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Educational Administration - Doctoral Degree (Advanced) Program Overview | Mission | Program Faculty | Program Requirements | Time Limitations | Financial Aid | K-12 Leadership Concentration | Higher Education Concentration | Admissions and Application Information The doctoral program in Educational Administration is the only one of its kind in the New Orleans area, and admissions are selective. Our program emphasizes education in urban environments and promotes reflective practice in the development of effective education. K-12 School Leadership Concentration The school leadership concentration in Educational Administration integrates theory and practice in the development of scholars of leadership, research and teaching who aspire to broaden the body of knowledge and thereby inform K-12 educational policy and practice. Higher Education Concentration The higher education concentration integrates theory and research in order to develop scholars of administration, research and teaching who aspire to broaden our understanding of higher education. Knowledge developed through faculty guidance in the program will give students the background to inform policy and practice through scholarly research and its application. to topEducational Leadership Faculty: Tammie M. Causey-Konaté, Ph.D. Lorelei Cropley, Ph.D. Marietta Del Favero, Ph.D. Juanita B. Haydel, Ph.D. James Meza, Jr., Ed.D Belinda Cambre, J.D. Brian Beabout, Ph.D. Amy Claire Thoreson, Ph.D. Teaching Faculty: Applicants who are recommended for unconditional admission to doctoral work are permitted to enroll in the doctoral program core courses. (See COURSE REQUIREMENTS.) An applicant who is recommended by the screening committee is also assigned a preliminary program advisor for planning initial course work. Applicants who are successfully screened into the doctoral cohort must complete the following steps, beginning with admission and concluding with attainment of the Ph.D.:
COMPLETION OF ALL REQUIRED COURSES MAJOR PROFESSOR: During the first year, the student and preliminary advisor confer about the student’s program and recommend to the program coordinator both a faculty member whose interests most closely match the student’s program direction as well as an advisory committee of two other members. With the Coordinator’s approval and the faculty members’ acceptance, the recommended faculty members become the student’s major professor and advisory committee. THE PROGRAM OF STUDY: The major professor, in consultation with the advisory committee, if necessary, constructs a program of study consisting of core, courses, concentration courses, elective courses, advanced doctoral seminars, research courses, and dissertation research. (See COURSE REQUIREMENTS.) The proposed program of study is submitted to the Dean of the College of Education and Human Development (COEHD) by the end of the Spring semester of the first year of study. Any substantial change of program must be submitted to the faculty advisor for approval on the Request for Substitution of Course Work form. TRANSFER CREDIT: Transfer credit is determined by the student’s major professor and/or advisory committee. Transfer credit beyond the master’s degree may be accepted from regionally accredited institutions that offer doctoral work in educational administration (maximum of 15 hours). Limits on total master’s level and post-master’s level course work are as follows: 33 graduate hours from non-LSU System campuses. Only graduate level courses in which the student obtained a grade of “A” or “B” may be accepted for transfer credit. NOTE: At least 54 hours applied toward the doctorate must be completed at the University of New Orleans, of which 45 hours must be completed after acceptance into the doctoral program. RETENTION STANDARDS Dismissals – Master’s and doctoral students who earn more than one grade of C or less in courses required for their degree program will be dismissed from the degree program in which they are enrolled. Further, graduate students whose cumulative UNO graduate grade point average for two consecutive semesters (fall and spring or spring and fall) is below 3.0 will be dismissed. Doctoral students are required to maintain continuous enrollment to graduation. Where extraordinary circumstances prevent continuous enrollment students may petition for a leave of absence. Doctoral students who do not pass the general exam on the first or second attempt will be dismissed from the degree program. Unethical or illegal conduct may also constitute grounds for dismissal. Such action requires a majority vote of the faculty. RESIDENCY REQUIREMENT: A doctoral student must earn two consecutive semesters of a minimum of nine hours of residence. The doctoral residence requirement may be met alternatively by three semesters of enrollment at six or more hours, which may be non-consecutive. Students who are in residence for the purpose of the above requirement are expected to devote all of their energies to graduate study under the direct supervision of a major professor and/or advisory committee. Students holding Graduate Assistantships and who are accordingly performing duties clearly relevant to their program of study will, in most cases, be accruing full-time residence credit. to topESTABLISH A DOCTORAL COMMITTEE Prior to writing the research project and taking the general examination, the student and his/her advisor select an education administration faculty member to serve as the major professor for the remaining stages of the student's program. Student preference as well as faculty advising load, areas of expertise, and research interests are considered in the selection process. A minimum of three members will be appointed to each doctoral dissertation committee. Typically, the committee composition will include at least three members from the major department or program. At least two members of the doctoral committee (including the major professor) must be full-time UNO graduate faculty in education administration. Additional committee members must be members of the UNO graduate faculty, or special appointments may be requested from the Graduate School for individuals who are not members of the UNO graduate faculty. According to UNO policy, doctoral dissertation committees of three require unanimous votes to approve dissertations. SUBMIT A PRE-DISSERTATION RESEARCH PROJECT This research project is conducted in the final stages of one’s coursework in the months preceding the scheduled general exam. The project, typically a pilot study for the dissertation, is carried out and written up in a five-chapter format similar to the dissertation. Students take EDAD 6890 simultaneously which, along with advice from the major advisor, is designed to provide guidance in this project. Before a student can take the general exam, the pre-dissertation must be completed and approved by the faculty. WRITE AND PASS THE GENERAL EXAMINATION The General Examination is given in the fall and spring semesters and serves as the culminating experience for a doctoral student's course work. To take the General Examination, a student must meet the following criteria:
A request to take the General Examination should be filed by the student no later than two weeks before the examination. The form requesting the examination must be signed by the student's major professor as chair of the committee, the graduate coordinator, and the chair of the department. Included in the request is a list of faculty who have agreed to serve on the committee, two of whom must be full-time graduate faculty in education administration. The general exam is held once in the Fall semester and once in the Spring semester on a date determined by the faculty. The questions will be comprehensive in nature; they will deal with questions that cut across course work and reading and may involve a variety of scholarly skills. For example, students may be asked to critique a scholarly article, draft a proposal for a research project, write a position paper on a policy issue, or analyze a case study in the application of theory and research to education practice. to topPROPOSE AND SUCCESSFULLY DEFEND THE DISSERTATION PROPOSAL When the Report of the General Examination is accepted by the Graduate Council, the doctoral student becomes a "Candidate for the Doctoral Degree." In this status, the student produces a proposal for a dissertation which is presented in written and oral form to the student's dissertation committee. The three chapter proposal generally includes the study purpose, significance, conceptual framework, review of literature, and methodology. Once the student’s dissertation committee chair deems the proposal ready for defense, the student arranges a meeting of all committee members. The meeting is scheduled no sooner than two weeks after the proposal is in the hands of committee members. Members of the dissertation committee are usually the faculty members who evaluated the student's General Examination. Changes in the committee after filing the Report on General Examination must be submitted in writing to, and approved by, the department chair. After the dissertation proposal is approved by the doctoral committee at a formal hearing that constitutes the oral defense of the proposal and the student receives clearance from the UNO Committee for the Protection of Human and Animal Subjects, the student carries out the dissertation research proposed, and the dissertation results are reported to the dissertation committee. Committee for the Protection of Human Subjects COMPLETE AND SUCCESSFULLY DEFEND THE DISSERATION The completed dissertation is defended in an oral examination (Final Examination) and is considered complete when the student's major professor and all members of the dissertation committee approve it and the Graduate School accepts it. The dissertation is expected to be a scholarly study. It will be of sufficient depth and quality to contribute to the improvement of theory and/or practice in post-secondary education. FINAL EXAMINATION (DEFENSE OF DISSERTATION): The Final Examination constitutes the last phase of work for the degree. It is traditionally conducted as an oral test that is concerned with the dissertation and related scholarly work in the field. The content of the examination may be varied in any way that the committee decides and may extend into subject matter related to the major field even though well-removed from topics suggested by the dissertation. Should committee members deem significant additional work is needed on the study, a second final examination may be required. Candidates are allowed a maximum of two final examinations to defend their work. to topNo more than 13 years may elapse between admittance to the program and completion of all requirements for the degree. No more than five years may elapse between completion of the General Examination and completion of all requirements for the degree. There are often a number of Graduate Assistantships which are available for full-time graduate students. In exchange for working 20 hours per week, Graduate Assistants receive a stipend and have their tuition waived. Recommendations for assistantships are made by the faculty once the student is accepted to UNO for graduate study (Step 1 of Application Process). The Financial Aid Office (http://www.uno.edu/finances.htm) can also assist doctoral students with setting up a package which will allay their financial concerns. Students can also apply for federal aid on-line at http://www.fafsa.ed.gov .
Course Requirements –K-12 School Leadership Concentration Doctoral Core Courses (12 hours required): Concentration Courses (27 hours required): Research Courses (21 hours required): Elective Courses (18 hours) as advised/approved by student’s faculty advisor. Hours from student’s Masters program may be transferred in to meet this requirement. Course Requirements – Higher Education Concentration A minimum of 93 hours beyond the Baccalaureate Degree is required. The curriculum is comprised of doctoral core courses, concentration courses, research courses, elective courses, advanced doctoral seminars, and dissertation research, as presented below. Doctoral Core Courses - Higher Education Concentration:12 hours required. ____ EDAD 6681 Organization and Leadership in Higher Education Concentration Courses: 27 hours required. ____ EDAD 6310 Foundations of Adult Education Individualized Concentration Research Courses (21 hours required): ____ EDAD 6090 Independent Research in Educational Administration Advanced Doctoral Seminars (6 hours required): Dissertation Research (9 hours required): After completion of all other course work, students must enroll in at least three (3) hours of EDAD 7050 each semester until they graduate. EDAD 7040 may be scheduled ONLY if the final defense is scheduled to be taken within the first two weeks of the semester and no other course work is to be taken in that semester, and EDAD 7040 may be taken only once. ____ EDAD 7050 Dissertation Research Elective Courses: 24 hours, as advised/approved by student’s faculty advisor. Hours from student’s Masters program may be transferred in to meet this requirement. Admissions and Application Information Admission to the UNO Graduate School requires an undergraduate grade point average of at least 2.5 and a graduate grade point average of 3.0 or higher. GRE scores of 1000 (combined quantitative and verbal) are considered as competitive criteria in evaluating applications to the doctoral program, however GRE scores are considered in combination with an applicant’s professional and academic qualifications. The application process is a two stage process involving admission to UNO for graduate level studies, then admission to the Educational Administration program. Admission to the Graduate School (first step in the admissions process described below) permits an applicant to enroll in graduate courses, but it does not permit enrollment in program "doctoral core courses" or "advanced doctoral seminars." Students whose degrees are not from United States colleges or universities must provide English translations of academic records, certified by a U.S. foreign service officer and/or admissions officer. DEADLINES: Applications will be reviewed twice yearly for admission to education leadership doctoral programs – in the Spring for Fall admission, and in the Fall for Spring admission. Applications received by October 1 in the Fall and February 1 in the Spring will receive priority consideration. Applicants will be notified of admissions decision by November 15th and March 1st respectively. Application Instructions and Checklist The following is an application checklist for your use to ensure that your application is processed in a timely manner. DEADLINES: Applications will be reviewed twice yearly for admission to education leadership doctoral programs – in the Spring for Fall admission, and in the Fall for Spring admission. Applications received by October 1 in the Fall and February 1 in the Spring will receive priority consideration. Applicants will be notified of admissions decision by November 15th and March 1st respectively. Step 1: Apply to UNO for admission for graduate study _______ Complete UNO Graduate Application. See http://admissions.uno.edu/app.cfm for detailed information. Step 2: Upon email notification from the Admissions Office that you have been admitted for UNO graduate studies, you should then submit a completed departmental application packet to the following address containing the materials described below. Education Administration Graduate CoordinatorDepartment of Educational Leadership, Counseling, and Foundations College of Education and Human Development University of New Orleans 348J Bicentennial Education Center 2000 Lakeshore Drive New Orleans, LA 70148 email: edadmin@uno.edu The following materials are to be mailed together to the above address: _______ Statement of Purpose Step 3: Evaluation of Application Send Application Packet to:
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