Typical Programs of Study for Ph.D. and Ed.D.

Ph.D.

Department Core (Minimum Credits: 15)
Courses selected from within the Department's Core:

  • EDA 388E Educational Economics & Finance Policy
  • EDA 388P Educational Politics & Policy
  • EDA 388V Ethics and Values in Ed. Administration
  • EDA 388M Social and Cultural Contexts of Education
  • EDA 382M Organizational Design & Behavior

Education Specialization (Minimum Credits: 24)
Courses within the area of community college specialization

Cognate Outside the College of Education (Minimum Credits: 15)
Public Affairs, Business, Communications, History, Sociology, Psychology, Anthropology, Political Science, and other social sciences

Research/Evaluation Preparation (Minimum Credits: 12)
Courses selected to enhance a student's ability to conduct field-based research/evaluation studies:

  • EDA 387Q Introduction to Systems of Human Inquiry
  • EDA 381P Quantitative Research Design and Analysis
  • EDA 381Q Qualitative Research Design
  • And one additional advanced research course (get advisor approval)

Supervised Internships and Field Experiences (Minimum Credits: 9)
A sequence of internship and field experiences to begin after completing 18 credits. The internships and field experiences will be designed to provide the student with the experiential bases to complement the coursework in Education and to conduct field-based research and/or evaluation studies.

Research Apprenticeship (Minimum Credits: 3)
(To be Determined with Faculty Advisor)

TOTAL CREDITS (before dissertation) (Minimum Credits: 78)

NOTE: Students must be continuously enrolled in at least three dissertation hours/semester up to and including the semester of the Dissertation Defense and graduation.

Ed.D.

Department Core (Minimum Credits: 15)

Courses selected from within the Department's Core:

  • EDA 388E Educational Economics & Finance Policy
  • EDA 388P Educational Politics & Policy
  • EDA 388V Ethics and Values in Ed. Administration
  • EDA 388M Social and Cultural Contexts of Education
  • EDA 382M Organizational Design & Behavior

Education Specialization (Minimum Credits: 24)

  • Courses within the area of community college specialization

Supporting Work Outside the Department (Minimum Credits: 9)

  • Curriculum and Instruction, Educational Psychology, Special Education

Research/Evaluation Preparation (Minimum Credits: 6)

Courses selected to enhance a student's ability to conduct field-based research/evaluation studies:

  • EDA 387Q Introduction to Systems of Human Inquiry and one listed below:
    • EDA 381P Quantitative Research Design and Analysis or
    • EDA 381Q Qualitative Research Design

Supervised Internships and Field Experiences (Minimum Credits: 9)

A sequence of internship and field experiences to begin after completing 18 credits. The internships and field experiences will be designed to provide the student with the experiential bases to complement the coursework in Education and to conduct field-based research and/or evaluation studies.

Students should discuss with their advisor the nature of the internship in which they are interested and determine possible locations for the internship. In addition, they should obtain an Internship Guide from the CCLP office. This Guide explains the expectations and requirements for the internship experience.

Regarding registration for internship, students must complete a Consent of Instructor form (obtained in the Ed A departmental office), have their program internship supervisor sign it, and return it to the Graduate Coordinator. The Graduate Coordinator will then register the student for the internship hours.

TOTAL CREDITS (before dissertation) (Minimum Credits: 63)

NOTE: Students must be continuously enrolled in at least three dissertation hours/semester up to and including the semester of the Dissertation Defense and graduation.

Last updated on May 8, 2012