{"id":512,"date":"2015-09-10T10:10:28","date_gmt":"2015-09-10T14:10:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ced.ncsu.edu\/elphd-updated\/?page_id=512"},"modified":"2026-05-04T16:09:38","modified_gmt":"2026-05-04T20:09:38","slug":"doctoral","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ced.ncsu.edu\/elphd\/doctoral\/","title":{"rendered":"Doctoral"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Educational Leadership, Policy, and Human Development, doctoral degree options<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The goal of the Ph.D. in Educational Leadership, Policy and Human Development is to prepare scholar leaders who can positively influence improvement in K-12, higher education, counseling, and adult education. &nbsp;The doctoral degree encourages students to engage in multidisciplinary research while also developing in-depth expertise in their chosen concentration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>All doctoral degrees in the College of Education require a minimum of 72 graduate credit hours beyond the bachelor\u2019s degree. Most doctoral programs in the College of Education require a minimum of 60 graduate credit hours beyond an approved master&#8217;s degree.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Ph.D. Concentrations<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ced.ncsu.edu\/programs\/adult-workforce-and-continuing-professional-education-program-doctoral\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/ced.ncsu.edu\/programs\/adult-workforce-and-continuing-professional-education-program-doctoral\/\">Adult and Lifelong Education<\/a> <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ced.ncsu.edu\/graduate\/programs\/community-college-and-career-education\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/ced.ncsu.edu\/graduate\/programs\/community-college-and-career-education\/\">Community College and Career Education<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ced.ncsu.edu\/programs\/counseling-and-counselor-education-doctoral\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/ced.ncsu.edu\/programs\/counseling-and-counselor-education-doctoral\/\">Counseling and Counselor Education<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ced.ncsu.edu\/graduate\/programs\/doctoral\/concentration-preschool-to-postsecondary-educational-policy\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/ced.ncsu.edu\/graduate\/programs\/doctoral\/concentration-preschool-to-postsecondary-educational-policy\/\">Dual Concentration: Preschool to Postsecondary Educational Policy<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ced.ncsu.edu\/programs\/educational-evaluation-and-policy-analysis-doctoral\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/ced.ncsu.edu\/programs\/educational-evaluation-and-policy-analysis-doctoral\/\">Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ced.ncsu.edu\/programs\/higher-education-doctoral\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/ced.ncsu.edu\/programs\/higher-education-doctoral\/\">Higher Education<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ced.ncsu.edu\/graduate\/programs\/higher-education-opportunity-equity-and-justice\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/ced.ncsu.edu\/graduate\/programs\/higher-education-opportunity-equity-and-justice\/\">Higher Education Opportunity, Equity, and Justice <\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Doctor of Education (Ed.D.) 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