No new students are currently being admitted into this program.

Effective Spring 2012

Plan of Study Grid
First YearCredits
EDRM 700Quantitative Research Methods3
EDRM 704Qualitative Research3
EDUC 709Leadership Development3
EDUC 714Education Policy Analysis3
EDUC 715Critical Theory, Educational Equity Praxis3
 Total Credits15
Second Year
EDOD 769Theory and Practice of Change3
EDRM 706Analysis of Variance--Education Research3
EDUC 713Transformative Theories of Teaching/Learning3
EDUC 716Capstone: Educational Equity and Reform3
EDUC 725Professionalism in Education and Leadership3
 Total Credits15
Third Year
EDOD 667Power-Politics-Influence in Organizations3
EDOD 670Strategic Human Resource Development3
EDRM 666Program Evaluation3
EDRM 705 or 707Qualitative Data Analysis
Quantitative Data Collection Methods/Analysis
3
EDUC 787 or 795Internship
Independent Study
3
 Total Credits15
Fourth Year
EDRM 792BSeminar: Proposal Development3
EDRM 799Dissertation6
 Total Credits9
Fifth Year
EDRM 799Dissertation6
 Total Credits6
 Program Total Credits:60
Completed Ph.D. Coursework Total60
Completed Master's Coursework Total30
Program Total Credits:90

 A minimum of 90 credits are required to complete this program.

For more information, please visit Requirements for All Graduate Degrees in the Graduate and Professional Bulletin.

Summary of Procedures for the Master's and Doctoral Degrees

NOTE:  Each semester the Graduate School publishes a schedule of deadlines. Deadlines are available on the Graduate School website. Students should consult this schedule whenever they approach important steps in their careers.

Forms are available online.

Step Due Date
1. Application for admission (online) Six months before first registration
2. Diagnostic examination when required Before first registration
3. Appointment of advisor Before first registration
4. Selection of graduate committee Before the time of fourth regular semester registration
5. Filing of program of study (GS Form 6) Before the time of fourth regular semester registration
6. Preliminary examination (Ph.D. and PD) Two terms prior to final examination
7. Report of preliminary examination (GS Form 16) - (Ph.D. and PD) Within two working days after results are known
8. Changes in committee (GS Form 9A) When change is made
9. Application for Graduation (GS Form 25) Refer to published deadlines from the Graduate School Website
9a. Reapplication for Graduation (online) Failure to graduate requires Reapplication for Graduation (online) for the next time term for which you are applying
10. Submit thesis or dissertation to committee At least two weeks prior to the examination or at the discretion of the graduate committee
11. Final examination Refer to published deadlines from the Graduate School Website
12. Report of final examination (GS Form 24) Within two working days after results are known; refer to published deadlines from the Graduate School website
13. Submit a signed Thesis/Dissertation Submission Form (GS Form 30) to the Graduate School and Submit the Survey of Earned Doctorates (Ph.D. only) prior to submitting the electronic thesis/dissertation Refer to published deadlines from the Graduate School website.
14. Submit the thesis/dissertation electronically Refer to published deadlines from the Graduate School website
15. Graduation Ceremony information is available from the Graduate School website