Curriculum
The Doctorate in Educational Leadership degree at CSUSB requires completion of 60 semester units. The program design empowers you to complete your degree in three calendar years including summers. Courses are arranged into core, specialization, and dissertation units. Core courses provide a foundation in social justice, equity, leadership and research. Specialization courses refine student understanding of transformational leadership practices in PK-12 and Community College/Higher Education. Dissertation units are credit courses for directed independent study, where students make progress on milestones to the doctoral degree.
In each semester scholar-practitioners take two courses, each course spans 8 weeks. Scholars attend class every other weekend (Friday 5 PM-9 PM and Saturday 9 AM- 5 PM) in Fall and Spring Semesters. In Summer semesters, classes are every weekend.
Course Description
For current course descriptions, please view the current university catalog.
Fall Year 1
Spring Year 1
Summer Year 1
Fall Year 2
Spring Year 2
Summer Year 2
Fall Year 3
Spring Year 3
Summer Year 3
Location
Courses are conveniently offered with the executive model. Each course is held on Friday evening and Saturday morning for four weeks. Some courses are offered as on-line hybrid.