CURRICULUM
The Plan of Work must be approved by the Major advisor and the College Graduate Officer not later than the semester in which the student is completing the first 18 semester hours of course work under advisement. There is a minimum of 100 semester hours required in this program.
Doctoral Seminars: A minimum of six (6) semester hours of approved doctoral seminars.
Research Techniques: A minimum of twelve (12) semester hours is required.
Area of Concentration (Major Field): Within this program, students select one specific area as their focus but will also take courses from the other areas. All students will also take core required courses. The major in Reading Language and Literature requires 30 semester hours in combinations of Reading, English Language Arts/Secondary and Elementary, Children's/Adolescent literature and/or courses outside the College of Education. At least 21 semester hours must be above the Master's degree. Courses constituting the major will be determined by the major advisor.
Cognate (Minor Field) Minimum of 12 semester hours.
Electives: Electives may be chosen, in consultation with the major advisor, from any of the above categories to fulfill the minimum Ed.D. requirement of 100 semester hours.
Final Oral Defense of the Dissertation
Program Time Limitation: Students have a seven-year time limit to complete all requirements for the Ed.D. degree. The seven-year period begins with the end of the semester in which the student is admitted to doctoral study and began taking required courses for the degree.