EDLE 6199 - Dissertation

Credit(s): 1 To 6

A doctoral dissertation is required for partial fulfillment of the Doctor of Education in educational leadership. The dissertation reflects an original, scholarly contribution to the research literature relevant to educational leadership. At a minimum, students will enroll in two consecutive semesters/terms for the dissertation proposal/prospectus, and the dissertation oral defense must be scheduled in two different semesters/terms. Students must register for at least one credit each fall/spring semester and summer term; must maintain continuous enrollment until the dissertation is successfully defended, corrected/adjusted according to the committee’s will, and submitted to SFA’s Office of Research and Graduate Studies; and must accumulate a minimum of 9 credit hours.

Candidates are required to maintain contact with the committee chair every enrolled long semester and summer term. The format of the dissertation must be acceptable to the SFA graduate school. Please refer to the most current version of the EdD in Educational Leadership Dissertation Handbook for specific information.

Program practice has been to allow 10 years to complete the EdD in educational leadership. Generally, students require three to four years to complete doctoral coursework, successfully complete the comprehensive examination requirement, and be advanced to candidacy. Once students are advanced to candidacy and begin enrolling in this course, students must maintain continuous enrollment (fall, spring, summer) until the dissertation is successfully defended and the final polished version is submitted to the graduate school.
Repeated: Yes