Cohort Course Sequence

• Fall I (6 hours)

Introductory Seminar in Educational Leadership (3)
History of American Education (3)

• Spring I (6 hours)

Educational Politics and Policy (3)
Organizational Change and Leadership Theory (3)
Preliminary Examinations

• Summer I (9 hours)

Educational Assessment (3)
Specialization 1 (3)
Specialization 2 (3)

• Fall II (6 hours)

Strategic Planning and Data-Driven Decision-Making (3)
Research I (3)
Comprehensive Written Examinations and Advancement to Candidacy

• Winter II (3 hours)

Cognition and Exceptionalities (3)

• Spring II (6 hours)

Specialization 3 (3)
Research II (3)

• Summer II (9 hours)

Applying Theory and Research to Practice (3)
Capstone Seminar (3)
Practicum I (3)
Prospectus presented and approved

• Fall III (6 hours)

Practicum II (3)
Dissertation I (3)

• Spring III (9 hours)

Dissertation II (9) and Defense