Mar 29, 2024  
2018-2020 Graduate School Catalog 
    
2018-2020 Graduate School Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

PhD Higher Education, Curriculum Sequence


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Suggested Curriculum Sequence


Year 1, Summer (Summer, Year 1): 3 Credits


Elective**  3 Credits

Year 2, Third Semester (Fall, Year 2): 9 Credits


Year 2, Summer (Summer, Year 2): 3 Credits


Year 3, Fifth Semester (Fall, Year 3): 9 Credits


Year 3, Sixth Semester (Spring, Year 3): 9 Credits


Year 4, Seventh Semester (Fall, Year 4): 3 Credits


RDHE 997 /RDHE 998  Dissertation Guidance / Dissertation Defense 3/9*** Credits

Note


* NOTE: Students may certainly elect to take an elective class when it is offered in lieu of a core class; program faculty attempt to offer at least 1 elective seminar each term; students are also able to take electives outside of the program/department after consultation with their advisor. 

 

** NOTE: Students may take electives in any department of the university in consultation with their advisor. Students may also take electives at other institutions with prior approval.

 

*** NOTE: 

Upon achieving Doctoral Candidacy, the student will continuously register in Fall and Spring terms for RDHE 997 (Dissertation Guidance) until the Dissertation is completed and submitted to the School of Graduate Studies for review.  The course is used only when the curriculum has been completed, candidacy has been achieved, and the student is completing the research and writing of the Dissertation. The RDHE 997 course registration maintains the student status as a matriculated, full-time student (student is registered for 3 credit hours and the system reports a full-time 9 credit hour load).  

 

After the Intent to Defend the Dissertation form has been received by the School of Graduate Studies, this course registration will be changed to RDHE 998 (Dissertation Defense) for the given semester and count for 3 credit hours of curricular coursework (RDHE 998 will also count as 9 credits of load).  RDHE 997 will not count toward curricular credits. Other courses cannot be substituted for RDHE 997 (Dissertation Guidance). The only eligible grade for RDHE 997 (Dissertation Guidance) is the grade of “S” and the only acceptable grade for RDHE 998 (Dissertation Defense) is “P/F” (Pass/Fail).

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