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2019-2020 Graduate Catalog

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2019-2020 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 hrs
EDAD 714 - Instructional Leadership 3 cr hrs
EDAD 716 - Curriculum Leadership 3 cr hrs
EDAD 720 - Special Education Law for School Administrators 3 cr hrs
EDAD 721 - Administration and Supervision of Special Education 3 cr hrs
EDAD 754 - School Business Leadership 3 cr hrs
EDAD 735 - School Law 3 cr hrs
EDAD 740 - School Community Relations 3 cr hrs
EDAD 801 - Theory in Educational Leadership 3 cr hrs
EDAD 810 - Research in Educational Leadership 3 cr hrs
EDAD 760 - Human Resources and Community Leadership 3 cr hrs
EDAD 885 - Dissertation Seminar 3 cr hrs
EDAD 894D - Internship/Field Experience (Ed.D.) 1 to 8 cr hrs (in SPED Administration 3 credit hours required)
EDAD 898D - Dissertation in Edad (C) 1 to 20 cr hrs (15-20 credit hours required)
EDAD elective courses 0-6 credit hours
SPED 710 - Survey Cognitive Disabilities 2 cr hrs
SPED 730 - Survey: Learning Disabilities 2 cr hrs
SPED 740 - Survey: Behavior Disorders 2 cr hrs
SPED 760 - the Nature and Needs of the Gifted Child 3 cr hrs
SPED 770 - Survey: Early Childhood Special Education 3 cr hrs
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 hrs
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.

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