APS.EDD - Doctor of Education - Major in Education
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Program Description
Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this program, candidates will be able to:
Apply biblical principles in reading, research, writing, and reporting.
Demonstrate the ability to conduct high-quality action research in their field.
Apply education history, learning theory, and cultural responsiveness to their learning and action research.
Apply multicultural and/or global perspectives and solutions in action research.
Demonstrate professional dispositions relevant to the field.
Demonstrate the ability to write and communicate at the doctoral level.
Admissions Requirements for this Program
An Education Specialist Degree (Ed.S.), or 30 or more doctoral level credits (700 level or above) with an education focus.
The Ed.S. degree or 30 hours of doctoral work must be from a college or university that is accredited by an accrediting agency recognized by both the U.S. Department of Education (ED) and the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA). Degrees must be verified on original transcripts sent by the institution directly to Indiana Wesleyan University. All courses should have been taken for a grade.
GPA of 3.0 in all previous doctoral work.
Submission of all documents required by the Admissions Selection Committee and approval by the committee for admission into the program.
Graduation Requirements for this Program
Completion of all classes with a minimum GPA of 3.25 and minimum grade of B- in each course. A grade of C+ or below will require the course to be repeated
Successful defense of doctoral action research dissertation and approval of written dissertation by committee chair.
Payment of all tuition and fees, including publication of APA-compliant dissertation to Proquest, is required to receive a diploma.
Candidates may participate in commencement after successful defense and completion of any post-defense content editing but prior to publication.