The major steps in the process include:

1. Complete the application materials. (We can send those to you if you are ready.) Also see Admission Procedures.
2. Acceptance by the Graduate School. (There is a committee within the Ed Leadership Unit that reviews the applications and recommends acceptance or rejection. A temporary chairperson/advisor will be assigned.)
3. Begin taking courses that fit into the outlined program.

4. Select a permanent chairperson for your committee.
5. With the chairperson, work out the details of your program and select two (masters) or four (doctorate) committee members. Submit the program and committee for approval.
6. When the course work is near to being completed, take a written comprehensive examination (8 hrs masters or 20 hrs doctorate). For doctoral students, the written comps are followed by a 2-hour oral clarification meeting with the committee.

    For Doctoral Students only:

7. Develop a research topic with your chairperson and prepare a research proposal.
8. Meet with your entire committee to seek approval of the proposal.
9. Complete the research and write up the dissertation.
10. Defend the dissertation before your committee and any faculty members who choose to attend.

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