Program Format

The Doctor of Education Program is offered in a cohort format off-campus, where students start and complete course work as a group, benefiting from the collegial support and experiences of other class members. Hampton Roads cohorts meet on selected weekends.

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CURRICULUM (48 CREDIT HOURS - minimum)

EDUC 298 Fundamentals of Doctoral-Level Quantitative Research
EDUC 268 Leadership and Education
EDUC 271 Education Policy
EDUC 272 Educational Planning
EDUC 301 Advanced Study: Ideas, Issues, and Practices in Education
EDUC 302 Group Comparison Designs and Analyses
EDUC 307 Qualitative Research Methods in Education
EDUC 337 Critical Literature Review
EDUC 354 Seminar: Administration and Supervision
EDUC 390 Pre-Dissertation Seminar
EDUC 391 Dissertation Research (minimum of 12 hours)
One additional level B research course

SUMMARY OF CREDITS

36 classroom credits
12 credits dissertation research - minimum
48 credits total

The Research Method Sequence is customized to both the level of knowledge of the student and the doctoral research topic chosen for exploration by the student. A student entering pre-candidacy takes a self-assessment of research skills at www.gwu.edu/~assess1. Based on assessment results, students proceed to various levels of quantitative and qualitative research courses. As the dissertation topic is established, the student chooses one or more courses which will strengthen the knowledge needed to pursue dissertation research.

Degree Requirements

Students are required to complete 36 academic credits and 12 research credits (minimum) of graduate work. A grade-point average of 3.0 is required for graduation.