How, if at all, is the CAS connected to the School of Education’s doctoral program (EdD)?
Application and admissions procedures for the two programs are completely independent of one another and admission to the CAS program does not ensure admission to the EdD. Interested students must apply to each program separately, and different faculty committees make admissions decisions for the two programs. However, matriculated Educational Leadership CAS students who are admitted to the EdD may use five (5) of the eight (8) courses required for the CAS towards the EdD program. Since the EdD includes 48 credit-hours of coursework (plus dissertation hours), successful progress in the proposed CAS could mean that a student would be 20 credit-hours ahead toward completing the EdD. In the reverse direction, all EdD students have room in their programs of study for five (5) elective courses. Matriculated doctoral students are encouraged to discuss with their faculty advisors the possibility of using five (5) of the seven (7) required CAS courses as their EdD electives. The five courses a
