Overview
As a member of the Carnegie Project on the Education Doctorate (CPED), WCU has been actively engaged in rethinking and redesigning the professional doctorate in education so it can maximize its effectiveness for participants.
Key Features
- The Educational Leadership program from Western Carolina University offers two concentrations: Community College Leadership and P-12 Leadership.
- This program is accredited by the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (formerly NCATE) and authorized by the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction to offer superintendent licensure as a sub-concentration.
Accreditation
This program is accredited by the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (formerly NCATE) and authorized by the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction to offer superintendent licensure as a sub-concentration.
Programme Structure
Curriculum:- The Doctor of Education Degree Program is a 52-hour, cohort program. Cohorts begin the program in the summer, progress through a nine semester sequence of leadership and research courses meeting one weekend monthly at the WCU Biltmore Park campus in Asheville, with continuous work online and in workplace laboratories of practice.
- The program culminates with a disquisition—a written and oral presentation of the three-year improvement project. Applicants admitted to the P-12 Leadership concentration who intend to complete the requirements for a Superintendent’s license must have earned a Principal’s license prior to being admitted to the program.
Key information
Duration
- Part-time
- 36 months
Start dates & application deadlines
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Educational Leadership View 195 other PhDs in Educational Leadership in United StatesWhat students do after studying
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Student insurance
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Other requirements
General requirements
- Application letter, including short and long-range objectives for completing the EdD
- Resume highlighting leadership experience
- Official transcripts for all graduate work, documenting a GPA of 3.5 (recommended)
- At least three references
Tuition Fee
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International
21378 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 10689 USD per semester during 36 months. -
National
21378 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 10689 USD per semester during 36 months. -
In-State
10660 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 5330 USD per semester during 36 months.
Living costs for Asheville
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Scholarships Information
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