Educational Leadership and Policy Studies Programs

The Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies’ Doctor of Education (Ed.D.) in Educational Leadership Program prepares educational leaders, researchers, and policy makers in its 4-year, cohort-based program geared toward the working professional. 

Graduates of our program assume prominent positions of leadership in public and private school systems and research and policy organizations in the state of Connecticut, across the nation, and around the globe. 

The program offers two concentrations:

• General Concentration: a “General” concentration through which students craft a unique program of study to suit their particular professional interest in PreK-12 Educational Leadership, Higher Education Leadership, Educational Research, Educational Policy, or other education-related areas.
• 092 Connecticut Intermediate Administrator Certification Concentration: an 092 Connecticut Intermediate Administrator Certification concentration through which students are certified to serve as building-level leaders in the state of Connecticut.

Students admitted to this program are provided a cohort model, rigorous face-to-face and hybrid courses, field-based leadership and research experiences, personalized faculty advisement, classes one night per week, online and campus-based supports/resources, opportunities to publish and present research, and access to professional organizations and networks intended for this most advanced level of study.

Admissions Requirements

• Essay/Personal Statement
• Contact information for 2 references
• Writing Sample
• Official Transcripts
• Application fee
• *Only if applying for 092:  Hold a current Connecticut Educator Certificate and Completed a minimum of three (3) full years working under that educator certificate (preferably five (5) or more years)

For more information about the Doctor of Education (Ed.D.) in Educational Leadership Program, please contact the Program Coordinator, Dr. Mary Boudreaux.

The Sixth-Year Certificate Program in Educational Leadership is designed to equip educators with the knowledge, skills, and attitudes to serve, not only as administrators, but as genuine leaders, in the state of Connecticut's public school system. After successful completion of the program and the CT CAT exam, candidates are eligible for the 092 Connecticut Intermediate Administrator Certification.

The 30-credit program employs a hybrid cohort model, with cohorts meeting for Fall and Spring classes on-campus or at area school districts roughly half the weeks and online the other half of the semester.  Summer classes in the program are offered online. Paired classes are scheduled back-to-back on the same evening for the convenience of our students, all of whom are practicing educators.

Admissions Requirements

• Hold a current Connecticut Educator Certificate
• Completed a minimum of three (3) full years working under that educator certificate (preferably five (5) or more years)
• Essay/Personal Statement
• Official Transcripts
• Application fee

For more information about the Sixth-Year Program in Educational Leadership, contact the program coordinator, Dr. Christopher E. Trombly.

The 092-Intermediate Administrator Post Master's Certificate prepares students who are dually enrolled in the department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies' Doctor of Education program in Educational Leadership to apply for the intermediate administrator (092) certificate from the Connecticut State Department of Education, after successful completion of the certificate program and obtaining a qualifying score on the Connecticut Administrator Test (Test 6412 within ETS' School Leadership Series). This 21-credit post-master's certificate program consists of six three-credit courses and two semesters (1.5-credit each) of administrative internship. It is designed to equip educators with the knowledge, skills, and attitudes to serve, not only as administrators, but as genuine leaders in the state's public schools.

Applicants to the 092-Intermediate Administrator Post Master's Certificate program must hold a Master's degree, must hold Connecticut state educator certification, and must have completed a minimum of thirty months of service under their educator certificate. Moreover, they must also be admitted to the department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies' Doctor of Education program in Educational Leadership.