Program Tracks

Flexible Track Options for Every Leader

Bay Path offers four unique EdD pathways, each tailored to your educational background and professional experience:

NEW: 60 Credit Direct Entry Track Offered only through the HELOS Concentration:

60 Credit Direct Entry HELOS Track: for students who have earned a bachelor’s degree (in any discipline) from a regionally-accredited post-secondary institution of learning. (a GPA of 3.0 or higher.) Can typically be completed in less than 4 years. Requires an annual campus-based immersive weekend beginning in the second year.

Offered through the HELOS and TSL Concentrations

54 Credit Traditional Track: For students who have earned a master’s degree (in any discipline) from a regionally-accredited post-secondary institution of learning (a GPA of 3.0 or higher). Can typically be completed in less than 3 years. Requires an annual campus-based immersive weekend.

View the degree requirements and course sequence in our Academic Catalog.

30 Credit All But Dissertation (ABD): For students who have completed all requirements for a doctoral degree, with the exception of a dissertation at a regionally-accredited institution of higher learning. Can typically be completed in less than 2 years. Immersive weekend experience is not required.

View the degree requirements and course sequence in our Academic Catalog.

36 Credit EdS/CAGS Completion Option: for students who have completed the EdS or CAGS degree in addition to a master’s degree at a regionally-accredited institution of higher learning. Can typically be completed in 2 years. Immersive weekend experience is not required.

View the degree requirements and course sequence in our Academic Catalog.