Educational Leadership Doctoral Program

---

Doctoral Student Forms

Form Type	Electronic Form	Date to be Completed by
EDD - Program of Study Worksheet	Form	Completed during EDLD 702 - Orientation Course
GS - Program of Study	Form	Completed using 'EDD Program of Study Worksheet' as a guide. Must be submitted to the Graduate School prior to completing 30 credit hours of coursework.
GS - Program of Study Change Form	Form	Completed and submitted at any time the 'Program of Study' changes.
EDD - Internship	Form	Should be initiated at the time internship is agreed upon.  The form is submitted to the EDD office (using Step 4, Page 2) only after it is completed in its entirety.
EDD - Dissertation Committee Selection Form	Form	Completed with assistance from the student's program advisor one to two semesters prior to the semester in which student plans to take Qualifying Exam.
GS - Graduate Committee  Selection	Form	Completed once the student and program advisor have signed off on the EDD Dissertation Committee Selection Form.
EDD - Qualifying Exam Questions and Scoresheet	Form	Completed by the committee chair, signed by all members and submitted to the EDD Office. The EDD Office will forward exam to student on a previously agreed upon date (usually Friday and due back to the EDD Office on Monday). The EDD Office will forward completed exam to the chair for review. *Note: Upon successful completion of qualifying exam, this will be accepted as Admission to Candidacy.  Directions for completing the Qualifying Exam can be found here.
EDD - Dissertation Prospectus	Form	It is the student's responsibility to schedule a time/date to orally defend the dissertation prospectus. The first page of the form should be completed and sent to the dissertation committee for review.
EDD - Dissertation Proposal	Form	It is the student's responsibility to schedule a time/date to orally defend the dissertation proposal. The first page of the form should be completed and sent to the dissertation committee for review.
Final Dissertation Defense	Signature Page Dissertation Packet	Dissertation signature page will be signed by the dissertation chair and committee immediately following successful defense of the completed dissertation. Two copies with original signatures will be needed. A dissertation packet is included here with helpful general information.
Capstone Completion Form	Directions	This is completed on TopNet by the committee chair following completion of a successful dissertation defense.