Students must complete at least 48 credits of course work, with an
additional 24 credits of dissertation research. The minimum of 48
credits of course work includes:
1. At least 9 credits
in research methods must be taken including courses in two of the
following three areas: quantitative foundations (3), qualitative
foundations (3), and program evaluation (3). The remaining 3 credits of
methodology may be taken within the program area, or as an elective
taken outside the program but with the program`s approval.
2. At least 9 credits distributed among three of these four
areas: learning in a content area (3), policy and leadership (3),
social and philosophical foundations (3), and psychological foundations
(3). These credits will be outside the student`s own program.
3. At least 30 credits in the area of specialization, according
to requirements established by each program. Before dissertation
candidacy, students must complete a relevant predissertation project
culminating in a written product. Projects will be developed in
consultation with a project adviser and in accordance with program
guidelines. Students must maintain a cumulative GPA of at least
3.25 in the doctoral course work and dissertation research courses.
Students who have not completed the dissertation after 24 credits of
700-level research, but are actively working toward that goal, will
continue to register for 700-level research courses as recommended by
the committee chairperson. All degree candidates must be registered
continuously in the Graduate School of Education in the manner
described under Continuous Registration in the Academic Policies and
Procedures chapter.
A department may set a higher minimum for
any curriculum for which it is responsible and may require any
particular student to earn more than the minimum credits specified for
his or her curriculum.
Transfer of Credit
Students may petition program faculty to transfer up to 18 credits of
course work taken at an accredited institution to be accepted as
meeting any of the course requirements for the doctor of education
degree. If a doctoral student is eligible to take work elsewhere for
use toward a Graduate School of Education degree, prior approval must
be obtained from his or her adviser and department chairperson before
registering at another school.