Department Head: Dr. Cheyrl Ensley
Professors: Dr. Larnell Flannagan, Dr. Vernon Farmer, Dr. Janet Guyden, and Dr. Olatunde Ogunyemi
Associate Professors: Dr. Twana Hilton-Pitre, Dr. Ellen Smiley, and Dr. Reuben Wanjohi
Assistant Professors: Dr. Carolyn Jackson, Dr. Liangyue Lu, and Dr. Daphne Williams
The Department of Educational Leadership has as its mission the preparation of personnel for positions ranging from teaching to administrative and supervisory positions in education-related and other human service settings.
The Department of Educational Leadership has responsibility for four graduate programs: the Master of Education (M.Ed.) in Educational Leadership, the Master of Science (M.S.) in Developmental Education, the Post Masters Certificate in Developmental Education, and the Doctor of Education (Ed.D.) in Developmental Education.
The program is designed to prepare researchers, practitioners, and leaders for postsecondary education, business, industry, government, and human services. Developmental educators work both in the traditional classroom and in the workplace, using counseling, administration, management, and instructional design skills to help the nontraditional learner.
The vision of the Doctor of Education in Developmental Education is to be the nation’s premier producer of faculty, executive-level leaders, researchers, learning assistance professionals, and practitioners in the field of developmental education.
The mission of the Doctor of Education in Developmental Education is to prepare executive-level leaders, researchers, and practitioners for work in public and private post-secondary educational systems or education-related positions in industry, business, government, human and social service agencies.
Goal 1. To prepare candidates who possess the skills necessary to expand research and knowledge in the field of developmental education
Goal 2. To prepare candidates who are knowledgeable in the current research and best practices in learning theory, pedagogy, andragogy, and learning assistance in the field of developmental education
Goal 3. To prepare candidates who possess an understanding of the major issues confronting the field of developmental education, some of the problems associated with those issues, and the ability to critically analyze literature in the field
Goal 4. To prepare candidates with the skills necessary to design, develop, implement, and evaluate innovative and effective developmental education policies, programs, services, curricula, and pedagogical best practices
Following admission to the Graduate School, the individual must submit to the Department of Educational Leadership an application for admission to the Ed.D. program. Applicants must have three recommendations sent by appropriate individuals to the department.
When an individual’s application materials are complete, they are evaluated by the department’s graduate admissions committee, and the student is notified of the committee’s decision regarding admission to the Ed.D. program.
The Department admits students twice a year during the fall and spring semesters. To be considered for admission for the fall semester, the Department must receive the student’s complete application package by April 1. To be considered for admission for the spring semester, the Department must receive the student’s complete application package by October 1.
Requirements for regular admission to the program include the following criteria:
Requirements for conditional admission to the program include the following criteria:
The status of a student admitted conditionally is reevaluated after 12 hours of work has been completed. If the GPA is 3.5 or higher, the conditional status is removed and the student is granted regular standing. If the GPA is less than 3.5, the student is dismissed from the program.
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Developmental Education 549 |
3 |
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Developmental Education 600 |
3 |
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Developmental Education 607 |
3 |
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Developmental Education 631 |
3 |
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Developmental Education 649 |
3 |
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Developmental Education 719 |
3 |
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Developmental Education 726 |
3 |
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Developmental Education 792 |
3 |
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Developmental Education 793 or 705 |
3 |
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Developmental Education 634* |
3 |
*May be satisfied by earning a score of 3.5 or more on the Analytical section of the
GRE
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Evaluation and Research |
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Developmental Education 643 |
3 |
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Developmental Education 728 |
3 |
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Developmental Education 736 or 735 |
3 |
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Electives+ |
3 |
+Selected from transfer or other GSU graduate courses
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Internship** |
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Developmental Education 734 |
3 |
**Placement determined by concentration
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Option/Concentration |
12 |
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Developmental Education 605 |
3 |
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Developmental Education 618 |
3 |
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Developmental Education 621 |
3 |
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Developmental Education 704 |
3 |
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Developmental Education 706 |
3 |
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Developmental Education 709 |
3 |
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Developmental Education 793 |
3 |
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Developmental Education 618 |
3 |
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Developmental Education 622 |
3 |
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Developmental Education 660 |
3 |
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Developmental Education 702 |
3 |
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Developmental Education 712 |
3 |
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Developmental Education 713 |
3 |
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Developmental Education 714 |
3 |
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Developmental Education 617 |
3 |
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Developmental Education 618 |
3 |
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Developmental Education 701 |
3 |
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Developmental Education 708 |
3 |
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Developmental Education 715 |
3 |
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Developmental Education 718 |
3 |
To complete the program, a student must:
Take 66 semester credit hours consisting of
27 hours of core courses,
9 hours of evaluation and research courses,
a 3-hour English proficiency course,
6 hours of elective courses,
a 3-hour internship, and
12 hours in an option (A number of these courses are offered online.).
Pass Qualifying and comprehensive examinations
Complete a minimum of 6 hours of dissertation preparation, and
Oral dissertation defense.
Complete no more than 27 hours in the program. Students who have completed 27 hours and have not taken or passed the Qualifying Examination will not be allowed to take any more classes until after passing the examination.