Prospective Students

The 2024 application cycle is now closed.

The 2025 application will open in the early Fall. Stay tuned for more information...

Application deadline: February 1, 2025

The following concentrations are expected to have cohorts in 2025, with applications open in 2024.

Apply to Graduate School

Visit the Cratis D. Williams Graduate School page to apply to graduate school at Appalachian.

GRE Waiver

Visit the Graduate School website for information on the GRE waiver available for prospective Doctoral Program students.

Contact

Dr. Vachel Miller (he/him/his)
Director and Professor
828-262-2280
millervw@appstate.edu

Dr. Chris Osmond (he/him/él)
Associate Director and Professor
828-262-7754
osmond@appstate.edu

Dr. Star Brown (she/her/hers)
Dissertation Coach
brownsp@appstate.edu

Dr. Dramaine Freeman (he/him/his)
Doctoral Academic Advisor
freemandl@appstate.edu

Elizabeth Hayes (she/her/hers)
Program Associate
828-262-7647
hayesle2@appstate.edu

Support the Doctoral Program in Educational Leadership

Equipping leaders with the knowledge, skills, and confidence to act as agents of positive change in their organizations and communities is the foundation of the doctoral program. Your support assists our scholarly practitioners to do their best work.

Being a member of The Carnegie Project on the Education Doctorate allows our students and faculty to have access to a wealth of resources with regard to the Doctoral community.