George Fox University Partnership

Complete your leadership preparation with a doctorate in educational leadership.

George Fox University in collaboration with Fresno Pacific University

You have been well-prepared in the Fresno Pacific credential programs. Continue your academic preparation in a doctoral program whose mission is to develop leaders with the knowledge, skills, and dispositions to inspire, educate, and serve others effectively for the common good. 

Alumni of the George Fox Ed.D. program are employed in a number of states and in countries all over the world, working in teaching and leadership roles from the elementary school through college levels. More than a dozen Central Valley educational leaders are alumni of the program. 

Our FPU-GFU Partnership Program consists of 56 Credit hours. If you have already earned a Master’s degree, you are able to transfer 24 Semester hours of your Administrative Services Credential program to apply to the total 56 hours of this doctoral program.

Doctoral Core Curriculum - 32 hours 

  • Three foundations courses (9 hours) 
  • Three immersive leadership colloquia (3 hours) 
  • Four courses in inquiry, research, and analysis for Organizational Leadership (12 hours)
  • A capstone dissertation experience that applies leadership and inquiry foundations to critical problems of practice (8 hours) 

Program Distinctives

  • Develop as an effective educational leader through the habits of mind, professional dispositions and leadership skills needed in today's evolving educational landscape. 
  • Faith-integrated learning grounded in stewardship, service and Quaker values that shape ethical, student-centered leadership. 
  • Exceptional faculty support with high levels of mentorship, personalized guidance and meaningful faculty-student relationships. 
  • Collaborative cohort experience that fosters peer connections, professional networking and shared learning throughout the program. 
  • Complete your degree in as little as two years with a structured pathway designed for working educators. 
  • Attend just two one-week summer residencies in Oregon, providing valuable face-to-face learning and collaboration.

For additional program and admissions information:

Marc Shelton, Ed.D.
Dean, College of Education
George Fox University
mshelton@georgefox.edu