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experience and other evidence indicate the
doctoral degree will enable the applicant to
enhance the student’s leadership role and
contribution to the cause of Christian educa-
tion.
• Graduate Record Examination (GRE) results
(desired minimum of 50th percentile on Verbal
and on Analytical) or Miller Analogies Test
(MAT) score (desired minimum of 50th per-
centile) indicate applicant is capable of quality
performance in graduate studies. The exam
must have been taken within the last five
years.
For admission requirements and processes
unique to the Doctor of Education program,
please see:
When the number of qualified applicants exceeds
the cohort enrollment limit, the most qualified
applicants will be considered for admission.
Transfer Credit and Residency
A maximum of 15 credit hours of appropriate
graduate coursework in education may be
applied toward the Ed.D. program, as determined
by the program director. An additional nine credit
hours in education courses may be transferred
from post-master’s coursework. Transfer credit
must be from an accredited institution with a
grade of B- or higher. The total credits applied to
the student’s master’s degree and CIU doctoral
program, combined, must total no less than 87
semester hours.
Not more than 49 percent of the Ed.D. degree
may be earned at the Korntal campus; not more
than 49 percent of the degree may be earned
online.
The following courses must be taken at the doc-
toral level at CIU (Columbia or Korntal) and can-
not be completed by transfer. Substitutions may
be permitted with advisor approval, if the equiva-
lent graduate-level course has been completed at
CIU:
EDU 9019 Seminar in Core Values
EDU 9300 Biblical Foundations for Curriculum
and Pedagogy*
EDU 9310 Curriculum Theory and Design
EDU 9510 Biblical Leadership
EDU 9515 Leadership and Organizational
Behavior
EDU 9610 Advanced Educational Research
Design
EDU 9620 Qualitative Research
EDU 9630 Research and Authorship for
Publication
EDU 9700 Doctoral Dissertation
EDU 9209 Theological and Pedagogical
Foundations for Theological
Education**
EDU 9535 Governance and Management in
Educational Institutions**
EDU 9340 Spiritual Formation in Educational
Institutions**
EDU 9601 Research Methods in Theological
Education I**
EDU 9602 Research Methods in Theological
Education II**
EDU 9603 Research Methods in Theological
Education III**
*Not required for the Leadership in International
Theological Education concentration
**Required for the Leadership in International
Theological Education concentration only
Pre- and Co-Requisites for All
Concentrations
Prerequisites (12 credits; one course from
each of four topics; to be completed prior to
Qualifying Exam)
• Christian life development or spiritual
formation
• Missions
• Biblical studies (ex: Old or New Testament
surveys; Progress of Redemption) or theology
or Bible book studies
• Biblical interpretation or hermeneutics
Co-Requisites
• EDU 9010 Seminar in Core Values (0 credits)
• EDU 9690 Portfolio and Qualifying Exam
Competencies (0 credits)
Note: Prerequisites may also be satisfied by (a) a
Bible certificate or (b) a total of thirty (30) credit
hours of coursework in Bible and theology.
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