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DOCTOR OF EDUCATION in Educational Leadership
Developing Christian Education Servant Leaders with Global Vision
GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS
Students pursuing the Ed.D. degree are required to satisfy the following graduation requirements:
- Recommendation by the faculty of eligibility for the degree on the basis of satisfactory completion of program requirements and evidence of Christian maturity and leadership during studies at CIU.
- Successful completion of prerequisite courses prior to admission to candidacy status.
- Successful completion of a minimum of 66 semester credits of approved course work, including the dissertation, with a minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.2 (on a 4.0 scale), with no grade below “B-” applicable to the degree. A maximum of 15 credits of previous graduate coursework ("B" or higher) may be applied, but transfer grades are not calculated in the cumulative grade point average.
- Successful demonstration of satisfactory competency on each of the program's outcomes.
- Successful completion and oral defense of an approved dissertation that exhibits the student’s ability to do competent research, to think critically, and to communicate effectively.
- Completion of all requirements for the degree within six (6) years from matriculation, or two (2) years after certification of candidacy, whichever comes first, or completion of additional program requirements as outlined under Statute of Limitations and Program Continuation.
- Settlement of all financial obligations to CIU.
STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS AND PROGRAM CONTINUATION
- All program requirements (course work and dissertation) for the degree are to be completed within six (6) years from the date of matriculation. (See section on "Active and Inactive Status in the Program" for additional details.)
- Extension (remaining in "active" status) beyond six years is contingent upon the approval of the Ed.D. Program Director, the Dissertation /Chair, and Dean of the Graduate School. Participants who are convinced that they will be unable to finish in six years may apply in writing prior to the end of the sixth year for a program extension, which will give up to a maximum of two (2) further years for degree completion. Such an extension must be approved by the Dean of the Graduate School and will be granted only if the Program Director and Dissertation Mentor/Chair agree that the participant is making appropriate progress toward degree completion and that the area of research remains viable. In addition, the Program Director and Dissertation Mentor/Chair may make the extension contingent on specific further academic work. Such work may include but is not limited to the following: (a) additional reading assignments; (b) the successful completion of one or more courses; (c) the successful retaking of the qualifying examination; or (d) a new dissertation proposal. Failure to complete any of the assigned further academic work by the deadline(s) set by the Program Director and Dissertation Mentor/Chair will result in immediate and automatic expulsion from the program.
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