Curriculum and Instruction (Doctor of Education)

Professional doctorateEdDDoctor of Education in Curriculum and Instruction

Overview

A 60-hour EdD in Curriculum and Instruction listed with online delivery, organized as a modified cohort with cohorts starting each spring, summer and fall. The degree includes core, research and elective coursework and a dissertation in practice.

Official program name: Curriculum and Instruction (Doctor of Education)
Awarded degree: Doctor of Education in Curriculum and Instruction
Source: shsu.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Degree level: Doctoral — professional doctorate
University: Sam Houston State University
Administering location: Huntsville, TXWhere the university or its administering campus is located. Study is online; this is not a residency requirement and does not decide whether you may enroll from your state.
Subject: Curriculum & Instruction
Required credits: 60 hours (21 core, 12 research, 18 prescribed electives, 9 dissertation)
Source: catalog.shsu.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Duration: Not verified
Start terms: Spring, Summer, Fall
Source: catalog.shsu.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Teaching language: English (not separately stated)

Why this program is listed

Professional doctorate listed with online location and online type of instruction; modified cohort model.

Source: shsu.edu · verified October 10, 2026

We list online bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees from institutionally accredited US universities. Eligibility rules

Online format and attendance

“Online” is not one format. Delivery, campus visits, practical placements and class schedule are shown separately, each only as the university states it.

Academic delivery: Fully onlineAll coursework is online and the institution states no required on-site activity for this program.
Source: shsu.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Campus visits: Campus visits: not verified
Practical placement: Placement requirement: not verified
Class schedule: Not verified
Study intensity: Not verified

The program page does not say whether campus visits or placements are required. Ask the university before you apply — missing information is not “no requirement”.

Curriculum

Dissertation

Major research project with presentation and defense of a dissertation (CIED 8030 Dissertation in Practice)
Source: catalog.shsu.edu · verified October 10, 2026

Other

Modified cohort model; electives may be taken independently of the cohort
Source: catalog.shsu.edu · verified October 10, 2026

Admissions

Required, optional, waived and not-required items are shown exactly as the university states them. Anything not listed is not verified — not “not required”.

Prior degree: RequiredBaccalaureate and master's degree from an accredited institution
Source: catalog.shsu.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Minimum GPA: RequiredMinimum 3 — Graduate GPA of 3.0 or higher
Source: catalog.shsu.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Interview: OptionalQualified applicants may be invited for an interview with the program coordinator
Source: catalog.shsu.edu · verified October 10, 2026

Tests

Entrance and English-language test policy: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

We do not publish acceptance rates or estimate admission chances.

Start dates and deadlines

Dates are shown with the term the university printed. A past date is marked passed and is never carried into a new cycle.

Application deadline
December 15 · for Spring
The university does not print a year with this date.
Source: catalog.shsu.edu · verified October 10, 2026
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Application deadline
May 15 · for Summer
The university does not print a year with this date.
Source: catalog.shsu.edu · verified October 10, 2026
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Application deadline
August 1 · for Fall
The university does not print a year with this date.
Source: catalog.shsu.edu · verified October 10, 2026
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Tuition and fees

Each amount keeps its student category, academic year and basis. Per-credit, per-term and whole-program figures are not comparable with each other, and tuition is not the full cost of attendance.

Tuition for this online program: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

Other published fees

Distance learning fee: $101 per creditMandatory
Source: shsu.edu · verified October 10, 2026

Scholarships and financial aid

Awards published by the university for this program or for online students at this level. Loans must be repaid and are not scholarships; financial aid availability does not make a program “fully funded”. Scholarships & funding guide

In-state tuition for online courses Tuition discount
Online courses are charged in-state tuition
Eligibility: All online courses at SHSU (as stated on the MS in Criminal Justice Leadership and Management page)
Source: shsu.edu · verified October 10, 2026

Institution-wide awards are listed because they cover online students at this level; eligibility conditions apply.

Accreditation, authorization and licensure

Three separate questions: is the university accredited, can it enroll students from your state online, and does the program meet licensure requirements where you live?

Institutional accreditation

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) — accreditedSource: ope.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026

Programmatic accreditation

No programmatic accreditation verified for this program. Institutional accreditation does not imply it.

State authorization

Not verified — check the university's state authorization page before applying from outside Texas.

International applicants

Not verified for this online program.

Sources and verification

Every fact on this page comes from the official pages below. Last verified October 10, 2026.

catalog.shsu.edu/graduate-and-professional/college-departments/education/school-of-teaching-and-lear — Official catalog / bulletin, verified October 10, 2026
DAPIP — SACSCOC institutional accreditation record (data files downloaded 2026-10-10) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
shsu.edu/academics/majors-programs/criminal-justice-leadership-management-ms.php — Official program page, verified October 10, 2026
shsu.edu/academics/majors-programs/curriculum-and-instruction-edd.php — Official program page, verified October 10, 2026
shsu.edu/offices-departments/student-account-services/cashiering-services/tuition-fees.php — Official tuition and fees page, verified October 10, 2026

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