SOME OF OUR PH.D. AWARDS AND RANKINGS
#2 Top Leadership Ph.D.
#4 Best Leadership Doctorate
#14 Top Leadership Doctorate
Do you aspire to truly make a significant difference in the world? The Ph.D. in Organizational Leadership is a rigorous and award-winning program designed to equip students not only to receive doctoral degrees, but to experience personal transformation and become a more effective leader. This program emphasizes leadership through a global and multicultural lens, specifically valuing inclusion, integrity, and international perspectives. If you aspire to executive leadership, consulting, publishing, research, and/or teaching, this Ph.D. program will help you develop a wide array of skills in scholarly research, writing, presentation, and bridging leadership theory into expert leadership practice. The Ph.D. is considered the highest academic degree that can be awarded by a university.
Here is the list of courses required to complete the program. Full course descriptions may be viewed by clicking on the course titles. For further information, feel free to contact us.
24 Core Courses
These courses contain the program-specific content. If needed, additional terms to complete the dissertation will be done in DOL 922: Dissertation Continuation, at 1 credit hour per each term.
DOL-715,DOL-720,DOL-735,DOL-740,DOL-750,DOL-760A,DOL-760B,DOL-760C,DOL-800,DOL-810,DOL-820,DOL-830,DOL-840,DOL-855,DOL-860A,DOL-860B,DOL-860C,DOL-875,DOL-880,DOL-885,DOL-915,DOL-920,DOL-920,DOL-920
The total cost of the Ph.D. in Organizational Leadership online program, including tuition and any fees, will be determined prior to your enrollment. Payment for each course is due three weeks before the course begins. Course textbooks are not included in the costs listed above. Additionally, students will accrue other costs related to a required scholarship presentation, comprehensive exam, dissertation, and some Summer Residency expenses that are not included in the costs listed above. The total credit hours and per-credit-hour costs listed above are effective for the core program. For prerequisite or other required courses if applicable, students will need to pay for appropriate tuition, books, and any additional fees. Costs may change if you withdraw from the program and restart in a future program at a later date.
Financial aid is available in the form of grants, loans, scholarships, veterans benefits, and employer reimbursement.
Professor
boyd.johnson@indwes.edu
Professor
joanne.barnes@indwes.edu
Division Chair
mark.rennaker@indwes.edu
Professor
michael.linville@indwes.edu
Associate Professor
patricia.johnson2@indwes.edu
Professor
tim.beuthin@indwes.edu
Click on each section to expand the different requirements for the online Ph.D. in Organizational Leadership degree program. If you have any questions about the admissions process, feel free to contact one of our admissions representatives at 1-866-498-4968. An admissions representative can also arrange a phone call for you with one of our doctoral faculty members or a current student to further discuss the program.
The Ph.D. in Organizational Leadership is a selective program, and admittance is not guaranteed even though applicants meet all the admissions requirements.
*The Admissions Selection Committee retains the right to waive admission requirements for special circumstances.
The goal is to admit highly qualified students, with clear career objectives, who choose to enter the doctoral program after obtaining a master's degree. To apply for admission to the doctoral program, the applicant must complete the following steps:
This essay is an essential aspect of the admission process and will be carefully assessed in order to make an informed decision regarding your acceptance into the Ph.D. program. Please follow the guidelines carefully addressing each component of the essay. The essay should be written to American Psychology Association (APA) Seventh Edition standards:
The Ph.D. in Organizational Leadership at Indiana Wesleyan University has many convenient starts throughout the year. Listed below are the next available starts. If you don’t see a start that fits your schedule, connect with our enrollment team to see more future starts.
Indiana Wesleyan University is accredited by The Higher Learning Commission (HLC), www.hlcommission.org, 312-263-0456. Other accreditations and associations of Indiana Wesleyan University are available at www.indwes.edu/about/iwu-profile/accreditation.
*Effective 07-01-2022 through 06-30-2023