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Doctor of Education Degree Program in School Executive Leadership (SELP)


SELP COURSE OFFERINGS

Students enrolled in the Doctor of Education degree program with superintendent licensure will complete a minimum of 72 hours for their degree, which includes the following: 1) 40 hours of Educational Organization and Leadership (EOL) coursework, 2) 16 hours of cognate coursework (8 hours in Curriculum and Instruction and 8 hours in Educational Policy Studies), 3) 12 hours of research methods coursework, and 4) a minimum of 4 hours of thesis research. (Note: After reviewing students’ transcripts, in some instances students may be required to complete additional coursework, to remedy any deficiencies in coursework.)

 

Semester Tentative Course Sequence (subject to resource and faculty availability)
Fall 2007 EOL 549: Administration Theory (4 hrs)
EOL 562: School District Management (4 hrs)
Spring 2008 EOL 561: Educational Politics and Policies (4 hrs)
EOL 565: Human Resource Management (4 hrs)
Summer 2008 *EPSY 480: Educational Statistics (4 hrs)
*CI 501: Fundamentals of Curr Develop (4 hrs) (EAL cognate)
Fall 2008 *EOL 590: Research I (4 hrs)
EOL 544: School District Improvement (4 hrs)
Spring 2009 EOL 566: Financial Administration (4 hrs)
EOL 564: Democracy and Politics (4 hrs)
Summer 2009 *EPS590 Politics of Education (EAL cognate) (4 hrs)
*EOL563 The School Superintendency (4 hrs)
*EOL560 Clinical Experience Admin (2 hrs)
Fall 2009 *CI 509: QMR – Qualitative Methods in Research (4 hrs) (on-campus)
EOL 560: Clinical Experience Admin (2 hrs)
Spring 2010 EPS 590: Future of American Public Education (EAL cognate) (4 hrs)
EOL 567: Program Planning and Evaluation (4 hrs)
Summer 2010 Qualifying Exams
Fall 2010 EOL 598: Thesis Proposal Writing (4 hrs)
Spring 2011 EOL 599: Thesis Research (continuous enrollment until degree completion)
*Students complete on-campus coursework during these terms

 

For more SELP Information, visit the EOL department Web page: www.ed.uiuc.edu/eol/edadmin/home.html
For more CCEL information, visit the Higher Education program Web page: www.ed.uiuc.edu/eol/highered/home.html



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