Buchholz Doctoral Program in Educational Leadership (PhD)

Application Requirements:

Application deadline isFebruary 1 to submit applications to the Toulouse Graduate School (TGS) and to the Educational Leadership (EDLE) Program. Firstsubmit an application to the Toulouse Graduate School and send official scores for one of the following tests: GRE (verbal, quantitative, and analytic writing), MAT, or GMAT. Second, applicant must submit an application portfolio directly to the Educational Leadership Program office that includes the following:

  1. Doctoral Program Application
  2. Letters of recommendation from three persons who can provide an evaluation of the applicant’s collaborative leadership skills, work ethic, problem solving abilities, and critical thinking and writing skills.One of the letters should be from a college or university professor familiar with your academic work, and one letter should be from a supervisor or mentor familiar with your professional work.
  3. A detailed resume, documenting experiences as a public or private school teacher at the elementary or secondary school level for a minimum of two years.
  4. A three-page personal statement addressing the applicant’s two most important professional achievements; the applicant’s career goals, and an explanation of how completing the degree in educational leadership will relate to these goals. Lastly, how do the applicant’s goals align with the core values and beliefs of the program.
  5. Applicant should provide a sample of their best writing. A paper with citations from a graduate class or an academic article are highly recommended. Other options may be a detailed district report, or if none of the above are available a substantive campus report or letter to staff/parents.

Doctor of Philosophy in Education Leadership Degree Requirements – 60 Semester Hours

The following are minimum degree requirements for students in the PhD program. Some courses in focus areas can be replaced with a minor in another field.

Core courses, 15 hours

  • EDLE 6100 – Theories of Organizational Development and Reform
  • EDLE 6160 – Professional Learning Communities: Research and Practice
  • EDLE 6130 – Cultural Foundations in Educational Leadership
  • EDLE 6580 – Administration and Supervision of the Instructional Program
  • EDLE 6400 – Policy and Politics of Educational Administration

Focus areas, 24 hours

  • EDLE 6110 – Advanced Theory and Research in Administration
  • EDLE 6450 – Public School Finance, Business Management, and Facilities
  • EDLE 6510 – Seminar in Advanced Education Law
  • EDLE 6590 – The Superintendency

Educational leadership

  • EDLE 6150 – Equity, Social Justice and Policy
  • EDLE 6520 – Personnel Administration in the Public Schools
  • EDLE 6530 – Educational Facilities
  • EDLE 6600 – Research Proposal Design for Educational Leadership

Research and statistics, 12 hours

Required courses

  • EPSY 6010 – Statistics for Educational Research
  • EPSY 6020 – Research Methods in Education

Select two

  • EPSY 6210 – Multiple Regression Analysis and Related Methods
  • EDCI 6280 – Qualitative Research in Education
  • EPSY 6285 – Qualitative Data Analysis in Education
  • EPSY 6290 – Multivariate Statistics in Education

Dissertation, 9-hours minimum

Transfer Credit:

As many as 18 hours of advanced study beyond the master’s degree or its equivalent at another institution may be accepted and credited toward the doctorate in Educational Leadership, provided the candidate’s advisor and the EDLE program or doctoral coordinator recommend acceptance of the transfer credit to the graduate school.

  1. The time limit for doctoral credit applies to the transfer credits.
  2. The time limit for the degree plan begins with the date of the first course on the degree plan including transfer credit. The time limit for the doctoral courses is eight years.
  3. Transfer credit must be a “B” or higher.
  4. Courses completed at other institutions must be equivalent to the doctoral courses at UNT.
  5. In accordance with the rules of the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, at least one-third of the semester hours required for any graduate degree must be completed in course work at UNT.

Applicationfor

Doctoral Study in Educational Leadership

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Submit attachments:

3 Letters of Recommendation

Detailed Resume

Documentation of Teaching Experience

3 Page Personal Statement

Writing Sample

RETURN THIS COMPLETED APPLICATION TO:

Educational Leadership Program

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