Doctoral Program in Educational Leadership

Dissertation Completion Pathway

*This program is 100% online

If you’ve completed all but the dissertation (“ABD”) for your Doctorate in Educational Leadership, Manhattanville University can help you finish your degree. Our Dissertation Completion Pathway is an innovative degree pathway designed for advanced doctoral students in education leadership (or a related field) who were enrolled in a doctoral program at an accredited university and have completed coursework requirements, but have not completed the dissertation.

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Overview

Designed with flexibility in mind, the Dissertation Completion Pathway can help you finish your doctorate in 2 to 4 years!

One cohort is recruited annually with a summer start. Coursework is 100% synchronous online. The cohort experience is an essential element of student success. Additionally, two virtual residencies in July and October provide onboarding support and networking. The program is designed to be completed in two years, but students have up to four years to complete. 

This accelerated EdD pathway is a 20-credit experience that offers the following:

A customized and individualized course of study, with a focus on current problems of practice, the dissertation process, and research in educational leadership
Coaching toward the completion of a doctoral dissertation
Supportive, cohort-based model of teaching and learning
A flexible schedule and a career-friendly online class format
The ability to transfer up to 39 doctoral credits from an accredited program toward the 59-credit requirement. (Transfer eligibility determined by individual transcript review.)
An optimal two-year timeframe to complete the degree

Course of Study

This pathway is a cohort-based, 100% synchronous online program. 

Most sessions will be once a week (Mondays) from 7:00 to 8:30 pm (EST) and has proven to accommodate different time zones
Zoom is the platform that will be used for synchronous classes and Brightspace is the learning management systems (LMS).
Students will need access to a computer with a strong internet connection, and are advised to have a headset to reduce echo from speakers.

The program is structured as follows:

Year 1:
Summer Term
Residency (July)
EDAD 8300: Literature Review course (3 credits)
*launches during residency, and extends through end of September, overlapping with fall course

Fall Term
EDAD 8183: Research Methods Refresher (3 credits)

Winter Term
EDAD 8181: Coaching Completion (1-credit)

Spring Term
EDAD 8183: Proposal Writing Seminar (3 credits)

Proposal Defense (usually in summer)

Year 2:

Summer Term
EDAD 8190: Dissertation Supervision

Fall Term
EDAD 8190: Dissertation Supervision
EDAD 8152: Finish Strong Writing Seminar

Winter Term
EDAD 8181: APA 101 (1-credit) - optional

Spring Term
EDAD 8190: Dissertation Supervision and/or
EDAD 8152: Finish Strong Writing Seminar (2 credits)

Final Defense

May Graduation

Am I Eligible?

You must have advanced to candidacy or reached all-but-dissertation (ABD) status in order to be accepted into the Dissertation Completion Pathway. Exceptions may be made as determined by the Pathway Coordinator.

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