Educational Leadership - Degree Process
Degree Process
The major steps in the process include:
- Complete the application materials. (We can send those to you if you are ready.) Also see Admission Procedures.
- Acceptance by the Division of Graduate Education. (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.)
- Begin taking courses that fit into the outlined program.
- Select a permanent chairperson for your committee.
- With the chairperson, work out the details of your program and select two (masters) or four (doctorate) committee members. Submit the Program of Study and Committee form for approval.
- 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:
- Develop a research topic with your chairperson and prepare a research proposal.
- Meet with your entire committee to seek approval of the proposal.
- Complete the research and write up the dissertation.
- Defend the dissertation before your committee and any faculty members who choose to attend.
