Strategic leadership, equipped for impact.

In today’s contemporary global business environment, leaders must address complex and challenging issues on a daily basis. As a graduate of the Doctor of Business Administration program, you will be prepared to lead strategic change, build healthy culture, and impact the communities you serve. Through sophisticated oral communication skills, information literacy and advanced research methodology, and high-level skills in academic writing, you will be equipped to analyze, synthesize, and influence the diverse teams and stakeholder audiences you represent. Ultimately, the critical thinking and problem solving skills that you sharpen throughout this course will lead you to solutions that work for the good of all.

Curriculum

What You’ll Learn

The Doctor of Business Administration will prepare you with advanced skills in applied research, leadership, and global strategic management, developing you as an effective educator, innovative thinker, and ethical decision-maker.

Available Programs

Doctor of Business Administration

The Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) program consists of 60 credit hours. For students maintaining consistent full-time status, normal degree completion time is nine consecutive fall, spring, and summer semesters. Cohorts begin in both the fall and spring semesters. Within the DBA program, a minimum of six hours is required for full-time status. Concentrations include Accounting, Economics, Finance, International Business, Management, and Marketing.

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Outcomes

What You’ll Do

Graduates of the Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) program have diverse and high-level career opportunities that blend advanced research with practical leadership. Some graduates pursue executive roles, while others move into academia as professors with the knowledge and ability to teach and conduct scholarly research. With the strong analytical skills learned in the DBA program, our graduates are the experts in their field of study.

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21st century church leadership, rooted in the history of the faith.

The Doctor of Ministry in Christian Ministries degree at ¹ú²úÓ´Ó´ School of Divinity is an advanced professional degree that immerses you in scholarship, focused faith formation, and the development of educational strategies needed to sustain a commitment to ministry as life-long learning.

Curriculum

What You’ll Learn

The first doctorate offered by ¹ú²úÓ´Ó´, the Doctor of Ministry in Christian Ministries is an advanced professional degree for ministers. The thirty (30) hour degree program addresses ministry issues developing naturally from the global community, and it seeks to enhance the capacity of the minister to engage in theological reflection in the real world in the service of the church. With seminars offered on Thursdays and Fridays, the degree may be completed in three years.

Program Objectives:

• The student will understand ministry as a commitment to life-long learning.
• The student will develop an appropriate biblical hermeneutic which incorporates both Old and New Testament studies and fosters meaningful biblical and theological reflection.
• The student will develop an understanding of the church, and her/his role in it, within the global context, and the capacity to reflect theologically on the implications of that global context for the nature and ministry of the church.
• The student will demonstrate the ability to reflect upon the nature of one’s ministry by conceptualizing and executing an original project in ministry, reflecting theologically on that project, and defending the project to a committee of faculty and other ministry professionals.

The School of Divinity is accredited by the Commission on Accrediting of the Association of Theological Schools, 10 Summit Park Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15275. Phone: (412) 788-6505.

Degree Requirements

*Students who do not complete the Ministry Project in two semesters (minimum six hours) must register for , Ministry Project Extension, each semester until completion.

Available Programs

Doctor of Ministry in Christian Ministries

The Doctor of Ministry in Christian Ministries is a degree program comprised of three components: seminars, supervision, and a ministry project. 

Five seminars are required, for which eighteen (18) credit hours will be awarded. Of the five seminars, two are mandatory – the Ministry of Life-Long Learning, and the Ministry of Biblical Interpretation.

The remaining three seminars may be chosen at the discretion of the student and her/his faculty advisor.

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Outcomes

What You’ll Do

A student completing the Doctor of Ministry will:

• Demonstrate life-long learning skills;
• Demonstrate appropriate biblical and exegetical skills;
• Develop an appreciation for the global context of ministry; and
• Design, implement, write, and assess an original ministry project.

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Become an instructional leader who will create and strategically manage processes related to curriculum, instruction, and assessment.

Students will deepen their knowledge and understanding of educational practices and acquire tools needed to provide professional leadership in curriculum, teacher education, and professional development in the schools.

The purpose of the Doctor of Education in Curriculum and Instruction is to develop curriculum leaders through courses, research, and seminars conducted in an environment based on Christian principles and values. The program is designed to offer the depth of a concentration and the breadth of a cross-disciplinary perspective to develop curricular leaders who can shape educational practices at all levels.

Curriculum

What You’ll Learn

Schools and organizations are dynamic institutions whose practice is shaped by powerful and influential interests. As a result, the economic, political, social, and technological environments of organizations deal with constant change.

The Doctor of Education in Curriculum and Instruction program goals are:

1. To foster a collaborative culture to support educator development and student learning;
2. To access and use research to improve practice and student learning;
3. To promote professional learning for continuous learning;
4. To facilitate improvements in instruction and student learning;
5. To promote the use of assessments and data for school and district improvement;
6. To improve outreach and collaboration with families and community;
7. To advocate for student learning and the profession.

¹ú²úӴӴ’s College of Education offers a learning environment that supports Christian values in the classroom. You will gain valuable professional preparation to succeed in your career and help your future students succeed in school. You will also benefit from spiritual support that prepares you for ethical, inspired leadership.

Doctor of Education in Curriculum and Instruction students develop professional learning modules based on needs identified through assessments of their own schools and school districts. Modules are developed in accordance with a comprehensive rubric, assessed by cross-cohort peers, and evaluated by faculty. Certain modules are identified to be published in Digital Commons, an institutional repository maintained by ¹ú²úӴӴ’s Dover Library, for use by other educators. This collection of professional learning modules is titled  (Instructional modules for professional learning: Responding to opportunities and valuing educators).

Available Programs

Doctor of Education in Curriculum & Instruction

Students in the Doctor of Education in Curriculum & Instruction program must hold at least a Master’s degree from a regionally accredited institution with a minimum 3.0 grade point average on all graduate-level work. A minimum of three years of experience is preferred and a teacher’s license is required. Applicants without a teaching license must provide a letter stating their teaching experience. Each semester students will take one course (6 or 12 credit hours) along with a one credit hour dissertation seminar.

The 63-credit hour program is offered in a hybrid format with participants required to attend class three weekends each fall and spring semesters. Each weekend consists of Saturday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Sunday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. During the summer months, candidates will attend seven face-to-face sessions, two of which will be as part of the College of Education’s Graduate Summit . This process continues for two years until classroom studies are completed. After this, your next two semesters will be six-hour and three-hour dissertation semesters respectively, thus concluding your program. The electronic portfolio, a requirement for your degree, will be created and stored online in a product called TaskStream.

Additional information, including descriptions of specific concentrations and their corresponding credit hours, is available in the .

Outcomes

What You’ll Do

Upon completion of this program, students will have earned a Doctor of Education in Curriculum and Instruction and will be eligible to take the Praxis in order to be licensed as a Curriculum and Instructional Specialist. Candidates will be equipped with the knowledge, skills, attitudes, values, and beliefs that will enable you to function effectively in curriculum roles.

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Transforming 21st Century Educational Outcomes through Leadership

Schools are dynamic institutions whose practice is shaped by powerful and influential interests. As a result, the economic, political, social, and technological environments of organizations deal with constant change. However, strong leadership can chart a course through these complex environments that leads from strength of character and depth of experience. 

¹ú²úӴӴ’s College of Education offers a learning environment that supports Christian values in the classroom. You will gain valuable professional preparation to succeed in your career and help your future students succeed in school. You will also benefit from spiritual support that prepares you for ethical, inspired leadership.

Curriculum

What You’ll Learn

¹ú²úӴӴ’s Doctor of Education Degree (EdD) is designed for potential and practicing educational leaders who wish to develop and refine their skills to lead these complex organizations. 

Throughout the Doctor of Education in Educational Leadership program, you will be challenged to further develop your knowledge, skills, attitudes, values, and beliefs, ultimately to enable you to function most effectively in leadership roles in ever-changing educational environments.

The Doctor of Education in Educational Leadership develops educational leaders through courses, research, seminars, and internships conducted in an environment based on Christian principles and values. 

Our program:

• Engages candidates in critical analysis of curriculum theory and practice
• Engages candidates in disciplined inquiry in the field of education
• Equips candidates to meet proficiency levels in licensure requirements
• Prepares candidates for making contributions to education theory and practice
• Transforms candidates into the leaders our educational institutions need most

Available Programs

Doctor of Education in Educational Leadership

Students in the Doctor of Education in Educational Leadership program must hold at least a Master’s degree from a regionally accredited institution with a minimum 3.0 grade point average on all graduate-level work. A minimum of three years experience is preferred. A license in School Administration-Principal is required.

The 63-credit hour program is offered in a weekend format with participants required to attend class three weekends per fall and spring semesters. Each weekend consists of Saturday 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Sunday 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. In addition, there will be six-eight synchronous virtual meetings lasting two hours each semester. During the summer months, you will arrange a meeting schedule with your cohort. This process continues for two years until classroom studies are completed. Remaining program hours consist of six-hour and three-hour dissertation semesters respectively, thus concluding your program. The electronic portfolio, a requirement for your degree, will be created and stored online in a product called TaskStream.

Additional information, including descriptions of specific concentrations and their corresponding credit hours, is available in the .

Outcomes

What You’ll Do

Upon completion of this program, students will have earned a Doctor of Education (Ed.D.) in Educational Leadership and will be subject to state licensure requirements in order to receive North Carolina state licensure as a Superintendent. At the writing of this document, the licensure requirement is the satisfactory completion of an electronic portfolio.

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Become a clinical leader in healthcare 

The ¹ú²úÓ´Ó´ Doctor of Nursing Practice helps experienced nurses grow into patient care leadership and expert specialty roles. You’ll have a direct impact on improving healthcare outcomes through evidence-based practice. 

Our program helps you continue working and caring for your personal responsibilities while advancing your education. Your coursework is fully online with once per semester on-campus intensives. You’ll develop strong relationships with your faculty and peers, and they’ll support you during your program and as you transition into practice. Within our faith-based community, you’ll see the world of healthcare through a Christian lens. 

Besides completing your online coursework, you’ll be able to fulfill your practicum experience in your desired specialty in local healthcare and education settings. As part of your program, you’ll also execute an evidence-based project over four semesters, gaining academic knowledge to use throughout your career. 

• Admissions Requirements

Curriculum

What You’ll Learn

The Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) Program at ¹ú²úÓ´Ó´ offers three options designed to meet the needs of nurses seeking expanded roles in their profession: Post-MSN (36 credit hours), Family Nurse Practitioner (79 credit hours), and Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (81 credit hours). In addition to the three areas of concentrated study, the DNP program offers a post-doctoral certificate option for doctoral-prepared nurses who desire to pursue Family Nurse Practitioner or Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner certification.

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Available Programs

Post-Baccalaureate Family Nurse Practitioner

The DNP-FNP program option prepares practitioners to provide primary care to populations across the lifespan within a community setting. Students will develop a variety of skills including Assessment and management of acute and chronic illness, promoting wellness and disease prevention, and the ability to integrate the best evidence into practice. The program is a 79-credit hour post-bachelor’s entry program offered in a blended format, with the majority of classes taken online and enriched with occasional on-campus visits. This program option is offered with a 3-year or 4-year plan of study. A 40-credit hour Post-Doctoral Certificate for Family Nurse Practitioner is available for students who have completed the Doctor of Nursing Practice degree but not the coursework required for certification and practice as a Family Nurse Practitioner.

Post-Baccalaureate Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner

The DNP-PMHNP program option assists practitioners in developing expert knowledge and skills for promoting and facilitating optimal mental health across the lifespan. Students will develop a variety of skills including Psychiatric assessment, mental health diagnosis, holistic treatment planning, and integrated practice. The program is an 81-credit hour program post-bachelor entry offered in a blended format, with a majority of classes taken online and enriched with occasional on-campus visits. This program option is offered with a 3-year or 4-year plan of study. A 42-credit hour Post-Doctoral Certificate for Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner is available for students who have completed the Doctor of Nursing Practice degree but not the coursework required for certification and practice as a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner.

Post-Master’s Track

The post-master’s DNP program option deepens your knowledge of nursing leadership and nursing education while preparing you to improve healthcare outcomes through evidence-based practice. This program is a 36-credit hour postmaster’s entry program offered in a blended format with the majority of classes taken online, enriched with occasional on-campus visits. The program is offered with a 6-semester full-time or 12-semester part-time plan of study.

ACE Program

¹ú²úӴӴ’s ACE program prepares PMHNP and Clinical Mental Health Counseling students to grow as compassionate, skilled, and service-minded clinicians. Through integrated clinical training, interdisciplinary learning, and dedicated mentorship, ACE equips you to make a meaningful impact in rural and underserved North Carolina communities.

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Outcomes

What You’ll Do

As a student in the DNP Program, you’ll have opportunities to:

• Synthesize scientific and theoretical knowledge from nursing and other disciplines to implement best-practice approaches reflective of the highest level of nursing.
• Use data-driven decision-making to strategically impact healthcare outcomes identified by institutional, local, state, federal, and/or international leaders.
• Collaborate with intra- and inter-professional teams to advocate for and implement change, which improves individual and population health.
• Engage in leadership to integrate evidence-based clinical prevention and health services for individuals and diverse populations. 
• Create intentional positive change with patients, populations, and professionals to advance nursing specialization through therapeutic and programmatic interventions. 

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FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE/SCHOLARSHIPS

Forgivable Education Loans for Service (FELS)

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Real leadership is more than a theory. It’s proven daily.

Amidst the economic, political, social, and technological forces exerting constant change on our K-12 and higher ed institutions, committed and proven leadership is more important now than ever before. Through the Doctor of Education in Organizational Leadership program, you will gain the professional training needed to advance the kind of leadership your organization needs for growth, health, and community impact. 

Designed for potential and practicing professional leaders who wish to develop and refine their leadership skills within complex organizations, the program embodies the scholar-practitioner model of professional training. This degree is designed to prepare students seeking leadership roles in a variety of professional settings, specifically including community college personnel, university personnel, health care professionals, entrepreneurs, consultants, government personnel, and criminal justice professionals.

¹ú²úӴӴ’s College of Education offers a learning environment that supports Christian values in the classroom. You will gain valuable professional preparation to succeed in your career and help your future students succeed in school. You will also benefit from spiritual support that prepares you for ethical, inspired leadership.

Curriculum

What You’ll Learn

With a Doctor of Education in Organizational Leadership, you will develop the knowledge and ability to excel in leadership roles in a variety of settings.  The program offers an environment of learning through which professionals can advance their leadership skills while sharing ideas and experiences with other business and academic professionals.

Structured with the working adult in mind, the program provides experiences that allow the candidates to contribute to both their workplace environment and their educational cohort throughout the course of study. Participants gain a network of support as they move together through their classes, providing the maximum benefit from individual experiences and communities of collaboration. 

The consultancy/practicum project is an integral part of each semester’s course work. The intent is to provide you with an opportunity to apply the theory and best practices to actual challenges with which you may be confronted in your professional endeavors.

As a participant in the program, you will:

• Better understand organizations through knowledge of leadership theory, organizational cultures, decision-making processes and practice
• Apply organizational theory to the needs of their own organizations to increase understandings of institutions and their stakeholders
• Participate in appropriate field experiences focusing on authentic leadership development
• Acquire skills to address challenges facing institutions today and apply them in a simulated environment

Available Programs

Doctor of Education in Organizational Leadership

Students in the Doctor of Education in Organizational Leadership program must hold at least a Master’s degree from a regionally accredited institution with a minimum 3.0 grade point average on all graduate-level work. A minimum of three years experience is preferred. Other requirements include the submission of three letters of reference, a cohort registration form, and a personal essay explaining their purpose for obtaining an advanced degree.

The 63-credit hour program consists of nine semesters. The consecutive semesters include any summer sessions that fall in the sequence. The cohort concept is employed such that students move together through their classes providing the maximum benefit from individual experiences and communities of collaboration. The consultancy/practicum project is an integral part of each semester’s course work. The intent is to provide the student an opportunity to apply the theory and best practices to actual challenges they are confronted with.

The program is comprised of two tiers. The first tier is the core course modules. This consists of the first six semesters. These modules address concepts such as cultural development in organizations, leading in a learning organization, change management, ethics, conflict resolution, strategic planning, program evaluation, qualitative research, and e-learning. Semesters seven through nine include, but are not limited to, the following specialized course modules: policy development, business law, innovation and transformation, cultural development, and self and collective efficacy. Classes are held on Saturdays and Sundays for three weekends per Fall and Spring semesters, and eight days during the Summer semester. In the Summer, four of the eight days are on campus and four are synchronous online meetings. 

Other requirements include the submission of three letters of reference, a cohort registration form, and a personal essay explaining their purpose for obtaining an advanced degree.

Additional information, including descriptions of specific concentrations and their corresponding credit hours, is available in the .

Outcomes

What You’ll Do

Upon completion of this program, students will have earned a Doctor of Education (EdD) in Organizational Leadership and will be prepared to make significant contributions to the organization in which they are employed while in the program and beyond. Graduates will demonstrate theoretical and practical knowledge and skills in everyday work activities.

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21st century church leadership, rooted in the history of the faith.

The Doctor of Ministry in Pastoral Care and Counseling degree is designed for the minister who seeks professional preparation in the area of pastoral care and counseling and for the minister who wishes to enhance her/his pastoral care in parish ministry.

Curriculum

What You’ll Learn

The Doctor of Ministry in Pastoral Care and Counseling (D.Min.) degree is designed for the student who seeks professional preparation in the area of pastoral care and counseling or who serves in specialized clinical settings and/or who ministers to the needs of missionaries and their families. The student whose goal is to enhance pastoral care in parish ministry may pursue the Doctor of Ministry in Pastoral Care and Counseling degree.

The program of study requires a Master of Divinity degree from an accredited theological institution and sufficient experiences in ministry to ensure a level of maturity appropriate to engage the intensity of the program design.

Accredited by the Association of Theological Schools (ATS), seminars are offered as intensive, turbo-courses, and the degree may be completed in three years.

The School of Divinity is accredited by the Commission on Accrediting of the Association of Theological Schools, 10 Summit Park Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15275. Phone: (412) 788-6505.

Available Programs

Doctor of Ministry in Pastoral Care and Counseling

The Doctor of Ministry in Pastoral Care and Counseling is a thirty (30) hour degree program comprised of three components: seminars, supervision, and a ministry project. Five seminars are required for which eighteen (18) credit hours will be earned. Our doctoral students enrolled in the Pastoral Care and Counseling program follow a unique schedule that is comprised of one (1) week to ten (10) day intensive seminars that meet all day.

Seminars

• Ministry as Life-Long Learning – Pastoral Care and Counseling (2 hours)
• Interpersonal Relationships and Family Systems Theory (4 hours)
• Issues in Advanced Pastoral Care and Counseling (4 hours)
• Crisis Intervention Theories (4 hours)
• Clinical Aspects of Care (4 hours)

The Supervision Experience

Our Doctor of Ministry in Pastoral Care and Counseling students will register for six (6) hours of Supervised Ministry. The Supervised Ministry seminar includes 400 hours of supervised ministry, with a minimum of 100 hours in group/peer experiences or individual supervision. The supervision experience may be held in an institutional setting (i.e., hospital, hospice, prison, etc.), including Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE), Pastoral (or Marriage and Family) Counseling, or Parish Ministry. The supervision experience will be approved by the School of Divinity’s Department of Pastoral Care and Counseling.

The Final Project

Our Doctor of Ministry in Pastoral Care and Counseling students will design, implement, and reflect upon a self-directed, original project of ministry conducted in her/his ministry setting. Upon completion of the Final Project, six (6) credit hours are earned.

Additional information, including descriptions of specific concentrations and their corresponding credit hours, is available in the .

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