| CCD 625 | Critical Policy Analysis | 3 |
| EDL 608 | Communicating and Engaging with Staff, Families, and Communities | 3 |
| EDL 620 | Understanding the Dynamics of Political, Legal, and Ethical Issues in Education | 3 |
| HED 600 | Higher Education in the United States | 3 |
| HED 622 | Strategic Marketing and Enrollment Management | 3 |
| HED 624 | Finance and Budgeting in Higher Education | 3 |
| HED 626 | Legal Issues in Higher Education | 3 |
| HED 630 | Academic Affairs: Faculty, Curriculum, and Assessment | 3 |
| CAP 600 | Curriculum Theory: Historical, Philosophical, and Political Issues | 3 |
| CAP 601 | Cultures of Schools and Communities | 3 |
| CAP 602 | Curriculum Theory: Contemporary Issues and Practices | 3 |
| CAP 603 | Curriculum Planning, Organization, and Evaluation | 3 |
| CAP 605 | Professional Development and School Change | 3 |
| CCD 615 | Sociology of Education | 3 |
| CCD 620 | Epistemology of Learning, Teaching and Inquiry | 3 |
| CCD 690 | Seminar: Special Topics in Education | 1 TO 3 |
| EDL 626 | Leading Instruction to Advance Student Learning | 3 |
| HED 632 | Student Development Theory | 3 |
| HED 695 | Special Topics in Higher Education | 1 TO 6 |
| PTIL 601 | Instructional Design in Higher Education | 3 |
Note: Additional 500- and 600-level courses in ECA, ECE, EDL, CIC, CIL or other elective topics may be accepted with dissertation chair approval.