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2018-2019 Graduate Catalog

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2018-2019 Graduate Catalog [Archived Catalog]

Educational Administration and Leadership - Director of Special Education (Ed.D.)

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Admission Information

Doctor of Education, Director of Special Education: Total 90-95 credit hours with a minimum of 60 credit hours beyond a conferred master’s degree & a minimum of 30 credit hours beyond a conferred master’s degree & specialist’s degree in Special Education.

Major Area Coursework

EDAD 701 - EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP (C) 3 cr
EDAD 714 - INSTRUCTIONAL LEADERSHIP 3 cr
EDAD 716 - CURRICULUM LEADERSHIP 3 cr
EDAD 720 - SPECIAL EDUCATION LAW FOR SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS 3 cr
EDAD 721 - ADMINISTRATION AND SUPERVISION OF SPECIAL EDUCATION 3 cr
EDAD 754 - SCHOOL BUSINESS LEADERSHIP 3 cr
EDAD 735 - SCHOOL LAW 3 cr
EDAD 740 - COMMUNITY RELATIONS AND PERSONNEL LEADERSHIP 3 cr
EDAD 801 - THEORY IN EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP 3 cr
EDAD 810 - RESEARCH IN EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP 3 cr
EDAD 760 - HUMAN RESOURCES SYSTEMS AND COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP 3 cr
EDAD 885 - DISSERTATION SEMINAR 3 cr
EDAD 894D - INTERNSHIP/FIELD EXPERIENCE (Ed.D.) 1 to 8 cr (in SPED Administration 3 credit hours required)
EDAD 898D - DISSERTATION IN EDAD (C) 1 to 20 cr (15-20 credit hours required)
EDAD elective courses 0-6 credit hours
SPED 710 - SURVEY COGNITIVE DISABILITIES 2 cr
SPED 730 - SURVEY: LEARNING DISABILITIES 2 cr
SPED 740 - SURVEY: BEHAVIOR DISORDERS 2 cr
SPED 760 - THE NATURE AND NEEDS OF THE GIFTED CHILD 3 cr
SPED 770 - SURVEY: EARLY CHILDHOOD SPECIAL EDUCATION 3 cr
Note: A minimum of four courses is required including SPED 770, if candidate has not taken it in M.A. program, from the above list of SPED courses. Other SPED 700-level courses may be substituted with advisor’s consent.

Supporting Area Coursework

EDFN/EPSY Foundations course 3 credit hours
EDER Advanced Statistics course 3 credit hours
EDER 762 - FOUNDATIONS OF STATISTICS 3 cr
Supporting electives/outside courses 9-15 credit hours
In addition to successfully completing coursework students must take and successfully pass a comprehensive exam and defend their dissertation.

Note:

*For licensure in South Dakota students need to take Indian Education (INED) 511.