Doctor of Education: Organizational Leadership
Initial Administrative Licensure

Catherine Dunn Shiffman
Advisor
cshiffma@su.edu

Objective

The degree will include standards for meeting Commonwealth of Virginia state licensure requirements in the area K-12 Principal and Supervisor of Instruction.

Admissions Requirements for EdD with Initial Administrative Licensure

Master’s degree with minimum 3.5 GPA
Interview with the program director
Writing sample, which demonstrates scholarly writing ability (may be met through a directed writing exercise)
Three or more letters of recommendation:

• one from an immediate supervisor
• at least one from someone able to address the candidate’s academic abilities
• at least one from a professional who knows the candidate’s ability in the chosen concentration

All college transcripts.
   Applicants seeking Virginia Department of Education endorsement(s) must
      - possess a current teacher's license, a bachelor’s degree and a master’s degree
      - have a minimum of three years’ teaching experience at the time of admission
      - a minimum of two years PK-12 administrative or supervisory experience at the time of admission

Program Requirements

Program Core - 15 hours

LST 710 Leadership
LST 740 Governance
LST 720 Societal Factors
LST 750 Contemporary Issues
LST 735 Organizational Theory and Behavior

Research Core - 15 hours

RST 761/762 Introduction to Research Methods I & II
RST 775 Advanced Statistics
RST 776 Advanced Multivariate Statistics
RST 777 Advanced Quantitative Methods or RST 778 Advanced Qualitative Methods
RST 782 Advanced Research Methods

Applied Research - 6 hours

RST 771/772 Quantitative Methods Proposal & Pilot
RST 773/774 Qualitative Methods Proposal & Pilot

Initial Administrative License Concentration: K-12 Education Administration (Administrative Leadership) consists of courses approved by the Virginia Department of Education. Use of appropriate technology is integrated into the coursework of the program.

K-12 Administration (12 credits required)

ADM 623 School Law
ADM 624 School Finance Theory and Practice
ADM 641 Supervision and Evaluation of Instruction
ADM 730 Human Resources

Dissertation (15 credits minimum)