The Doctor of Education (Ed.D.) in Rural and Diverse Educational Leadership is a fully online program requiring candidates to earn 60 hours above the master’s degree.
General Requirements
- All Ed.D. Admission Requirements must be met and admission granted to the School of Graduate Studies and the program.
- Concurrent enrollment is prohibited.
- Because the program is fully online, no on-campus residency is required.
- Up to nine hours of approved coursework may be transferred into the program. Students must notify their advisor of their plan to transfer credits prior to registering for the first semester. The coursework must meet graduate school guidelines and be approved by the program director and the College of Education Dean.
- All transfer hours submitted for approved program credit must have been completed no more than 10 years prior to the completion of the Ed.D. program. Time limits will be monitored closely.
- Only grades of A or B are accepted in the doctoral course work. Doctoral students must maintain a 3.0 GPA or higher. Letter grades of C or below cannot be used toward the doctoral degree requirements.
- Courses may not be audited.