Program: Educational Administration and Leadership - School District Superintendent (Ed.D.) - University of South Dakota - Modern Campus Catalog™

Apr 14, 2025

2019-2020 Graduate Catalog

Admissions Information

Doctor of Education, Superintendent Total: 90-95 credit hours with a conferred equivalent master’s degree or 30 hours of master’s work and conferred equivalent Ed.S. degree or 60 hours of M.A. and Ed.S. work

Major Area Coursework

EDAD 750 - School District Leadership 3 cr hrs
EDAD 754 - School Business Leadership 3 cr hrs
EDAD 760 - Human Resources and Community Leadership 3 cr hrs
EDAD 765 - School Facility Leadership 3 cr hrs
EDAD 770 - Action Research in Ed Leadership 3 cr hrs
EDAD 775 - Public School Finance 3 cr hrs
EDAD 786 - Superintendent Capstone 3 cr hrs
EDAD 801 - Theory in Educational Leadership 3 cr hrs
EDAD 805 - Inquiry for the Scholar-Practitioner 3 cr hrs
EDAD 810 - Research in Educational Leadership 3 cr hrs
EDAD 885 - Dissertation Seminar 3 cr hrs
EDAD 898D - Dissertation in Edad (C) 1 to 20 cr hrs (15-20 credit hours required)
EDAD/AHED elective courses 0-3 cr hrs

Supporting Area Coursework

AHED/EDFN/EPSY Foundation Course 3 cr hrs
EDER 762 - Foundations of Statistics 3 cr hrs
Select one of the following Advanced Research courses:
EDER 763 - Qualitative Methods of Educational Research 3 cr hrs
EDER 860 - Advanced Statistics I 3 cr hrs
EDER 861 - Advanced Statistics II 3 cr hrs
EDAD 890 - Seminar (C) 1 to 3 cr hrs

Note:

In addition to successfully completing coursework students must take and successfully pass a comprehensive exam and defend their dissertation.

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