D. degree is designed as a practitioners degree to provide graduate students with advanced professional training and to develop further their abilities in the scholarly study of problems in higher education administration. The degree requires the completion of at least 16 units beyond the master's degree including a maximum of 4 units of thesis credit.
Course work includes area of specialization, perspective options, research, and thesis credit.
The continuous residence requirement for Ed. D. candidates must include concurrent and reciprocal participation in an approved full-time combination of academic courses and professional experiences over four consecutive terms. This plan must be approved by the Graduate Programs Committee. Students must also complete a professional work experience, written qualifying exams, and preliminary and final oral exams for the thesis. 1-4 E. Higher Ed.