Purpose: To develop educational leaders through an interdisciplinary curriculum based
on a biblical worldview.
Learning Competencies:
- Learners will develop, with faculty assistance, a focused program of study in a
specific area.
- Learners will analyze and evaluate the history and philosophy of education.
- Learners will understand, apply, and evaluate the various theories and practices of
education in their ministry context.
- Learners will interact with the content of the chosen program through analysis,
critical evaluation, and synthesis, culminating in an applied dissertation.
General Ed.D. Structure
Ed.D. Qualifying Core – 12 credits
Ed.D. General Core – 12 credits
Specialization Core – 24 credits
Applied Dissertation – 12 credits
RW 001 Trinity Tutorial – 0 credits
Ed.D. Qualifying Core – 12 credits
- RW 800 Research Within a Christian Worldview
- BS 718 Contemporary Biblical Hermeneutics
- CE 813 The Theory and Practice of Education
- CE 799 Exploring the History and Philosophy of Education
RW 775 Ed.D. Qualifying Examination – 0 credits
(Prerequisite: Ed.D. Qualifying Core)
Ed.D. General Core – 12 credits
(Prerequisite: Ed.D. Qualifying Examination)
- PH 799 Comparative Analysis of Worldviews
- PM 704 Leading Change
- PM 741 Applied Research in Theology of Ministry
- Choose either course:
- RW 810 Bibliographic Research Methods
(Prerequisite: RW 800)
- RW 710 Empirical Research Methods
(Prerequisite: RW 800)
Specialization Core – 24 credits
(Prerequisite: Ed.D. Qualifying Examination) –
SEE LISTINGS
Ed.D. Comprehensive Examination – 0 credits
(Prerequisite: Ed.D. General Core and Specialization Core)
- Choose exam based on specialization:
- AD 895 Ed.D. Comprehensive Examination for Christian Management
and Leadership
- BC 895 Ed.D. Comprehensive Examination for Biblical Counseling
- CE 895 Ed.D. Comprehensive Examination for Christian Education
- CM 895 Ed.D. Comprehensive Examination for Conflict Management
- EP 895 Ed.D. Comprehensive Examination for Pulpit Communication
and Expository Preaching
- PM 895 Ed.D. Comprehensive Examination for Pastoral Ministry
- TH 896 Ed.D. Comprehensive Examination for Christian Theology
- WS 895 Ed.D. Comprehensive Examination for Christian Women’s
Studies
RW 826 Applied Research Dissertation in Ministry Context –12 credits
(Prerequisite: Ed.D. Comprehensive Examination)
RW 991 Mission Outcomes Assessment – 0 credits
Courses may be taken in any order unless otherwise specified.
General Ed.D. Information
Prerequisite: See Full Admission Requirements and Processes for the Ed.D.
Total Credits Required = 60.
All courses are 3 semester credit hours unless noted otherwise. A maximum of 9
transfer credits may be satisfied via transfer credit. The transfer must be relevant to the
student’s program of study and equivalent in both content and degree level of doctoral
courses. Transfer (grades of “B” or higher) for core credits must be from an appropriately accredited school and satisfy the requirements of the core program.
Awarding degree credit for experiential learning is not available at the doctoral level.
Full Admission Requirements and Processes for the Ed.D.
Applicants should not disqualify themselves from applying for admission due to any low
standard on any application requirement—an application is reviewed as a whole packet rather
than just as a collection of individual items.
Provisional Enrollment Requirements (All Applicants)
- Complete the Doctoral Application Packet
- Doctoral Application form
- Application fee
- Earned master’s degree from appropriately accredited school with a minimum of 15 hours
in Bible/Theology and 15 in the anticipated specialization
- Enroll for Any Two of the Four Qualifying Core Courses (6 month course length)
- RW 800 Research Within a Christian Worldview
- BS 718 Contemporary Biblical Hermeneutics
- CE 813 The Theory and Practice of Education
- CE 799 Exploring the History and Philosophy of Education
- Complete the Trinity Tutorial
Provisional Admission Requirements (All Applicants)
- Complete the Doctoral Admission Packet (within 90 days of provisional enrollment)
- Official transcripts verifying higher education prerequisite requirements for the Ed.D.
- Copy of scores from either the Graduate Record Examinations (GRE) showing combined
minimum of 900 on the verbal and analytical sections, or the Miller Analogies Test (MAT)
showing minimum of 350. Scores must be from within the last 5 years.
- Written statement listing a minimum of the equivalent of 2 years of relevant experience (up
to 1 year can be earned concurrent with the 1st year of study and prior to Qualifying
Examination unless otherwise stated)
- Scheduled interview via telephone or in person with the appropriate Department Chair
- Essay of 4-5 pages on why professional doctorate study is being pursued at Trinity
- Two letters of recommendation for pursuing doctoral study
- Applicants whose native language is not English and who have not earned a degree from
an appropriately accredited institution where English is the principal language of
instruction must receive a minimum score of 550 on the paper-based Test of English as a
Foreign Language (TOEFL), or 80 on the on the Internet based TOEFL, or its equivalent.
- Doctoral Studies Committee Evaluation of Completed Admission Packet
- If Accepted By the Doctoral Studies Committee, Enroll for Remaining Two Qualifying
Core Courses (6 month course length)
- RW 800 Research Within a Christian Worldview
- BS 718 Contemporary Biblical Hermeneutics
- CE 813 The Theory and Practice of Education
- CE 799 Exploring the History and Philosophy of Education
- Take the Qualifying Examination Upon Completion of the Four Qualifying Core
Courses
Full Admission Requirements
- Successful Completion of the Four Qualifying Core Courses with a “B” or higher
- Successful Completion of the Qualifying Examination with a “Pass”
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