Doctor of Education in Leadership for Learning (Ed.D.)

Admission Deadline Date for Spring 2009 Cohort:
September 2, 2008 at 5:00 p.m.

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The Bagwell College of Education is proud to offer the Doctor of Education in Leadership for Learning (Ed.D.). Our post-master’s doctorate in education is designed for the experienced and active professional. This professional shares our common commitment to distributed leadership for the improvement of schools and learning.

The doctoral program is highly selective and designed using a collaborative cohort model for the candidates. The faculty believe that leaders for learning must see and experience the collaborative, problem-solving nature of distributed leadership in their program if they are to be collaborative, problem-solvers in distributed leadership roles in the real world of P-12 schools.

Incoming students will be admitted to pursue one of the initial concentrations in the program:

• Elementary & Early Childhood Education
• Adolescent Education-Mathematics
• Inclusive Education
• Instructional Technology
• Adolescent Education—English/Language Arts

75 hours of study in four component blocks as follows:

• Common Core in Distributed Leadership 27 hours
• Concentration 27 hours
• Guided Electives 12 hours
• Dissertation 9 hours
• Total: 75 hours

Clear performance outcomes are the backbone of our program with alignment to NCATE, SACS and KSU Assurance of Learning initiatives.

Embedded Ed.S. - The Educational Specialist (Ed.S.) degree in Leadership for Learning may be awarded upon completion of 18 hours of the common core and 15 hours in one of the concentrations.

Admission is granted through a College level admission process and is highly competitive. Students in the cohort will begin this program in January 2009, enroll typically on a part-time basis, a minimum of two courses every semester including summers. Students will earn their doctoral degrees within four years by December 2013. Applications are due Sept. 2, 2008 at 5pm.

Fees- Pending Board of Regents approval, costs will be comparable to other doctoral degree programs. Currently, this is $190 - $200 per credit hour. Some concentrations may qualify for the HOPE Teacher program. For more information regarding HOPE Teacher Scholarship, please contact Kellie Oxford (koxford@kennesaw.edu - 770-423-6043).

HOPE Teacher Scholarship Update - The Georgia Student Finance Commission (GSFC) informed KSU on September 5, 2007, that 2007-2008 Hope Teacher scholarship monies for new applicants have been exhausted.  We will no longer accept new applications for Hope Teacher funding for this year.

We will continue to accept Hope Teacher renewal applications, at the request of the GSFC, until further notice. The application for the 2008-2009 fiscal year will be released on June 1, 2008, with fiscal funds releasing on July 1, 2008.  Individuals who were not awarded for this year, due to funds shortage, are encouraged to apply next year upon release of the new application.

Financial Aid questions should be directed to KSU Financial Aid at 770-423-6074.  Hope Teacher questions should be directed to Kellie Oxford ( koxford@kennesaw.edu ) or the Georgia Student Finance Commission at 770-724-9000.

Admission Requirements