Higher Education Leadership & Organizational Studies: 30-credit ABD Concentration, EdD
Educational Leadership Doctorate
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 a regionally accredited post-secondary institution except for 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 | |