Urban Leadership and Policy Studies in Education
Note: The discipline-specific requirements listed here are in addition to the requirements listed in Interdisciplinary Ph.D. Application Procedure and Minimum Criteria for Admission and Minimum Interdisciplinary Ph.D. Academic Regulations and Degree Requirements earlier in this section.
Discipline-Specific Admission RequirementsApplicants who designate urban leadership and policy studies in education as their coordinating unit will be expected to have a grade-point average of at least 2.75 (on a 4.0 scale), covering all college work taken prior to the bachelor's degree, or a GPA of at least 3.5, covering all post-baccalaureate work completed to date.Applications are normally only reviewed once a year, for admission beginning with the next summer or fall term. To be considered, applications must be submitted to the Admissions Office by Feb. 15. All required application documentation must be received by March 1. The applicant must provide the following supplementary documentation:
In addition, an applicant, the applicant's adviser or any member of the division may request that the applicant meet with and be interviewed by the division faculty.
Alternate Admission CriteriaInternational applicants will be considered for admission to the Ph.D. program on the basis of background, experience and educational attainments in their home countries. Exceptions to the general criteria for admission to Interdisciplinary Ph.D. study may be made for students whose potential for success in the doctoral program may not be reflected in the general criteria.
Qualifying Requirements for Full AdmissionIn some cases, the division may ask that 12 hours of work at UMKC, including an education foundations course, be taken prior to full admission.Students admitted under alternate criteria will be notified upon acceptance of any coursework deficiencies they must satisfy or other preparation they must undertake prior to full admission.
Suggested Compatible Co-disciplinesCurriculum and instruction, public affairs and administration, history, economics, political science, the social science consortium and sociology.
Core Program RequirementsStudents with urban leadership and policy studies in education as a co-discipline will be required to take a minimum of 15 credit hours of core courses. The core curricula will vary, depending on whether students' research is primarily in educational leadership or the social-philosophical foundations of education and on the types of educational setting upon which they wish to focus. Specific courses will be selected with the advice and consent of the student's faculty adviser and supervisory committee. The supervisory committee may elect to accept coursework in an educational-specialist program or other post-master's degree program as counting toward the 15-credit-hour requirement.Students seeking administrative certification for public school positions should check with their advisers to be sure they include all courses currently required in the states in which they wish to become certified. The amount of required coursework, beyond the minimum 15-credit-hour core requirement, taken by students with urban leadership and policy studies in education as their coordinating-unit discipline, will depend upon their previous preparation in the discipline, their previous research competencies, their personal career goals and their research interests. All students with urban leadership and policy studies in education as either the coordinating-unit discipline or the co-discipline are required to take and complete EDUL 5685, the seminar on problems and issues in education and urban leadership.
Other Discipline-Specific Special RequirementsThe student, at a minimum, will be required to take and complete 12 hours of coursework that provides extensive preparation in research methodologies relevant to her or his professional goals and intended dissertation project. The student will select specific courses with the advice and consent of her or his faculty adviser and supervisory committee. Typical courses which would satisfy this requirement include (but are not limited to): EDRP 5505, EDRP 5508, EDRP 5605, EDRP 5608, EDRP 5610, Hist 5591, Hist 5687, Soc 5510, Soc 5511, Soc 5512, EDUL 5601 and EDUL 5603.
Comprehensive Examination GuidelinesStudents with urban leadership and policy studies in education as the coordinating-unit discipline must pass a comprehensive examination including both the coordinating-unit discipline and the co-discipline areas.
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