Educational Leadership, Policy and Law

The Doctoral Program in Educational Leadership, Policy, and Law is unique because of its highly select students and cohort structure. Those individuals admitted to the Ed.D. and Ph.D. program are required to engage in at least three years of doctoral study and successfully complete a minimum of 69 semester hours of post master’s level work for the Ed.D. and 78 hours for the Ph.D., of which at least 63 hours for the Ed.D. and 72 hours for the Ph.D. must be doctoral coursework taken at Alabama State University. Degree requirements include courses in the four major core areas of the program: Educational Leadership, Policy, Law and research. To complete the program, students will also successfully engage in structured and supervised field experiences, a comprehensive examination and a research-based dissertation.

Although policies for this program generally follow those found in this section, additional and specific program policies exist. Students should review the various doctoral program handbooks for relevant policies or contact their advisor.