HIGHER
EDUCATION LEADERSHIP PROGRAM
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REQUIREMENTS
FOR THE DOCTOR OF EDUCATION (ED.D.) DEGREE IN HIGHER EDUCATION
I. Alternative Program Options: Areas of Specialization II. Ed.D. Admission Prerequisites Formal admission to the Doctor of Education (Ed.D.) degree requires (1) admission to the University of Arkansas Graduate School, which requires a separate application process; (2) a master's degree or approved equivalent (minimally, 30 hours of post-baccalaureate graduate work completed); (3) a cumulative grade-point average on all graduate work attempted of at least 3.5 and a satisfactory Millers Analogy Test (MAT) score or Graduate Record Examination (GRE) composite score, or a cumulative graduate grade-point average of at least 3.25 and one of the following: a Millers Analogy Test (MAT) score of at least 55 or a Graduate Record Examination (GRE) composite score of at least 1500 on three parts (verbal, quantitative, and analytical); (4) a minimum of three years of successful, relevant professional experience or its equivalent; (5) a completed Higher Education Program Application for Admission Form; (6) an autobiographical sketch; (7) at least three supporting letters of recommendation, (8) a writing sample; and (9) a personal interview. III. Ed.D. Program Requirements A. Completion of a minimum of 96 graduate semester-hour credits (some students may need to take more than the minimum of 96 hours), including a minimum of 24 hours in Higher Education and at least 18 dissertation hours. In meeting the doctoral residence requirement, candidates who hold a masters degree from the University of Arkansas must earn a minimum of 30 semester hours on the Fayetteville campus; candidates who hold a masters degree from another institution must earn a minimum of 36 semester hours on this campus. The above is exclusive of credit earned in Independent Study; however, three hours of Doctoral Dissertation may be applied toward this requirements. B. Completion of eleven (12) semester hours of the following Higher Education core courses:
C. Completion of a twelve (12) semester-hour core in the area of specialization (program option). For students whose primary career goals are in administration (including student personnel work), these consist of the following:
Students whose primary career goals are in college teaching will take the following:
D. Completion of a minimum of six (6) additional semester hours of approved electives in Higher Education:
E. Completion of twelve (12) semester hours (or approved equivalents) from a common core of designated three-hour courses required of all College of Education and Health Professions doctoral students, including:
F. Completion of a minimum of nine (9) graduate semester hours of approved electives outside Higher Education. (Included as part of a required total of 45 graduate semester-hours in the teaching field(s) of those pursuing a specialization in college teaching.) G. Completion of one of the five residency requirement options. H. For
students with no prior full-time administrative or college teaching experience,
completion of three (3) to nine (9) semester hours of: I. A minimum grade-point average of at least 3.25 on all course work presented as part of the degree program. No graduate degree credit will be granted for any course grades below "C." J. Satisfactory completion of all requirements governing the written and oral examinations examination, the dissertation, and the final oral dissertation defense. K. Students
enrolled in the Higher Education Program must be appointed to graduate
assistantship or be employed in Higher Education or a related field (exceptions
must be approved by faculty).
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