Online Ed.D. in Educational Leadership

Prepare to take the lead in our virtual classrooms and in your career. If you are ready to take this important next step, apply online now. An application fee of $75 (non-refundable) and documents specified below are required for all Ed.D. applicants.

• Admissions Requirements
• Application Checklist

You will take 40 semester credit hours of core courses. Each core course is worth four semester credit hours. Course topics range from Communication for Education Leaders and Strategic Planning for Education Leaders to Applied Research and Dissertation.

The Doctor or Education program accepts up to 20 semester credits of doctoral level coursework from regionally accredited doctoral granting institutions; subject to approval by the Program Director.

In addition to required core courses, you will engage in 20 semester credit hours of concentration courses to complete this degree plan.

• Higher Education
  This concentration is a practitioner oriented program intended for students currently holding leadership positions, or aspiring to obtain a leadership position in a post-secondary education setting. You will learn the conceptual / theoretical, attitudinal, and operation skills to transform and lead change in post-secondary educational systems.
• PK-12
  This concentration is intended for students currently holding leadership positions, or aspiring to obtain a leadership position in pre-kindergarten, elementary or secondary education setting. EDD 634 Current Issues in PK-12 Education is a required concentration course. You’ll also take courses like Management of Change in Education, Current Issues in E-Learning, School Reform and Dimensions of Teacher Leadership.

Designed to help doctoral students follow their progress, Trident’s new Doctoral positioning System (DPS) allows students to track completion of tasks and milestones that are required to obtain their doctorate. The Trident DPS includes 2 features:

1. ePortfolio – To save everything related to the development of your dissertation in a single place.
2. 800 Dissertation Tasks Course – Provides a single place to submit, track, and gain approval for completed tasks.

A dissertation committee will be assembled when students begin their dissertation research. Each committee consists of three faculty members, one of whom serves as chair of the committee. One member of the committee must be external to Trident. The chairperson and the committee members will be responsible for guiding the student during the dissertation process.

Pursuant to Federal law and regulations, Institutional Review Board (IRB) approval is required for research involving human subjects. Accordingly, prior to conducting research involving human subjects, including the collecting and analyzing of data, the proposed study must be reviewed and approved by the Trident IRB.

Trident University offers high quality online degrees designed to impart the skills and knowledge required to compete in today’s marketplace for high demand careers. While our mission is to prepare students effectively to pursue career and professional development in their respective fields, finding gainful employment is the individual responsibility of the student. We do not imply or guarantee that students will find employment or be placed in any particular job as a result of completing an educational program.

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Tuition cost for the Ed.D. program:  *Assumes no transfer credits and that student enrolls in an average of 16 credits per year. Does not include cost of any applicable dissertation continution courses.

University Fees: 

• Books and Supplies: $0
• Bounced Check Fee: $30
• Course Materials: $0
• Diploma Copy: $30 (optional)
• Doctoral Application Fee: $75 (non-refundable)
• Food, Housing, and Transportation: N/A
• Graduation Fee: $150
• Lab Fee: $25-69 (for students enrolled in courses with a lab portion)
• Official Transcript: $10 (rush fee $35)
• Other Expedited Shipping Fees: varies based on region
• Payment Plan Set-up: $30 (non-refundable)
• Student ID Card: $10 (optional)
• Technology Fee: $0
• Other fees may apply and are subject to change without advance notice.

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