Program and Course Details

All students must consult with the department chair, or the doctorial program coordinator, at the beginning of their program to complete a Ph.D. Higher Education Leadership Course Planning Document. 

Departmental Required Core Courses

• EAF 594: Introduction to Doctoral Level Scholarship
• EAF 415: Qualitative Research in Educational Setting
• EAF 509: Research Design in Education: Issues and Standard Practices
• EAF 582: Administrative Theory in Education
• EAF 583: Seminar in Educational Leadership

Higher Education Core Courses

• EAF 468: Seminar on the History of American Higher Education
• EAF 469: Comparative Higher Education
• EAF 561: Organization & Governance in Higher Education
• EAF 563: Special Topics in Higher Education (repeatable for up to 9 hours of credit if different topics)
• EAF 564: Planning in Higher Education
• EAF 570: Public Finance of Higher Education
• EAF 578: Legal Bases of Higher Education

Research Design and Methodology Courses

• EAF 411: Educational Evaluation and Assessment
• EAF 510: Research Methodology and Statistics in Education II
• EAF 512: Advanced Topics: Research Metholdology
• EAF 513: Educational Evaluation and Assessment
• EAF 515: Methods of Qualitative Research in Education

Foundations Electives Courses

• EAF 521: Moral and Political Foundations of Educational Policy
• EAF 525: Critical Readings in Educational Foundations
• EAF 526: Seminar in Educational Policy Analysis
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Doctoral Exam, Proposal and Dissertation

• EAF 599: Dissertation Research - see EAF 599 Override information below

Consult with the department (209) 438-5422 or EAF@IllinoisState.edu about the EAF doctoral exam, proposal and dissertation process. Refer to Graduate School Dissertation Assistance for required forms and deadlines. 

Completion Information

Within the first 2 weeks of the semester that you plan to graduate:

• Program contact fills out the Degree Audit from the Graduate School and sends it to the Department Chair, who will complete and forward to the Graduate School.
• Follow instructions on the  Graduation Procedures  page.

EAF 599 Override Dissertation hours

• Each student must contact their advisor and discuss their planning document and dissertation plans. The advisor then contacts Kim Ward kdward1f@ilstu.edu about an override for dissertation hours for the student. Future override dissertation hours will automatically be granted by Mrs. Pfoff for the student provided the student is continuously enrolled. After overrides are granted, the student can then register for EAF 599 for the number of hours that they have agreed upon with their advisor.
• Once students submit a proposal to the graduate school and complete 15 dissertation hours, they may register for 599 Audit Hours that do not charge fees.