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2025 - 2026 Graduate Catalog 
    
2025 - 2026 Graduate Catalog

Ed.D. in Ed Policy Planning & Leadership - International School Leadership


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Courses are taught in a completely online format that better meets the needs of working practitioners.

This program is excluded from the W&M Employee Educational Assistance program.

Ed.D. in EPPL - International School Leadership concentration


Summer 1 (6 credits)

EPPL 602 Educational Planning (3)  

EPPL 604 Cross Disciplinary Perspectives in Educational Theory, Research and Practice (3)  

Fall 1 (6 credits)

EDUC 651 Inquiry I: Data-Based Decision Making (3)  

EDUC 652 Inquiry II: Action Research (3)  

Spring 1 (6 credits)

EDUC 653 Inquiry III: Program Evaluation (3)  

EPPL 671 Comparative and International Educational Policy Studies (3)  

Summer 2 (6 credits)

EPPL 645 Executive Leadership in Organizations (3)  

EPPL 672 Leadership in International Education (3)  

Fall 2 (4 credits)

EPPL 742 Seminar on Teacher and Leader Effectiveness (3)  

EPPL 781 Ed.D. Program Research Seminar I (1)  

Spring 2 (4 credits)

EPPL 622 Leading for Learning: Curriculum and Assessment (3)  

EPPL 782 Ed.D. Program Research Seminar II (1-4)  *

EPPL Comprehensive Exam should be taken during Spring 2

Summer 3  (6 credits)

EPPL 673 Intercultural Competence and International Education (3)  

EPPL 734 Seminar in Human Resource Leadership in Education (3)  

Fall 3 (4 credits)

EPPL 623 Leading for Learning: Teaching and Learning (3)  

EPPL 782 Ed.D. Program Research Seminar II (1-4)  *

     * 2 credits total required

Spring 3 (4 credits)

EPPL 753 Leadership for Social Justice, Equity & Excellence (3)  

EPPL 801 Dissertation Study   (1 credit) 

Summer 4 - Fall 4 - Spring 4  (5 credits)

EPPL 801 Dissertation Study (1-6)  

Total Credit Hours: 51

Additional Graduation Requirement

Committee Approved Dissertation must be uploaded for publishing to ProQuest by the semester deadline established by the Office of Academic Programs prior to graduation.