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Doctor of Philosophy
The Ph.D. degree will prepare students for professional positions that rely on a full understanding of the broad intellectual and scholarly themes that are foundational to good practice, as well as excellent research skills. Students will study both the Foundations of Education as well as Research Methodologies, choosing to emphasize one or the other (see requirements below). They will design a graduate minor or cognate uniquely suited to their scholarly and research interests.
Degree Requirements
Students seeking the Doctor of Philosophy degree must satisfy all the general requirements set forth by the Graduate School for the Ph.D., as well as the following:
- A minimum of 90 credit hours beyond the bachelor's degree.
- With approval of a student's Faculty Advisory Committee, 30 credits from a master's degree from an accredited institution will be applied to the doctoral program of study.
- Maintenance of a minimum of 3.0 GPA.
- Educational Foundations credit hours of 21 or 9 (depending on the emphasis)
- Research Methodologies credit hours of 21 or 9 (depending on the emphasis)
- A cognate of 15 credits
- Dissertation of 15 credits