Higher Education Leadership & Organizational Studies: 30-credit ABD Concentration, EdD
Educational Leadership, EdD
The EdD in Educational Leadership - Higher Education Leadership and Organizational Studies offers a 30-credit option, all-but-dissertation (ABD) for students who have completed all the requirements of a doctoral program in any field from an institution accredited by an agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education, with the exception of the dissertation.
Degree requirements for the Higher Education Leadership & Organizational Studies: 30-credit ABD concentration are as follows:
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| HLO 691A | ABD Dissertation in Practice Community Seminar 1A | 0 |
| HLO 691B | ABD Dissertation in Practice Community Seminar 1B | 0 |
| HLO 692A | ABD Dissertation in Practice Community Seminar 2A | 0 |
| HLO 692B | ABD Dissertation in Practice Community Seminar 2B | 0 |
| HLO 693A | ABD Dissertation in Practice Community Seminar 3A | 0 |
| HLO 693B | ABD Dissertation in Practice Community Seminar 3B | 0 |
| HLO 694A | ABD Dissertation in Practice Community Seminar 4A | 0 |
| HLO 694B | ABD Dissertation in Practice Community Seminar 4B | 0 |
| HLO 695A | ABD Dissertation in Practice Community Seminar 5A | 0 |
| HLO 695B | ABD Dissertation in Practice Community Seminar 5B | 0 |
| HLO 700 | The Reflective and Visionary Leader Theory and Practice | 3 |
| HLO 705 | Organizational Development, Change and Transformation in Ed. Orgs. | 3 |
| HLO 710 | Leading Transformation and Change | 3 |
| HLO 715 | Entrepreneurial Thinking and Innova tive Practice in Education | 3 |
| HLO 720 | Capacity Building for High Perf orming Educational Organizations | 3 |
| HLO 750 | Foundations of Action Research | 3 |
| HLO 760 | Introduction to the Action Research Dissertation | 3 |
| HLO 761 | Dissertation Seminar II | 3 |
| HLO 762 | Dissertation Seminar III | 3 |
| HLO 763 | Dissertation Seminar IV | 3 |
| Note: HLO 765 Dissertation Continuation is required each semester after completion of HLO 763 Dissertation Seminar IV and through successful defense of the dissertation. In the event that a student completes dissertation coursework and the dissertation prior to completing their coursework, they would not be required to take HLO 765 Dissertation Continuation while enrolled in the remaining courses. | ||
| Total Credits Required: | 30 | |