How to apply Program Overview Courses Faculty Degree Requirements Request application info UMass Boston 100 Morrissey Blvd. Please see the general statement of degree requirements for doctoral programs. LIUS uses a cohort model. Requirements include 65 credits beyond the master's including an internship, a qualifying paper, dissertation research, and completion of a dissertation.
Course work begins in the summer and consists of three summers and two academic years.
In the fall of the third year, students complete the qualifying paper, which serves as the qualifying examination. Students must complete all core and elective courses and the qualifying paper before registering for the dissertation seminar and the dissertation research. Elective courses and the internship are aligned with courses required for principal and director certifications offered through the University's Graduate Program in Educational Administration, so that students may use LIUS courses to fulfill many of the requirements for administrative certification. The Dissertation Dissertation planning may begin as early as the first year, but a formal proposal must be submitted for approval by the middle of the third year. The dissertation should address a substantive question about some topic of importance to urban public schools.