Program Overview

Educational Leadership and Policy Studies EAGLE Program Scheme

The Educational Administration Guided Leadership Experiences (EAGLE) Program is a comprehensive educational program designed to provide students with the knowledge and skills necessary to succeed in educational leadership and policy studies.

Program Requirements

The program requires a minimum of 66 credit hours, including:

• Fall Courses
  • ELPS 435: Human Resource Management - 3 credits
  • ELPS 514: Organizational Change - 3 credits
  • ELPS 517: Workshop on Leadership Development - 3 credits
  • ELPS 520: Financial Management in School Administration - 3 credits
  • ELPS 521: Educational Administration and Governance - 3 credits
  • ELPS 523: Research in Educational leadership & Policy Studies - 3 credits
• Spring Courses
  • HUDE 400: Intermediate Statistics - 3 credits
  • ELPS 422: Seminar in Educational Policy - 3 credits
  • ELPS 455: Ethics in Decision Making - 3 credits
  • EDAP 518: Politics of Education - 3 credits
  • ELPS 519: Information Technology in School Management - 3 credits
  • HUDE 501: Design and Analysis 1-3 credits
• Other Course Requirements
  • XXX: Electives (Cognate) 12 credits
  • ELPS 506: Independent Study - 3 credits
  • ELPS 584: Internship - 6 credits
  • ELPS 599: Dissertation Seminar - 3 credits
  • ELPS 600: Dissertation Research - 6 credits

Exit Requirements

To exit the program, students must:

• Successfully complete all coursework with a minimum of a 3.0 GPA
• Not accumulate 9 or more semester hours of grades below B
• Demonstrate competency in the English language as evidenced by a passing score on the Graduate Expository Writing Examination
• Pass a written Preliminary and Comprehensive examination as prescribed by the faculty of the major department
• Complete an approved internship for a minimum of one (1) semester (full-time)
• Develop and defend a doctoral dissertation proposal in the major field that demonstrates an ability to organize and present effectively findings and results of research study

Academic Standards

To maintain academic good standing, students must:

1. Maintain a minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.0 (on a 4.0 scale)
2. Avoid incurring academic probation when the cumulative grade point average falls below 3.0
3. Achieve good academic standing by the end of the next semester in residence to avoid suspension from the graduate program
4. Avoid accumulating nine (9) or more semester hours of grades below B to avoid suspension from the graduate program
5. Wait one full semester (excluding the summer session) before being readmitted to the graduate program after suspension