Schedule

Seminars begin in September. Those students, who have not taken a statistics course as part of their bachelors or masters level training, are encouraged to enroll in CNS502 during the summer prior to enrollment in doctoral seminars. The following is a generic seminar schedule. Specific on campus meetings dates will be announced by four months prior to the first seminar begins.

Online Mediated Learning (6.5 wks)

On-Campus Seminars
(24 face-to-face hours per seminar, two seminars per session)

Online Mediated Learning (6.5 wks)
September - October

YEAR ONE
OCTOBER SEMINARS (October)

LSP901 Empirical Research 1: Critical Inquiry and Research Design (4)
LSP902 Biblical and Theological Foundations of Leadership (4)

November - December
 Break: December  - January


January - February
FEBRUARY SEMINARS (February)

LSP903 Character and Ethics in Leadership (4)
LSP904 Personality and Developmental Theory (4)

March - April
 

Break: April

 
May - June

JUNE SEMINARS (June)

LSP905 Learning and Teaching: Theory and Practice (4)
LSP906 Leadership and Management Theory (4)

 
July - August
 Break: August
 
September - October

YEAR TWO
OCTOBER SEMINARS (October)

LSP907 Team Dynamics (4)
LSP908 Empirical Research II: Research Problem & Literature Review (4)

November - December
 Break: December - January
 
January - February

FEBRUARY SEMINARS (February)

LSP909 Organizational Theory and Development (4)
LSP910 Change, Power, and Conflict Resolution (4)

March - April
 Break: April
 
May - June

JUNE SEMINARS (June)

LSP911 Empirical Research III: Prospectus and Instrument Development (4)
LSP912 Comprehensive Exams (0)

July - August
 

LSP913 Prospectus Defense: Chapters 1-3 (4)
LSP914 Dissertation Defense (12)

 

NOTE: All dates are approximate and will vary slightly by calendar year. Defense hearings for prospectus and dissertation are held one week each term – Fall, Spring, and Summer. Dates for defense hearings will be announced several months in advance. Timing of defense hearings in the program will depend on the individual student’s progress through the program.