The Ph.D. in Instructional Leadership for Changing Populations is designed to prepare graduates who will be equipped to provide instructional leadership for linguistically and culturally non-mainstream learners at the classroom level.

The driving purpose of the program is to bring the best of relevant contemporary scholarship to bear on creating learning environments that improve the academic performance of all students and to meet the particular needs of these new learners.

The program requires a knowledge core, a research core, comprehensive examinations and a formal dissertation. Benchmarks for student progress through each of the stages of the program are given below. Progress toward completion of these benchmarks will be monitored by the Ph.D. Academic Standards Committee.

Phase I (30 credits)

• admission and successful completion of EDU-543 Reading, Analyzing and Interpreting Education Research (3 credits); the Language and Learning Core (12 credits); and an additional 15 credits

Advancement to Degree Candidacy (30 credits)

• successful completion of remaining course requirement and preparation for comprehensive examinations
• successful completion of comprehensive examinations and advancement to the dissertation stage
• successful completion of the Dissertation Seminar, the dissertation, and defense of the dissertation

Locations

Offered on the main campus in Baltimore and at the Southern Maryland Higher Education Center in California, Md.

Information Sessions

Information sessions are scheduled regularly to provide an overview of the Ph.D. program and admission requirements. Sessions are scheduled at the main campus and at the Southern Maryland Higher Education Center.

Check back for upcoming information sessions.

Admissions Requirements

Students must provide:

• Application Packet
• Application
• Two Letters of Recommendation
• Personal Statement
• Scores from the Miller Analogies Test or the Graduate Record Examinations

Application deadlines are February 15 for the Fall Semesters and August 1 for the Spring Semesters.

For more information contact:

Sharon Nemphos
410-532-5305
snemphos@ndm.edu