P12 Leadership Cohort

Overview

The mission of the Doctoral Program in Educational Leadership is to create a network of school and college administrators prepared to effect profound change in teaching and learning that leads to improved student achievement.

Courses Requirements and Sequence

The program requires 60 units of coursework to be completed over three full years.

Program of Study for P12 Leadership Cohort

ELPS 700 The Art of Collaborative Leadership (3)
ELPS 705 Organizational Complexity and Change (3)
ELPS 710 Curricular and Instructional Leadership for Systemic Reform (6)
ELPS 715 Leading Change through Cultural Competence (3)
ELPS 725 Instructional Assessment and Program Evaluation (3)
ELPS 730 Public Policy in Education (3)
ELPS 740 Entrepreneurship in Education (3)
ELPS 745 The Science of Administration (3)
ELPS 750 The Ethical Dimensions of Leadership (3)
ELPS 755 Human Relations in Educational Organizations (3)
ELPS 760 Field-based Inquiry I (3)
ELPS 765 Field-based Inquiry II (3)
ELPS 770 Applied Quantitative Inquiry I (3)
ELPS 775 Applied Quantitative Inquiry II* (3)
ELPS 780 Applied Qualitative Inquiry I (3)
ELPS 785 Applied Qualitative Inquiry II* (3)
ELPS 789 Dissertation Seminar (12)
Year One (24 units) Fall Spring Summer
  ELPS 700 ELPS 715 ELPS 710
  ELPS 780 ELPS 770  
  ELPS 760 ELPS 765  
Year Two (21 units) Fall Spring Summer
  ELPS 705 ELPS 725 ELPS 745
  ELPS 775 or 785 ELPS 730 ELPS 789
  ELPS 789 ELPS 789  
Year Three (15 units) Fall Spring Summer
  ELPS 740 ELPS 755 ELPS 750
  ELPS 789 ELPS 789 ELPS 789

Program Benchmarks:

When:

Identify Dissertation Chair End of Spring Year One
Identify Dissertation Committee Members Fall Year Two
Qualifying Exam Spring Year Two
Dissertation Proposal Defense Spring Year Two
Final Dissertation Defense Summer Year Three
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