Educational Specialist (Ed.S.) Credits

The doctoral program requirements may be reduced by a maximum of 33 semester hours when a student has completed an Ed.S. degree and, as part of that program, has completed course or internship requirements that are also Ed.D. requirements. For doctoral candidates completing Ed.S. degrees at institutions other than NLU, the reduction must not exceed 18 semester hours.

Eligible students should petition the chair of the doctoral program to which they have been admitted. Requests will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis to determine the number of semester hours by which the doctoral program requirements may be reduced. Final approval for the program reduction must be obtained from the doctoral program chair and submitted to the registrar's office.