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University of Idaho · College of Education, Health and Human Sciences

Learning, Leadership and Innovation, Ed.D.

Professional doctorateEdDDoctor of Education in Learning, Leadership and Innovation

Overview

A 54-credit, cohort-based online Doctor of Education for professionals across fields, with twelve-week terms, weekly virtual meetings and a dissertation in practice embedded in the coursework. It admits students in the summer.

Official program name
Learning, Leadership and Innovation, Ed.D.
Awarded degree
Doctor of Education in Learning, Leadership and Innovation
Source: uidaho.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Degree level
Doctoral — professional doctorate
University
Source: uidaho.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Administering location
Moscow, IDWhere 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
Required credits
54 credit hours
Source: uidaho.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Duration
three years
Source: uidaho.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Start terms
Summer
Source: uidaho.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Teaching language
English (not separately stated)
Why this program is listed

Three-year, 100% online professional doctorate with an embedded dissertation in practice.

Source: uidaho.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.All coursework is online and the institution states no required on-site activity for this program.
Source: uidaho.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Campus visits
Campus visits: not verified
Practical placement
Placement requirement: not verified
Class schedule
Mixed (live + self-paced)
Source: uidaho.edu · verified October 10, 2026
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

Academic calendar

Dissertation

  • Dissertation in practice embedded in the curriculum, focused on a problem in the student's own organization.
    Source: uidaho.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
RequiredMaster's degree or 5+ years of industry experience (in addition to a bachelor's degree).
Source: uidaho.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Minimum GPA
RequiredMinimum 3 — GPA of 3.0; lower GPAs may be considered with relevant experience or graduate work.
Source: uidaho.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Recommendation letters
Required2 letters — Two letters of recommendation, one from the applicant's current industry.
Source: uidaho.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Writing sample
RequiredWriting and video responses to four leadership prompts.
Source: uidaho.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Application fee
Required$50 — $50 application fee.
Source: uidaho.edu · verified October 10, 2026
International applicants
Not requiredNot available to international students who require F-1 or J-1 visa status.
Source: uidaho.edu · verified October 10, 2026

Tests

GRE General Test
Not required
Source: uidaho.edu · verified October 10, 2026

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 deadlines: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

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.
CategoryAmountBasis and year
All online students — Online Ed.D. flat rate$815per credit · 2026-2027Estimated tuition$44,010 = 54 credits × $815 per credit. Excludes mandatory fees, books, travel for any required visits or placements, transfer credit reductions and rate changes. Not the full cost of attendance.Source: uidaho.edu · verified October 10, 2026

Other published fees

Web-based course fee
$35 per creditMandatory
Source: uidaho.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

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

  • Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (NWCCU) — 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

  • U of I follows NC-SARA reporting requirements for professional licensure programs and determines student location from the mailing address reported at admission. Official pageSource: catalog.uidaho.edu · verified October 10, 2026

Professional licensure

  • NC-SARA requires the U of I to determine the states in which students are located for the purpose of disclosing whether academic programs meet licensure requirements in the state of student location. State-by-state disclosureSource: catalog.uidaho.edu · verified October 10, 2026

Accreditation and state authorization do not establish that a program meets licensure requirements in your state.

International applicants

  • Campus 360 courses can be taken from anywhere in the world; F-1/J-1 eligibility varies by program.Source: uidaho.edu · verified October 10, 2026

Sources and verification

Every fact on this page comes from the official pages below. Last verified October 10, 2026.
  1. catalog.uidaho.edu/student-services/nc-sara-policies/professional-licensure/ — Official catalog / bulletin, verified October 10, 2026
  2. DAPIP — NWCCU institutional accreditation record (data files downloaded 2026-10-10) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
  3. uidaho.edu/academics/degree-finder/education-phd — Official program page, verified October 10, 2026
  4. uidaho.edu/academics/degree-finder/learning-leadership-innovation-edd — Official program page, verified October 10, 2026
  5. uidaho.edu/academics/online-learning — Official program page, verified October 10, 2026

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