Courses which address research goal(s)

Total of 20 credits required

(Courses with * are required for Ed.D.)

*	Educ 702	Statistics in Educational Research or an equivalent if not been taken previously	3 credits
*	Educ 703	Research, Measurement, and Program Evaluation if not been taken previously	3 credits
	Educ 707	Foundations of Educational Reasearch	3 credits
	Stats 725	Applied Statistics	3 credits
*	Educ 719	Planning and Conducting Needs Assessments	3 credits
	Educ 745	Program Evaluation Research	3 credits
*	Educ 749	Case-based Educational Research and Statistics	3 credits
	Educ 771	Structural Equation Modeling Fundamentals	3 credits
*	Educ 776	Qualitative Research and Program Evaluation	3 credits
*	Educ 779	Quantitative and Survey Research	3 credits
	Educ 783	Computer Data Management and Decision Making	2 credits

Courses which address career goal(s)

Total of 20 credits required

(Courses with * are required for both Ph.D. and Ed.D.)

	Educ 717	Adult Learning	2 credits
	Educ 721	Assessment Techniques for Educational Institutions	3 credits
*	Educ 723	Diversity and Educational Policy	3 credits
	Educ 725	Institutional Analysis Techniques	3 credits
	Educ 727	Higher Education Law	3 credits
	Educ 728	Instructional Technology for Teaching and Learning	3 credits
	Educ 729	Organization & Administration Telecommunications Technologies	2 credits
	Educ 740	Financing Higher Education	3 credits
	Educ 741	Higher Education Student Affairs and Enrollment Management	3 credits
	Educ 746	Institutional Quality Control	3 credits
	Educ 763	Education and Training for Business and Industry	3 credits
	Educ 767	Organization and Administration of Higher Education	3 credits
	Educ 769	Politics and Policy in Education	3 credits
	Educ 772	Curriculum and Instruction Development	2 credits
	Educ 780	Instructional Models	3 credits
	Educ 782	Supervisory and Administrative Theory	2 credits
	Educ 785	Organization and Administration of Career and Technical Education	4 credits
*	Educ 787	Issues in Education	2 credits
	Educ 794	Practicum/Internship or Field Experience	2 credits

Courses that address capstone seminar

Total of 3 credits required

	Educ 790	Graduate Seminar: Education (Ed.D.)	3 credits
	Educ 790	Graduate Seminar: Institutional Analysis (Ph.D.)	3 credits
	Educ 790	Graduate Seminar: Occupational and Adult Education (Ph.D. or Ed.D.)	3 credits

General Courses from Masters Degree or Equivalent**

The advisory committee has authority to approve up to a maximum of 30 credit hours from a Masters degree or equivalent. Forty (40) hours may be allowable if candidate has multiple graduate degrees. The determination will be based upon review of the candidate's official transcript(s). The candidate's major advisor and committee are responsible for approving the program of study and for certifying that the candidate has met the academic requirements for the doctoral degree. The doctoral degree is awarded for expertise and excellence in the candidate's chosen field of study as recognized and approved by the advisor and committee, not just for an accumulation of credits.

Educ 799 - Doctoral Dissertation 15 credits

Total Minimum Credit Hours Required 90 credits

Suggested: Career-goal option for major area of concentration

	Institutional Analysis			Adult Education or Secondary Education
Educ 719	Planning and Conducting Needs Assessments		Educ 717	Adult Learning
Educ 721	Assessment Techniques for Educational Institutions		Educ 719	Planning and Conducting Needs Assessments
Educ 725	Institutional Analysis Techniques		Educ 728	Instructional Technology for Teaching and Learning
Educ 740	Financing Higher Education		Educ 729	Organization & administration Telecommunications Technologies
Educ 745	Program Evaluation Research		Educ 772	Curriculum and Instruction Development
Educ 746	Institutional Quality Control		Educ 780	Instructional Models
Educ 767	Organization and Administration of Higher Education		Educ 769	Politics and Policy in Education
Educ 789	School Community Relations		Educ 793	Independent Study: Adult Education
			Educ 751 to 753	Series listed under Teacher Education
	Occupational Education			Higher Education
Educ 719	Planning and Conducting Needs Assessments		Educ 719	Planning and Conducting Needs Assessments
Educ 745	Program Evaluation Research		Educ 727	Higher Education Law
Educ 763	Education and Training for Business and Industry		Educ 740	Financing Higher Education
Educ 772	Curriculum and Instruction Development		Educ 741	Higher Ed Student Affairs & Enrollment Management
Educ 785	Organization & Admin of Career/Tech Education		Educ 745	Program Evaluation Research
Educ 789	School Community Relations		Educ 767	Organization and Administration of Higher Education
Educ 782	Supervisory and Administrative Theory		Educ 782	Supervisory and Administrative Theory

SBHE policy from : SBHE Policies
SUBJECT: ACADEMIC AFFAIRS
EFFECTIVE: December 18, 2008
Section: 409 Degrees Offered

Doctor of Education (Ed.D.). The Doctor of Education degree requires a minimum of 90 semester credit hours beyond the bachelor's degree in courses that carry graduate credit. It recognizes the completion of academic preparation for professional practice in education.

Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.). The Doctor of Philosophy degree requires a minimum of 90 semester credit hours beyond the bachelor's degree in courses that carry graduate credit, with a substantial component of independent research.