Doctor of Philosophy in Educational Leadership
K-12 Administration Emphasis
Department of Educational Leadership
PROGRAM OF STUDY (2014-15)
STUDENT INFORMATION
Student’s Name:
E-mail Address:
NAU ID:
@nau.edu
Enrollment Term:
Phone Number:
Expected Graduation:
(ex. Summer 2013)
(ex. Spring 2015)
Advisor:
Total Required Credits for this Degree Program: 63
This is the:
Initial (upon admission)
Final (submitted with Graduation Application) Program of Study
Check Statement Below (if applicable)
This Program of Study dated
replaces and supersedes any previously-submitted EDL POS or emphasis.
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Course No.
Course Title
I.
Required Courses (36 units required)
Replacement
Course
Semester
Year
Hours
Grade
T/E/P**
A. Professional Foundations (9 units required)
*
EDF 711
Philosophical Foundations of Education
Pre-req: EDF 670
*
EDF 703
Sociological Foundations of Education
Pre-req: EDF 677
*
EDF 742
Historical Research and Educational
History
Pre-req: EDF 671 or Consent of Instructor
B. Leadership Theory (9 units required)
*
EDL 733
Educational Organization Development
*
EDL 788
Advanced Leadership Theory
*
EDL 789
Advanced Leadership Seminar
C.
Professional Leadership: K-12 Administration Emphasis (18 units required)
*
EDL 734
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EDL 736
Education Funding Policy Studies
Pre-req: EDL 635 or Instructor Consent
Advanced School Law: Seminar in Policy
Analysis, Development, and Application
Pre-req: EDL 622 (or equivalent)
*
EDL 797
*Required
Internship Superintendency
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Student’s Name:
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Course No.
1.
NAU ID:
Course Title
Replacement
Course
Semester
Year
Hours
Grade
T/E/P**
Electives (9 units required): Graduate courses (doctoral preferred) from the College of Education or other Northern
Arizona University colleges.
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*
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D. Evaluation and Research (27 units required)
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EPS 525
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EDR 720
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EDR 798
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EDL 799
1.
Introduction to Statistics
Research Design
Co-req: EDR 610
Dissertation Seminar
Pre-req: EDR 610 and EDR 720
Dissertation
Pre-req: EDR 798
Select TWO courses from the following courses (6 units required): EPS 625, EDR 725, EDR 730, EDR 736, or EDL 770.
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Please Note:
 EDR 610, or equivalent, is a prerequisite for Area IV.
 Dissertation units must be at taken a minimum of 3 units at a time in continuous enrollment until 12 units are
taken. If additional dissertation units are needed, students may enroll in 1 unit at a time, after they have
completed 12 units. Students must be enrolled in 3 units of EDL 799 during the semester they defend their
dissertation.
 No graduate credit-units may be transferred into the program with the exception of credit-units taken from
Northern Arizona University for the purpose of Superintendent Certification.
 For more information about residency and other requirements that pertain to this degree, see Doctoral
Requirements Policy.
State Teaching Certification Plans
You can apply to a plan preparing you for state teaching certification in Principalship or Superintendency. You must have
a master's degree before you can obtain any of these state administrative certifications.
Certification plans vary in the number of educational leadership units that are required:
 Principalship requires 30 units.
 Superintendency requires 36 units.
All educational leadership units are as approved by Northern Arizona University's faculty and the State Board of
Education.
Each certification includes other requirements that need not be in leadership.
*Required
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Student’s Name:
NAU ID:
You must apply separately for these plans. Contact our Educational Leadership office for additional information.
SIGNATURES
By signing below, you agree to the following statement:
“Students are responsible for complete knowledge of Academic Catalog requirements in their degree plan for their
catalog year and adhering to all policies in the Academic Catalog.”
Student:
Date:
Advisor:
Date:
Chair (required for Final):
Date:
**Transfer/Equivalent/Previous Graduate Degree – Must have Advisor approval
Transfer
T = Course transferred from another university
Previous Graduate Degree
P = Course taken at NAU from previous graduate degree
Equivalent
E = Course taken at NAU in place of required course
Transfer Credit Example:
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Course No.
ABC 123
*Required
Course Title
Fundamentals of English
Replacement
Course
Semester
Year
Hours
Grade
T/E/P**
ASU 456
Fall
2012
3
A
T/ASU
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