Adult, Occupational and Continuing Education (Ph.D.)

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Offered through the Educational Leadership graduate program, the doctor of philosophy degree in adult and continuing education is a minimum 90-credit hour, post baccalaureate program designed to prepare scholars who are committed to a career with responsibilities and requirements associated with college/university faculty membership and/or interest in the development of knowledge, theory, and research.

Prerequisite core courses (12 credit hours)

Students entering the Ph.D. program without prior knowledge and course work in adult and continuing education are required to take the core courses in addition to the regular program. The core courses should be completed before foundation and professional or specialized courses are taken.

EDACE 780 - Introduction to Adult Education Credits: (3)
EDACE 790 - Characteristics of the Adult Learner Credits: (3)
EDACE 830 - Program Planning in Adult Education Credits: (3)
EDACE 886 - Seminars in Adult Education Credits: (Var.)

Doctoral degree requirements (a minimum of 90 credit hours)

Adult learning and programming (6 credit hours minimum)

Required courses are marked with an asterisk.(*)

AGED 706 - Principles of Teaching Adults in Extension Credits: (3)
EDACE 782 - Educational Gerontology Credits: (3)
EDACE 786 - Topics in Adult Education Credits: (1-3)
EDACE 815 - Introduction to Community Educational Development Credits: (3)
EDACE 820 - Advanced Methods in Adult Teaching Credits: (3)
EDACE 860 - Nontraditional Study for Adults Credits: (3)
EDACE 886 - Seminars in Adult Education Credits: (Var.)

Organization, administration, and supervision (3 credit hours minimum)

AGED 704 - Extension Organization and Programs Credits: (3)
EDACE 792 - Hospital and Industry Adult Education Credits: (3)
EDACE 825 - Theory and Practice of Continuing Education Credits: (3)
EDACE 937 - Organization and Administration of Adult Education Credits: (3)

Human resource development (0-6 credit hours)

Topics to be taken in EDCI 866 are listed below in the following:

EDCI 886 - Seminar: Instructional Design in H.R.D.
EDCI 886 - Seminar: Policy Development and Implementation in H.R.D.

EDACE 786 - Topics in Adult Education Credits: (1-3)
EDCI 886 - Seminar in Curriculum and Instruction Credits: (Var.)

Supporting courses (0-6 credit hours)

EDACE 791 - Career Education
EDACE 811 - Consumer Education

EDACE 714 - International Education Credits: (3)
EDACE 725 - Adult Basic Education Techniques Credits: (3)
EDACE 750 - Women, Education, and Work Credits: (2-3)
EDACE 754 - Adult Basic Education Credits: (3)

Experiential and individual courses (0-6 credit hours)

Students may have no more than 6 hours of individualized work such as Readings (775) and Problems (795). No more than 3 hours of which must be Practicum (including those courses from the master’s program).

EDACE 733 - Practicum in Adult Education Credits: (1-6)
EDACE 775 - Readings in Foundations and Adult Education Credits: (1-3)
EDACE 795 - Problems in Adult Education Credits: (Var.)
EDACE 991 - Internship in Adult Education Credits: (Var.)

Notes:

Internship: Students may complete an internship of 3- 6 hours in the Ph.D. program. The internship will replace part or all of the experiential and individualized course credit.

Preliminary examination. All candidates for the Ph.D. must demonstrate satisfactory completion of all segments of a monitored, written examination of at least 12 hours over all areas of the program of study.

Kansas State University

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