Degree Requirements

Students must complete all requirements of the Graduate School for the Doctor of Philosophy degree, and complete an approved program of study including a minimum of 36 credit hours of core courses, 9 hours of elective courses and 18 credit hours of doctoral dissertation. Coursework must be completed with a cumulative grade average of at least 3.25, with no credit for courses with a grade of C or lower.

• EDFD 5373 — Psychological Foundations of Teaching and Learning —3
• EDFD 5683 — Issues in Educational Policy —3
• ESRM 6403 — Educational Statistics and Data Processing —3
• ESRM 6413 — Experimental Design in Education — 3
  ESRM 6423 — Multiple Regression Techniques for Education — 3
• ESRM 6453 — Applied Multivariate Statistics — 3
• ESRM 6513 —Hierarchical Linear Modeling — 3
• ESRM 6523 — Structural Equation Modeling —3
• ESRM 6533 — Qualitative Research — 3
• ESRM 6553 — Advanced Multivariate Statistics —3
• ESRM 6613 — Evaluation of Policies, Programs, and Projects— 3
• ESRM 6653 —Measurement and Evaluation —3

Select three of the following — 9

• ESRM 5653 — Educational Assessment
• ESRM 6633 — Survey Research Methods
• ESRM 6753 — Item Response Theory
• ESRM 699V — Seminar

ESRM 700V — Doctoral Dissertation — 18

Total Hours — 63

Students also should be aware of Graduate School requirements with regard to doctoral degrees.