Doctor of Education (Ed.D.) in Educational Leadership
Program Delivery Options
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Students in both the face-to-face and online programs are admitted as a cohort. Both modalities go through the same curriculum; however, instructors will be different for each course. In the summer of Year 3, all students take an online asynchronous course with students in the same strand from both online and face-to-face cohorts.
Face-to-face students can expect to attend in-person classes on Monday evenings, with the exception of semester 4, where one course will be taken on several weekend dates (Fall Year 2). Courses are taken consecutively throughout the entire 16-week semester.
Online students can expect to do the majority of their work asynchronously. Each instructor may decide to hold synchronous meetings with all of the students' availability in mind. The program follows an 8-week term schedule, where the 16-week semester is split in half. Courses are taken individually each 8-week term.
Online students are required to attend a week-long summer residency in mid-June in semester 3 and 6 (Summer Years 2 and 3). The residency takes place on the Fresno State campus and provides students the opportunity to meet with their cohort and classes in-person and hear from guest speakers.
