Leadership and Decision-Making Degree Requirements
Overview of Degree Requirements*
The major components of the Leadership and Decision-Making Doctoral Program (link: PhD Program of Study) include:
- Successful completion of 1 credit hour of foundational coursework
- Successful completion of 36 credit hours of required coursework
- Successful completion of 15 credit hours of elective coursework
- Passage of the Comprehensive Assessment
- Successful completion of 3 credit hours of Pre-Dissertation Seminar
- Successful completion of a minimum of 15 credit hours of dissertation research and successful defense of the Dissertation
- Cumulative doctoral grade point average of 3.0 or higher (with no more than two grades below a "B")
*Note: This is the PhD program of study for Graduate Catalog year 2026-2027. For information regarding program of studies for prior years, please contact the LEAD Program Office at [email protected]