Ph.D. in Leadership
We have received notice from our accrediting association that we may offer a pilot course in January 2008. The accreditation Commission reviewed and approved our proposal for the program in November 2007. Therefore, we plan to start in August 2008 with our first official cohort. Those persons who take and satisfactorily complete the January pilot course will have a first semester fall course load that is three hours
less than those who do not take the January course.
We will initially offer the Ph.D. in Leadership with a concentration in ministry. As our program grows, we will
expand it with concentrations in education, government, and organizational leadership. The program requires sixty hours beyond an acceptable Masters degree. Twelve of the sixty hours go toward the research and writing of the dissertation. One may apply a maximum of nine credit hours toward the Ph.D.
degree in leadership cognate courses. For more information and/or stipulations regarding transfer credit, call or
email us.
Applicants will be required to present a writing sample that indicates the potential ability to do doctoral level
research and writing.
Students work together for two years of three semesters each on the required courses. Then the students must successfully complete the comprehensive exams (these cover the two years of course work). Once a student successfully completes the comprehensive exams, she/he may present a proposal for the dissertation. The student must stand for oral defense of the proposal. Having successfully defended the proposal, the student next does the actual research and writing of the dissertation. The student must stand for a "final" oral defense of the dissertation once he or she has completed the research and writing requirement.
The tentative cost for the program is $250 per semester hour. The Seminary requires a $100.00 application fee for U.S. citizens and a $200.00 application fee for foreign students. A registration deposit of $500.00 is due within 30 days after acceptance into the Ph.D. program. TTU credits this deposit toward the first semester's tuition.