EDD.LDREJ - EDD in Leadership for Educational Justice

The Doctorate in Education (Ed.D.) in Leadership for Educational Justice is a nationally unique program that engages students in rigorous study, debate, research, and practice. Our driving mission is to produce scholarly practitioners who are sought for leadership roles in schools, districts, colleges, universities, agencies and public service. 

The entire program comprises 60 semester credits of advanced graduate work taken over three or four years. While most of the courses in the program are offered in-person, some courses may be offered in a hybrid delivery format (some in-persons class sessions and some class sessions meeting synchronously online). The requirements include 21 credits of core content coursework, 15 credits of concentration coursework, 9 credits of methods coursework, and 15 credits of dissertation work. Each student will declare a concentration from the following: higher education and student affairs, school and district leadership (with Preliminary Administrative Services credential), school and district leadership (without credential), community-engaged leadership in schools and society, or general concentration. With faculty approval, students may transfer in up to 6 credits of master’s or higher-level coursework if it is relevant to and aligns with program curriculum. Coursework must comply with the doctoral credit obsolescence policy. Please refer to the Ed.D. Handbook for additional information and requirements.