Objective
To provide an educational experience that will prepare doctoral candidates to assume leadership positions in urban school systems and other educational agencies as educational administrators, planners, researchers of social policy, fiscal officers, development officers, facilities and operational analysts.

Admission to Program
Admission to the doctoral program is granted for the Fall semester and is based on the following requirements:

1. A master's degree from a regional accredited college or university.
2. Grade point average of 3.3 or above on all previous postbaccalaureate work.
3. Scores on the Miller Analogies Test or the Graduate Record Examination. (Test score may not be more than five (5) years old from the date of application to the program).
4. Interview by the doctoral program admissions committee.

General Requirements for Degree

1. All candidates for the Ed.D. degree must complete a minimum of sixty (60) credit hours at Morgan State University after admission to the program. Previously completed credits may not be used to reduce the minimum requirements.
2. Doctoral candidates will select a specialization in Educational Planning and Administration or Administration and Social Policy, and will develop an individual program of study in consultation with an assigned faculty advisor.
3. All candidates must complete the CORE requirements before continuing in the program of study.
4. All candidates must pass written and oral comprehensive examinations.s The comprehensive examinations may be repeated only once.
5. Each Ed.D. degree candidate must submit a dissertation. When the dissertation has been completed to the satisfaction of the committee chairperson, a dissertation defense will be scheduled at which time the student must orally defend his or her dissertation.
6. All requirements for the Ed.D. degree must be completed within a period of seven consecutive years. The granting of a leave of absence by the School of Graduate Studies does not automatically extend the limit.

Residency Requirements
Part-time candidates for the Ed.D. degree will satisfy residency requirements by completing 18 credit hours over a period of consecutive semesters. Full-time doctoral candidates must complete two consecutive semesters, carrying 9 credit hours each semester, to satisfy residency requirements. Upon completion of course requirements and comprehensive examinations, the candidate must continue to register for "Dissertation Guidance" each semester until the dissertation is successfully completed.

Program of Study

A. Core (18 semester hours-Required of all students) Credits

B. Specializations

1. Administration and Educational Planning (18 semester hours required)

   EDAD.602	Educational Planning and Management	3
   EDAD.607	Administration of Public Educational Organizations	3
   EDSR.623	Application and Computer Utilization for Urban Educational Leaders	3
   EDAD.605	Clinical Studies/Internship: Educational Planning	3-6
   EDAD.620, 621, 622	Seminar in Educational Planning I, II, & III (One credit per seminar)	3
   Total Credits:		18

   *Course must be repeated with a maximum of 6 credits.

2. Administration and Social Policy (18 semester hours required)

   SFED.651	Social Policy and Futurism	3
   CUIN.660	Urban Systems Analysis	3
   EDSR.623	Application and Computer Utilization for Urban Educational Leaders	3
   EDAD.603	Clinical Studies/Internship: Administration and Social Policy	6
   EDAD.630, 631, 632	Seminar in Administration and Social Policy I, II, & III (One credit per seminar)	3
   Total credits:		18

C. Research Concentration (9 semester hours-Required of all students)

EDSR.620	Action Research in Urban Education	3
EDSR.621	Educational Statistics Application	3
EDSR.622	Advanced Methodology and Research Design	3
Total credits:		9

D. Cognate Studies (9 semester hours-Required of all students)

Students required to take nine additional hours in educational support areas, such as, political science, urban sociology, city and regional planning, psychology and business administration

Credits: 9

E. Dissertation (6 semester hours-Required of all students)

EDUC.998-Dissertation

Credits: 6

Total Hours: 60