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Doctor of Education in Educational Leadership School of Education DOCTOR OF EDUCATION IN EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP SCHOOL OF EDUCATION Available on the Jackson, Germantown, guiding principles of academic excellence, Christian and Hendersonville Campuses values, development of the whole person, and future- driven scholastic agendas. School of Education Mission The Cohort Approach and Statement/Conceptual Calendar Framework Each degree program or concentration is a cohort-based The mission of the School of Education is to prepare enrollment program with the exception of the dissertation, educators of character and competence who reflect Christ which is highly individualized. The cohort approach to as they serve and lead in their schools and communities. program delivery accepts students in groups who begin their The Ed.D. degree is guided by the conceptual framework series of courses and experiences together. P-12 School of the Teacher Education Program: a teacher-student Administration doctoral students begin their courses each dynamic of sensitivity, reflection, and faith. The university’s February. Higher Education doctoral students begin each mission is “to provide Christ-centered higher education June. Each degree program offers courses in 3 ½ to 4-year that promotes excellence and character development in cycles. Hallmarks of the cohort-approach are lifelong service to Church and society.” friendships, collaboration and mutual support, faculty attention to individual student needs, course sequencing, Ed.D. Description and Purpose and the student-centered certainty of course delivery. The Doctor of Education (Ed.D.) is the highest Each cohort is presented its unique calendar for the professional degree in education. Individuals who have complete program. Current Ed.D. calendars are available earned this degree are recognized for their wide knowledge at http://www.uu.edu/academics/graduate/edd/ of theory and research and for their commitment to 54 the application of knowledge for the improvement of Doctor of Education educational policy and practice. The Union Ed.D. is Admissions Process designed for active professionals who will graduate ready to assume leadership and teaching roles in Preschool-Grade Union University offers two specializations in its Twelve schools, universities, government and business. Ed.D. in Educational Leadership degree program: P-12 Ed.D. graduates can positively contribute to administration, School Administration and Higher Education. Each teaching, policy and curriculum formation, and research. degree program is a cohort-based enrollment program Each doctoral degree is designed to be a blend of theory and with the exception of the dissertation, which is highly practice, classic knowledge and current research, analysis individualized. The cohorts for the P-12 School and synthesis, macro-perspective and micro-functionality. Administration program begin each February on the Union University offers the doctoral degree in Jackson, Germantown, and Hendersonville campuses. educational leadership with two areas of specialization: The cohort for the Higher Education program begins each 1. The Ed.D. in Educational Leadership with a June on the Jackson campus only. Please visit the Union specialization in Preschool-Grade Twelve (P-12) website at www.uu.edu for program calendars. School Administration, and Admission Criteria. Candidates for admission to the 2. The Ed.D. in Educational Leadership with a Ed.D. in Educational Leadership at Union University will specialization in Higher Education. submit the following criteria: The Ed.D. in Educational Leadership P-12 School • Application Form: A completed application form Administration degree is offered on both the Jackson, submitted in a timely manner EDUCATION & HUMAN STUDIES EDUCATION Germantown, and Hendersonville campuses and has two • Application Fee: A nonrefundable application areas of concentration, Instructional Leadership (P-12) fee of $50. Checks should be made to Union and Curriculum and Supervision (P-12). University to the address indicated below. The Ed.D. in Educational Leadership Higher Education • Official Transcripts: Official transcripts from ALL degree, offered only on the Jackson campus, is designed undergraduate and graduate schools attended. to prepare college and university professionals to serve as The minimum requirement for admission is an administrators, teachers, policy-makers, and researchers, official Master’s degree transcript from a regionally with special attention to the needs of smaller independent accredited college/university with a minimum 2011–2012 institutions of higher education. The degree program is GPA of 3.20. In addition, students must ensure delivered in a combination of campus, blended online/ that transcripts received from non-US institutions campus, and fully online courses to ensure service to a are translated and evaluated by a recognized national community. Its goals include the university’s agency, and forwarded directly to Union University to the address indicated below. • Test Requirements: Official test scores from the OR Graduate Record Exam (GRE) must be forwarded Union University Hendersonville to Union University (Institution Code: 1826), 106 Bluegrass Commons Blvd. reflecting scores for all three sections of the GRE Hendersonville, TN 37075 (verbal, quantitative, and writing). Results must be • Notification: Each student will be notified current within the last five years. For all applicants in writing of the decision regarding his/her who are not native English speakers, a TOEFL test admittance into the program. is required and official test scores must be forwarded The Graduate Education Admission Committee to Union University (Institution Code: 1826). Review. The Graduate Education Admission Committee • Documentation of at least five years of relevant must screen all students who have completed application professional experience in the Education sector. for admission to the Doctor of Educational Leadership • Career Aspiration Essay: Students must submit an program. Incomplete applications will not be presented to essay, typewritten and not to exceed 750 words, the committee. The committee, charged with selection of that addresses their reasons for seeking this degree the best candidates for admission, reviews and evaluates and program, their leadership career aspirations, each student’s potential for admission according to a and their future professional goals. portfolio of the admission criteria. • Recommendations: Rating forms from four The appointed Graduate Education Admission persons: one from the applicant’s employer Committee utilizes uniform evaluation forms. After (principal or supervisor for P–12 specialization); study of the student’s admission portfolio, the committee one from a previous graduate professor; and two recommends full acceptance, provisional acceptance, or from professional colleagues. rejection. A student provisionally accepted must complete • Interview: Once the application has been reviewed, designated criteria before being fully accepted to the students may be scheduled for a personal interview. program; however, she/he must take a maximum of 9 • Leadership Role: Students are expected to have course credits on a provisional basis. served a minimum of two years in a leadership position. Program of Study • Students applying for admission to the Ed.D. in Educational Leadership Program with a At the time of admission, a student may petition to specialization in P-12 School Administration must transfer up to 9 graduate semester hours (recent “A” or provide the following additional items: “B” work from a regionally accredited institution) into 1. Proof of teacher licensure the doctoral program with the approval of the Program 55 2. Personal Summary including brief professional Director. In addition, students in the P-12 School development plan and documentation of data Administration specialization may petition to transfer showing improvement in student achievement a maximum of 9 semester hours of education specialist (summary of TVAA/TCAP data, Gateway credit from regionally accredited institutions. Transferred scores, etc.); copy of most recent performance credits become a part of an official Program of Study that is appraisal (In TN, the Framework for Evaluation furnished to the student. It is the student’s responsibility to and Professional Growth); Verification of follow the Program of Study carefully in scheduling classes. Experience form completed by applicant’s school system documenting at least 3 years of Academic Requirements for teaching experience; recommendation form Progression, Probation, and completed by the Director of the school system where the applicant is employed; and current Suspension professional resumé. Students in the Doctor of Education program must 3. Instructional Leadership Screening Committee maintain an overall Grade Point Average of at least 3.2 Interview. Candidate is interviewed by an to remain in Good Academic Standing. admission screening committee comprised of After completion of nine graduation hours at Union university and public school personnel who University, an Ed.D. student whose cumulative GPA from will make a recommendation to the Dean and courses taken at Union for graduate credit is below 3.2 & HUMAN STUDIES EDUCATION Graduate Admission Committee concerning will be placed on academic probation. A student placed admission to the Instructional Leadership program. on academic probation has one semester to increase his/ • Mailing Address: Applications, fees, and her cumulative GPA to
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