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Nov 23, 2024
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2011-2012 Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Counseling and Student Development (Ed.D.)
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Doctor of education degree
The department of Special Education, Counseling, and Student Affairs offers one Ed.D. degree in counseling and student development (including an emphasis in school counseling).
Ed.D. in counseling and student development (including an emphasis in school counseling)
A minimum of 94 semesters hours beyond the baccalaureate degree is required. Up to 30 relevant graduate hours earned as part of a master’s degree may be used to satisfy these requirements. Guidelines for the plan of study follow.
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Doctoral degree requirements
1. Area of emphasis (48 credit hours minimum)
The following courses or their equivalent (as determined by the supervisory committee) will normally be required as a part of the area of emphasis in the Ed.D.program in school counseling. The following list of courses is strongly suggested for the area of emphasis:
Choose one of the following
2. Foundations (12 credit hours)
The foundations area is intended to provide the student with a broad background in the rudimentary foundations of educational thought. Each of the following courses or their equivalent must be completed. 3. Research (6 credit hours)
The selection of courses should be made on the basis of the research to be addressed through the dissertation. (Plus one of the following courses must be completed)
4. Clinical experience in counseling (12 credit hours)
The clinical experience is designed to enhance one’s professional development by providing field-based exposure to the process of administration and supervision of guidance programs and personnel. The objectives, activities, and outcomes for this clinical experience/internship are commonly determined by the major professor (advisor), in consultation with the student and advisory committee. 5. Dissertation: research (16 credit hours)
Completion of a dissertation which treats an important topic of professional education practice using a systematic methodology consistent with accepted research paradigms; the dissertation must be successfully defended in a public, oral defense. The dissertation work is closely supervised by the major professor with the guidance of the supervisory committee. |
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