For a complete listing of ALS courses, please see the Graduate Catalog.
Each student admitted to a doctoral program receives doctoral degree candidacy after completing fifteen graduate credits beyond the master’s degree, with a GPA of 3.0. To be eligible for graduation, students must complete the 61 credit hours specified in the curriculum, successfully pass the comprehensive examinations, and successfully defend a dissertation proposal and completed dissertation.
Program requirements are as follows:
Core Courses: 22 Credits
| Course # |
Course Title |
Credits |
| LDRS 800 |
ProSeminar |
1 |
| LDRS 801 |
Leadership Theories |
3 |
| LDRS 802 |
Leadership Applications |
3 |
| LDRS 810 |
Nonprofit Management |
3 |
| LDRS 811 |
Administration in the Public Sector |
3 |
| SOC 804 |
Social Policy |
3 |
| SOC 803 |
Social and Organizational Theory |
3 |
| ECON 820 |
Managerial Economics for Decision Making and Leadership |
3 |
Research Component: 24 Credits
| Course # |
Course Title |
Credits |
| SOC 862 |
Analysis Social Date (Statistics) |
3 |
| SOC 863 |
Quantitative Research Methods I |
3 |
| SOC 864 |
Quantitative Research Methods II |
3 |
| SOC 865 |
Qualitative Methods for the Social Sciences |
3 |
| LDRS 861 |
Program Evaluation |
3 |
| LDRS 995 |
Dissertation |
9 |
Electives: 15 Credits*
| Course # |
Course Title |
Credits |
| LDRS 800 |
Nine credits from among any Sociology or Political Science graduate-level course |
9 |
| LDRS 801 |
Six credits from among any other relevant graduate courses |
6 |
*Students can transfer up to six credits from either graduate coursework taken within the past five years or courses taken at another university, if the Graduate School approves equivalency with IUP courses. Discuss these options with the ALS Program Coordinator.
Full-time and Part-time Options
Most students engaged in the ALS-Ph.D. program are mid-career working professionals and, as such, prefer a part-time educational experience. These students typically take two courses year-round (regular Fall and Spring semesters, and a Summer session from late May through late July.) Courses usually meet approximately three hours a night, one time a week. A few students prefer to attend courses full time; full-time study is considered three courses per semester. These students usually are those with an assistantship.
