Program Overview
Educational Leadership Program
The Educational Leadership program at NC State is designed to prepare systems-level leaders to improve the quality of K-12 schools by preparing the next generation of superintendents dedicated to educational excellence and equity. Graduates are empowered with leadership strategies that improve student performance in environments that are dynamic, interactive, and culturally diverse.
Program Description
The Ed.D. in Educational Leadership leads to district/superintendent licensure and requires core courses in educational leadership, research methods (9 hours), an internship (6 hours), and a dissertation (12 hours). Students must be officially admitted to the Ed.D. program to enroll in doctoral classes.
Course of Study
The program requires a minimum of 54 credit hours beyond the master’s degree. Students complete 27 hours of core and elective courses, 9 credit hours of research methods, a two-semester internship (6 hours), and 12 hours of dissertation research.
Admission Requirements
Applicants must hold a North Carolina Principal’s license or be eligible to receive one; transcripts; three letters of reference (at least one must be from your current supervisor); resume (including teaching assignments, leadership experiences, and trainings); and personal statement of interest and fit with career goals.
Applicant Information
- Delivery Method: On-Campus
- Entrance Exam: None
- Interview Required: At discretion of program faculty
Application Deadlines
- Summer 1: January 5
Degrees
- Educational Leadership (EdD)
Faculty
Full Professor
- Bonnie C. Fusarelli
- Lance D. Fusarelli
Associate Professors
- David Ayers
- Lisa Bass
- Anna Margaret Jacob
Assistant Professors
- Jennifer Ayscue
- Timothy Drake
- Maja Stojanovic
Lecturer
- Clinton Bolton
Practice/Research/Teaching Professors
- Gregory E. Hicks
- Henry Johnson
- Francine Piscitelli Riddick
- Makena Stewart
- Michael Ward
Adjunct Faculty
- Patrick Crane
- Pam Eddinger
- John D. Enamait
- Linda Garcia
- Algie Gatewood
- Cameron Sublett
- Keith Witham
Emeritus Faculty
- Paul F. Bitting
Teaching Assistant Professors
- Briana Gaines
- Shatoi Scott
Courses
Education
- ED 710: Applied Quantitative Methods in Education I (3 credit hours) This course is designed for researchers and leaders to gain experience using quantitative analytic approaches to answer questions in educational research and policy analysis.
- ED 711: Applied Quantitative Methods in Education II (3 credit hours) Students will apply and enhance their quantitative skills through analysis of existing datasets.
- ED 730: Introduction to Qualitative Research in Education (3 credit hours) Design of qualitative studies, conduct of field work including open-ended interviews and participant observation, analysis of data and understanding of the theoretical and philosophical background of this research approach.
- ED 731: Advanced Qualitative Research and Data Analysis in Education (3 credit hours) Intensive course in the use of field-based and general qualitative research data analysis methods in the social study of education.