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After acceptance into the program, the candidate for the Doctor of Philosophy degree must meet the general University degree requirements, complete residency requirements, and complete a minimum of 102 semester hours of graduate study approved by the Doctoral Advisory Committee, including 60 semester hours taken on this campus. The residency requirements are the completion of two consecutive semesters on campus during which the student will complete a one-semester internship in college teaching and a one-semester internship in research.

The program of study for the Doctor of Philosophy candidate must include the following:

  1. 33 semester hours or more in an approved master’s degree program
  2. 15 hours in research and statistics to include the following:
    • EDFD 6403 Educational Statistics and Data Processing
    • EDFD 6413 Experimental Design in Education
    • CIED 6443 Advanced Research in Curriculum & Instruction
  3. Six additional hours from the following:
    • EDFD 6423 Multiple Regression Techniques for Education
    • EDFD 6453 Applied Multivariate Statistics
    • EDFD 6533 Qualitative Research
    • EDFD 6653 Measurement and Evaluation
    • EDFD 699V Seminars (as approved by advisory committee)
    • Other 5000- or 6000-level classes with approval of advisory committee
  4. 25 semester hours of the curriculum and instruction to include 3 semester hours of curriculum development, 3 semester hours in instructional theory, 3 semester hours of multicultural education, 6 semester hours of internship, and 10 hours of CIED electives.
  5. 12 semester hours in the cognate field approved by the Doctoral Advisory Committee
  6. 18 semester hours or more of dissertation.

Note:  Electives/cognate hours must be taken outside department and/or college;

Electives/cognate hours may include specialization in a content area; no more than six (6) hours may be taken as independent study.

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