Doctor of Education in Educational Administration and Supervision
90 credits
The doctor of education degree (EdD) is designed to meet the needs of advanced graduate students who hold or are seeking to assume leadership roles in education and who are dedicated to advancing the profession through quality teaching, research, and service. The curriculum emphasizes school administration in K-12 settings. The program is designed to satisfy the licensing requirements in Indiana for the school superintendency; however, sufficient flexibility exists to design a program to meet the needs of the individual candidate.
Degree requirements
The doctoral degree program with a major in educational administration and supervision consists of a minimum of 90 graduate credits. 48 credits must be completed at Ball State. A master’s degree is required; previous graduate course work may be counted toward the 90 total credits required in the program.
Research requirements
A minimum of 15 credits in research is required prior to DISS 799.
Required courses
| EDAD 635 | Educational Decision Making | 3 |
| EDPS 640 | Methodology of Educational and Psychological Research | 3 |
| EDPS 641 | Introduction to Statistical Methods | 3 |
| ID 705 | Research Colloquium | 1 TO 3 |
3 credits from
| EDPS 642 | Analysis of Variance | 3 |
| EDPS 646 | Tests and Measurements | 3 |
| EDPS 785 | Multilevel Statistical Modeling | 3 |
| EDST 650 | Introduction to Qualitative Research | 3 |
| EDST 660 | Ethnographic Research in Education | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 3 |
Total Credit Hours: 15
Dissertation
Each student is required to write a dissertation on a topic approved by the committee. Students sign up for DISS 799 for a total of 10 dissertation credits.
Total Credit Hours: 10
Required courses
The doctoral student ordinarily will have taken the following educational administration courses earned for the master’s in educational administration and supervision, administrative license, and/or the EdS in school superintendency, and those students may have met many of the requirements below as a part of those programs. A minimum of 40 credits of graduate work is required in the major, a majority of which must be taken at Ball State University.
Master’s courses
| EDAD 600 | Introduction to Educational Leadership | 3 |
| EDAD 630 | Human Resource Development | 3 |
| EDAD 635 | Educational Decision Making | 3 |
| EDAD 650 | Supervision of Instruction | 3 |
| EDAD 684 | Educational Finance and Ethics | 3 |
| EDAD 686 | School Law | 3 |
| EDAD 689 | The School Principal | 3 |
| EDAD 694 | Principal Internship | 3 |
| EDCU 601 | Principles and Procedures of Curriculum Development | 3 |
| EDPS 640 | Methodology of Educational and Psychological Research | 3 |
3 credits from
| EDFO 631 | Philosophy of Education | 3 |
| EDFO 641 | History of American Education | 3 |
| EDFO 651 | Educational Sociology | 3 |
| EDMU 660 | Multicultural and Multiethnic Education in American Schools | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 36 |
EdS courses
| EDAD 640 | The Educational Administrator and Public Relations | 3 |
| EDAD 685 | Fiscal Management of Educational Agencies | 3 |
| EDAD 687 | Legal Aspects of Education | 3 |
| EDAD 688 | School Buildings, Grounds, and Equipment | 3 |
| EDAD 696 | Superintendent Internship | 3 |
| EDAD 698 | Seminar in Theories of Educational Leadership and Management | 3 |
| EDAD 780 | School District Administrator | 3 |
| EDAD 782 | Specialist Capstone Seminar | 3 |
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| EDCU 610 | The Elementary School Curriculum | 3 |
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| EDCU 620 | The Secondary School Curriculum | 3 |
6 credits from
| EDEL 644 | Education in a Diverse Society | 3 |
| EDFO 631 | Philosophy of Education | 3 |
| EDMU 660 | Multicultural and Multiethnic Education in American Schools | 3 |
| EDPS 603 | Psychology of Human Development | 3 |
| EDPS 641 | Introduction to Statistical Methods | 3 |
| EDPS 646 | Tests and Measurements | 3 |
| EDST 671 | Evaluation of Educational Programs | 3 |
| SCCO 600 | Introduction to School Counseling | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 36 |
Additional courses in the major
| EDAD 798 | Advanced Political Seminar in Educational Administration (Politics and Education) | 3 |
| EDPS 600 | Advanced Educational Psychology | 3 |
| EDPS 641 | Introduction to Statistical Methods | 3 |
EDAD 798: must be taken for 3 credits for two consecutive semester
One multicultural course from
| EDEL 644 | Education in a Diverse Society | 3 |
| EDFO 651 | Educational Sociology | 3 |
| EDMU 660 | Multicultural and Multiethnic Education in American Schools | 3 |
| EDMU 670 | Social and Cultural Minorities in American Education | 3 |
| SOC 521 | Racial and Cultural Minorities in the United States | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 3 |
Cognate Requirements
The doctoral student must have either two cognate fields (or minors) consisting of a minimum of 15 credits each or a single cognate field consisting of a minimum of 24 credits. For the 15-credit cognate, 9 credits must be taken at Ball State University; 12 credits of the 24-credit cognate must be taken at Ball State University. Cognates are available in all university major fields of study for the master’s, specialist, and doctoral degrees. In addition, cognates are offered in composition; general foundations of business; general field of education; gifted studies; higher education; history, philosophy, and sociology of education; literary theory; literature, couples and family counseling; neuropsychology; psychology of human development, teacher education in higher education; the teaching of English; theory of computing, and research methodology.
Doctoral Committee
The student’s doctoral committee is appointed after the student has been admitted to study for the doctoral degree—usually near the end of the first year of doctoral work. Until the committee has been appointed, the director of the doctoral program or a delegated representative will serve as the program advisor for the student.
Residence Requirement
The residence requirement for this degree is the completion of at least 15 credits in two consecutive semesters of graduate work beyond the master’s degree. Summer may be used as one of the semesters for residency purposes.
Additional admission requirements
After admission, the student must begin course work within two years, and all requirements for the degree must be met within seven years from the date of the first course taken after admission to the doctoral program.
Criteria for Selection
The Department of Educational Leadership considers primarily the following criteria in determining its recommendation: the applicant’s Graduate Record Examination (GRE) scores; the GPA in previously completed graduate work; the content of reference letters; the compatibility of the degree program and the applicant’s goals/needs; other evidence of advanced graduate academic skills (writing, research, etc); and relevant career or life experiences/accomplishments.