Educational Leadership, Doctor of Education

Professional doctorateEdDDoctor of Education in Educational Leadership

Overview

A 60-hour EdD in an executive cohort format with online coursework, a one-week summer residency on the Bowling Green campus and a dissertation-in-practice; WKU classifies it as hybrid.

Official program name: Educational Leadership, Doctor of Education
Awarded degree: Doctor of Education in Educational Leadership
Source: wku.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Degree level: Doctoral — professional doctorate
University: Western Kentucky University
Administering location: Bowling Green, KYWhere 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: Educational Leadership & Administration
Required credits: 60 hours
Source: wku.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Duration: three-and-a-half years (cohort taking six credit hours each semester including summers)A minimum under the stated conditions, not a typical length.
Source: wku.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Teaching language: English (not separately stated)

Why this program is listed

Online coursework with a required one-week summer residency on the main campus (hybrid per WKU).

Source: wku.edu · verified October 10, 2026

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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: Online coursework + campus visitsCoursework is online, with required visits, residencies or immersions on campus or at another set location.
Source: wku.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Campus visits: Campus visits required
Source: wku.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Practical placement: Practical placement required
Source: wku.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Class schedule: Not verified
Study intensity: Not verified

In-person and practical requirements as published

Residency Required
One-week summer residency on the main campus, at least once
at least once during the program · WKU main campus, Bowling Green, KY
Source: wku.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Fieldwork Required
Educational Leadership Field Experience (6 hours)
Source: wku.edu · verified October 10, 2026

Curriculum

Dissertation

Dissertation-in-practice; students propose, complete and defend a dissertation
Source: wku.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 other graduate degree) from an institutionally accredited organization
Source: wku.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Statement / essay: RequiredIn-depth personal statement
Source: wku.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Recommendation letters: Required3 letters — Three current letters of recommendation
Source: wku.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Résumé / CV: RequiredCurrent resume or vita
Source: wku.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Writing sample: RequiredOn-demand writing activity
Source: wku.edu · verified October 10, 2026
International applicants: Not verifiedProgram is more than 50% online and may not meet international requirements for face-to-face delivery
Source: wku.edu · verified October 10, 2026

Tests

TOEFL iBT: Required — minimum 88International applicants; iBT 88 or paper 570, or IELTS 7.0, or English-medium degree.
Source: wku.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.

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

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

Program-specific scholarships: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

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

Kentucky participates in SARA and WKU is an approved SARA institution; program-specific restrictions may apply. Official pageSource: wku.edu · verified October 10, 2026

Professional licensure

WKU reviews the educational requirements for applicable professional credentials and provides jurisdiction-specific determinations State-by-state disclosureSource: wku.edu · verified October 10, 2026

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

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.

DAPIP — SACSCOC institutional accreditation record (data files downloaded 2026-10-10) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
wku.edu/licensure/ — Official disclosure page, verified October 10, 2026
wku.edu/licensure/state-authorization.php — Official disclosure page, verified October 10, 2026
wku.edu/online/post-grad-professional/edd.php — Official program page, verified October 10, 2026

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Key facts

Online format
Online coursework + campus visits
In-person requirements
Campus visits required; practical placement required
Subject
Educational Leadership & Administration
Length
three-and-a-half years (cohort taking six credit hours each semester including summers) · 60 hours
Tuition
Not verified
Next deadline
No upcoming verified date
Administering location
Bowling Green, KY

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