings alternating over the course of a semester.

Summer terms call for concentrated meeting periods to allow educators to include vacation time in their calendars.

All applicants must provide evidence that they possess the intellectual, professional and social qualities necessary for successful completion of the program requirements.

• Master’s degree from a regionally accredited college or university
• GPA of 3.2 or higher on a 4.0 for your master's work
• Minimum GRE of 150 on verbal reasoning and 141 on quantitative reasoning within the last five years (Or equivalent on the old scoring scale)
• Minimum GRE score of 4 on analytical writing exam within the last five years (The admission committee will ask you to complete a writing sample on site to assess your writing skills
• Two (2) years of experience as a teacher or administrator (with teaching experience) in a public, private or higher education setting
• Interview session with program faculty to assess your use of correct English grammar and language construction, the clarity of expression, depth of understanding of education issues, analytical ability and the ability to communicate as required by the program
• Three (3) letters of recommendation that show you're motivated to achieve, have the capacity to contribute to the learning process and will bring real-life experience to the program

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Admission Deadline:

Admission deadline for Fall 2017 is July 15.

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