Online Doctor of Education Degree – Educational Leadership

• Have completed a master's degree in education (or related field) from a college or university that is accredited by an accrediting agency recognized by both the U.S. Department of Education (ED) and the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA). Degrees must be verified on original transcripts sent by the institution directly to Indiana Wesleyan University.
• Have a graduate GPA of 3.0 or higher in graduate-level courses from a master's degree-granting institution.
• Have a minimum of three years of experience at an educational organization or related field.
• Present at least two letters of recommendation.

Process for doctoral candidacy: 

• Satisfactory completion of EDL-723 Capstone. 
• Submission of all documents required by the Admissions Selection Committee. 
• Approval by the committee for progression into doctoral candidacy at program mid-point. 

*NOTE: This program is selective. Complete packets meeting all requirements do not guarantee doctoral candidacy. 

• Completion of all classes with a minimum GPA of 3.25 and minimum grade of B- in each course. A grade of C+ or below will require the course to be repeated
• Successful defense of doctoral action research dissertation and approval of written dissertation by committee chair.
• Payment of all tuition and fees, including publication of APA-compliant dissertation to Proquest, is required to receive a diploma.
  • Candidate may participate in commencement after successful defense and completion of any post-defense content editing as approved by committee chair but prior to publication.

Process for Doctoral Candidacy

• Satisfactory completion of EDL-723 Capstone
• Submission of all documents required by the Admissions Selection Committee
• Approval by the committee for progression into doctoral candidacy at program mid-point.

Action Research

Students will complete Action Research as a part of this program. The action research will focus on an issue or problem from the student's own environment (school, work, etc.). The student will complete each phase of the project alongside of the course work. At the end of the course work, the student will have a completed Action Research Dissertation. Students must complete each required section of the action research project in order to pass the academic course.

Indiana Wesleyan University is accredited by The Higher Learning Commission (HLC), www.hlcommission.org, 312-263-0456. Other accreditations and associations of Indiana Wesleyan University are available at www.indwes.edu/about/iwu-profile/accreditation.