STUDENT INFORMATION
Student’s Name: / NAU ID:E-mail Address: @nau.edu / Phone Number:
Enrollment Term: (ex. Summer 2016) / Expected Graduation: (ex. Spring 2019)
Advisor:
Total Required Credits for this Degree Program: 63
This is the: Initial (upon admission) Final (submitted with Graduation Application) Program of Study
Check Statement Below (if applicable)
This Program of Study dated replaces and supersedes any previously-submitted EDL POS or emphasis.
* / Course No. / Course Title / Replacement Course / Semester / Year / Hours / Grade / T/E/P**I. Required Courses (36 units required)
A. Professional Foundations (9 units required)
* / EDF 711 / Philosophical Foundations of Education
Pre-req: EDF 670
* / EDF 703 / Sociological Foundations of Education
Pre-req: EDF 677
* / EDF 742 / Historical Research and Educational History
Pre-req: EDF 671 or Consent of Instructor
B. Leadership Theory (9 units required)
* / EDL 733 / Educational Organization Development
* / EDL 788 / Advanced Leadership Theory
* / EDL 789 / Advanced Leadership Seminar
C. Professional Leadership: K-12 Administration Emphasis (18 units required)
* / EDL 734 / Education Funding Policy Studies
Pre-req: EDL 635 or Instructor Consent
* / EDL 736 / Advanced School Law: Seminar in Policy Analysis, Development, and Application
Pre-req: EDL 622 (or equivalent)
* / EDL 797 / Internship Superintendency
Student’s Name: NAU ID:
* / Course No. / Course Title / Replacement Course / Semester / Year / Hours / Grade / T/E/P**1. Electives (9 units required): Graduate courses (doctoral preferred) from the College of Education or other Northern Arizona University colleges.
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D. Evaluation and Research (27 units required)
* / EPS 525 / Introduction to Statistics
* / EDR 720 / Research Design
Co-req: EDR 610
* / EDR 798 / Dissertation Seminar
Pre-req: EDR 610 and EDR 720
* / EDL 799 / Dissertation
Pre-req: EDR 798
1. Select TWO courses from the following courses (6 units required): EPS 625, EDR 725, EDR 730, EDR 736, or EDL 770.
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Additional Information
Please Note:
· EDR 610, or equivalent, is a prerequisite for section D. Evaluation and Research.
· Dissertation units must be at taken a minimum of 3 units at a time in continuous enrollment until 12 units are taken. If additional dissertation units are needed, students may enroll in 1 unit at a time, after they have completed 12 units. Students must be enrolled in 3 units of EDL 799 during the semester they defend their dissertation.
· No graduate credit-units may be transferred into the program with the exception of credit-units taken from Northern Arizona University for the purpose of Superintendent Certification.
· For more information about residency and other requirements that pertain to this degree, see Doctoral Requirements Policy.
State Teaching Certification Plans
You can apply to a plan preparing you for state teaching certification in Principalship or Superintendency. You must have a master's degree before you can obtain any of these state administrative certifications.
Certification plans vary in the number of educational leadership units that are required:
· Principalship requires 30 units.
· Superintendency requires 36 units.
All educational leadership units are as approved by Northern Arizona University's faculty and the State Board of Education.
Each certification includes other requirements that need not be in leadership.
Student’s Name: NAU ID:
You must apply separately for these plans. Contact our Educational Leadership office for additional information.
In addition to all University and Graduate College policies, procedures, and requirements, graduate students must also adhere to the academic requirements, policies, procedures, and criteria outlined by their program’s Graduate Student Handbook.
Students:
You must secure official approval by your advisor and Department Chair/Director before submitting the final Program of Study.
By signing or entering your name below, you agree to the following statement:
“Students are responsible for complete knowledge of Academic Catalog requirements in their degree plan for their catalog year and adhering to all policies in the Academic Catalog.”
Advisors and Chairs/Directors:
Please indicate approval of the curriculum on the Program of Study by placing your signature (electronic signatures are permitted) in the space provided.
Student: / Date:Advisor: / Date:
Chair (required for Final): / Date:
**Transfer/Equivalent/Previous Graduate Degree – Must have Advisor approval
Transfer T = Course transferred from another university
Previous Graduate Degree P = Course taken at NAU from previous graduate degree
Equivalent E = Course taken at NAU in place of required course
Internal Transfer I = Graduate level course taken as undergraduate; Not applied to undergraduate degree
Transfer Credit Example:
* / Course No. / Course Title / Replacement Course / Semester / Year / Hours / Grade / T/E/P**ABC 123 / Fundamentals of English / ASU 456 / Fall / 2012 / 3 / A / T/ASU
*Required Educational Leadership: K-12 Administration (EDD) Revised: MR, 4/20/2017
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