Concentrations
Two concentrations are available to students in the Appalachian State University Doctoral Program in Educational Leadership. Individuals holding a Master's or Specialist degree in School Administration who desire the opportunity to obtain North Carolina licensure as district level school leaders pursue the Licensure Concentration. Persons who hold a Master's or Specialist degree in Higher Education and other areas and desire doctoral level preparation in educational leadership pursue the General Concentration. The same core courses in leadership are typically required in both concentrations.
NC Principal/Superintendent Licensure Concentration
Students applying for admission to the Educational Leadership Licensure Concentration must meet one of the following criteria:
Hold a Master's Degree and intend pursuing an NC principal licensure. Students in this category need to have a minimum of three years K-12 classroom teaching experience;
Hold a Master's Degree in School Administration from a regionally accredited institution and hold, or be eligible to hold, a current NC principal's license;
Hold a Specialist Degree in School Administration/Leadership from Appalachian State University and hold, or be eligible to hold, a NC superintendent's license;
Students in the Licensure Concentration will take the following courses.
EDL 7011 Multi-Disciplinary Seminar on Emerging Issues I
EDL 7012 Multi-Disciplinary Seminar on Emerging Issues II
EDL 7020 Organizational and Systems Theory
EDL 7025 Leadership in Organizations
EDL 7030 Concepts and Constructs in Curriculum & Instruction
EDL 7040 Educational Organizations & Technology
EDL 7065 Writing for the Professional Educator
EDL 7099 Professional Seminar – 1 credit hour (3 semesters)
EDL 7110 Survey of Research Methodologies in Education
EDL 7150 Inferential Statistics
EDL 7160 Qualitative Research Methods
EDL 7190 Research Design in Education
EDL 7900 Internship (6 credit hours)**
EDL 7999 Dissertation (minimum of 6 semester hours)
Twelve credit hours of electives**
All courses are 3 credit hours unless otherwise indicated.
**Students pursuing NC school principal licensure will take their internship hours in a school based setting with both an on-site and university faculty supervisor.
These students will take the following elective courses:
LSA 5030 School Principalship
LSA 5400 Developing Resources in Schools
LSA 5600 School Law
RES 5560 – Classroom Assessment
**Students pursuing NC school superintendent licensure will take their internship hours in a district/central office setting with both a district level and university faculty supervisor.
These students will take the following elective courses:
LSA 6030 School District Leadership
LSA 6190 Developing and Managing District Resources
LSA 6250 School District Organizational Communications
LSA 6300 Human Resources Organization & Development
Students accepted to the Doctoral Program who have an earned ASU Education Specialist (Ed.S) degree may petition to have a minimum of 18 credit hours from the Ed.S applied toward doctoral requirements. Each such student's transcript will be individually reviewed for consideration of additional coursework that may be applied toward doctoral requirements.
Students accepted to the Doctoral Program who have earned graduate credit (beyond the Master's degree) may petition to have up to 9 credit hours applied toward doctoral requirements.
General Concentration
To apply for admission to the Educational Leadership, General Concentration, a student must hold a Master's or Specialist degree from a regionally accredited institution. Graduate coursework beyond the Masters may be considered as credit for doctoral study.
Students in the General Concentration will take the following courses.
EDL 7011 Multi-Disciplinary Seminar on Emerging Issues I
EDL 7012 Multi-Disciplinary Seminar on Emerging Issues II
EDL 7020 Organizational and Systems Theory
EDL 7025 Leadership in Organizations
EDL 7030 Concepts and Constructs in Curriculum & Instruction
EDL 7040 Educational Organizations & Technology
EDL 7065 Writing for the Professional Educator
EDL 7099 Professional Seminar – 1 credit hour (3 semesters)
EDL 7110 Survey of Research Methodologies in Education
EDL 7150 Inferential Statistics
EDL 7160 Qualitative Research Methods
EDL 7190 Research Design in Education
EDL 7900 Internship (6 credit hours)
EDL 7999 Dissertation (minimum of 6 semester hours)
Twelve credit hours of electives**
All courses are 3 credit hours unless otherwise indicated.
** The twelve hours of electives, selected in consultation with the Program Director or faculty advisor, may be taken from graduate level offerings throughout the university.
Students accepted to the Doctoral Program who have an earned ASU Education Specialist (Ed.S) degree may petition to have a minimum of 18 credit hours from the Ed.S applied toward doctoral requirements. Each such student's transcript will be individually reviewed for consideration of additional coursework that may be applied toward doctoral requirements.
Students accepted to the Doctoral Program who have earned graduate credit (beyond the Master's degree) may petition to have up to 9 credit hours applied toward doctoral requirements.