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Doctor of Education Degree (EdD)

Advance your skills as a professional and an educator with a Doctor of Education Degree (EdD) from Lincoln Memorial University! Through the EdD program, you'll have the opportunity to earn a degree in instructional leadership and instructional practices and to nurture your aspirations of becoming an outstanding leader in all levels of public and private education, including pre-kindergarten through 12 and even higher education.

To accommodate your busy schedule, every class you attend will be held at the Carter and Moyers School of Education's Cedar Bluff Campus in Knoxville, Tennessee, one weekend per month, with sessions spanning Friday evening and all-day Saturday. While in pursuit of your Doctor of Education degree, LMU will strive to support you in key areas, including:

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Admission Requirements

The admissions process at LMU consists of these three stages:

Following these three stages, you will be rated based on the Admissions Committee's review of all of your documents, activities and interview scores, as well as your ability to complete the requirements with the doctoral program successfully. In some cases, you may be granted a conditional status with additional preparation required for you to obtain full graduate status.

The Admissions Committee will then review all available data and forward you a final recommendation for or denial of admission. Once you have received a notice of acceptance, the Program Director will send you a program of study for your appropriate degree program, as well as the dates for your first year of coursework. After being admitted, you will be required to attend a program orientation, which will occur the Friday evening of the first class weekend. Failure to attend orientation will result in a deferred enrollment or reassessment of the admittance decision.

How To Apply

For admittance into the Doctor of Education Degree program at Lincoln Memorial University, you must apply through the LMU portal

Early admission packages for the Fall cohort group must be submitted by February 1st, while regular admissions packages for the Fall cohort must be submitted by May 1st of the year in which you are seeking admission. 

Program Outcomes

Open up a wide variety of professional opportunities after graduating from our Doctor of Education program at LMU! Once you've completed your degree, you'll have access to instructional and curricular careers at the K-12 level, including Assistant Superintendents, Supervisors, Principals, and Teacher Leaders. Historically, LMU EdD graduates have thrived in private educational consulting roles and higher education administrative and faculty roles, with many graduates currently working in positions like:

Contact Us

Want to learn more about the Doctor of Education (EdD) program at Lincoln Memorial University? Reach out to us at your convenience for more information about our institution and offerings!

Carter & Moyers School of Education
LMU Cedar Bluff
421 Park 40 N. Boulevard
Knoxville, TN 37923
Email: Julia.Kirk@LMUnet.edu

Mission, Vision and Values

During your time spent pursuing the Doctor of Education degree and following graduation, it's important to us that you feel comfortably aligned with our program's Vision, Mission and Values. As a part of a long-standing institution and successful degree program, we hope that you too can find yourself in your education, your career and your academic services. 

Vision

It is our goal, as an educational program, to be a nationally recognized leader in developing scholar-practitioners who serve to advance ethics, change, and social justice through the decision sciences. 

Mission

The mission of our Doctor of Education program is to facilitate the continuous development of investigative, individual, interpersonal, and innovative skills needed for leaders to address emerging issues in organizational settings. We strive to accomplish this through academic experiences which challenge professionals to transform the institutions and communities they serve by advancing ethics, change and social justice through the decision sciences. 

Values

As a program, we collectively value four main points: Ethical Leadership, Transformation, Social Justice, and Critical Inquiry. By holding these four primary values throughout your education, career and life moving forward, there is no doubt you will serve as an outstanding professional in your field and your community. 

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