The Doctor of Education [Ed.D.]  is designed for the professional educator with a desire to achieve, and a capacity to lead, teach and learnoffers concentrations in Educational Leadership or Teaching & Learning.  Leaders in the field of education are seen as those who assume a facilitating role in accomplishing the goals and objectives of an education system whether it be as a teacher, principal, superintendent, instructional supervisor, curriculum director, or university administrator.The Ed.D. program prepares effective, competent leaders with a Christian world view who will model high standards and assume a leadership role in the field of education. The maximum transfer hours allowed for the Doctor of Education program is 9 hours. The Ed.D. is a sixty-hour program, including the dissertation. Coursework for the Ed.D. program may be taken in multiple delivery formats. A minimum of 9 hours, three courses, must be taken in one of the residential formats.