Doctoral Capstone

1-12 Credits

Provides for demonstration of excellence in professional practice in the field of educational leadership. The topic, activities, and outcomes related to the Doctoral Capstone must be approved by the doctoral advisor and capstone committee and presented and defended by the student. The Doctoral Capstone in the Special Education EdD program requires scholars to identify a problem of professional practice in the field of special education. Scholars identify the antecedents, causes and issues related to this problem, subsequently conduct an extensive review of literature, and propose a defendable possible solution for which they provide the rationale.