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Adult and Career Education (ED.D)
The Doctor of Education degree with a major in Adult and Career Education provides advanced, professional learning for individuals pursuing careers in teaching and leadership of adult and career education and related fields.
This program prepares students for working with adult learners in career education fields in the secondary and postsecondary education and private workforce education and government agency contexts. The Ed.D. program requires a minimum of 45 semester hours of coursework and a minimum of 9 semester hours of dissertation work.
A comprehensive exam must be successfully completed for a student to enroll in dissertation courses. The program is designed as an interdisciplinary program. A faculty advisor will be assigned to each student based on the area of specialization. Within the program of study a minimum of 3 hours must be taken from courses offered outside the College of Education. The advisor and the student will jointly conmplete an approved program of study to be followed.
Up to six graduate credits that have not been applied to the earning of a degree may be transferred into the program from other regionally accredited graduate programs.
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Ed.D. - Adult and Career Education Degree Requirements
Academic Course Requirements for the Ed.D. Degree in Adult and Career Education
AREA A: Disciplinary Studies - 9 Semester Hours
ACED 9400 - Adult Learning Strategies. . . 3 hours
CIED 9100 - Curriculum and Instructional Sysems ... 3 hours
LEAD 9030 - Leadership Problems: Interdisciplinary Analysis ... 3 hours
AREA B: Educational Inquiry - 15 Semester Hours
RSCH 9820 - Qualitative Research Methods in Education ... 3 hours
RSCH 9840 - Quantitative Research Methods in Education . . . 3 hours
RSCH 9860 - Advanced Mixed Methodologies . . . 3 hours
RSCH 9800 - Educational Survey, Needs Assessment, & Program Evaluation ... 3 hours
RSCH 9440 - Dissertation Topic Conceptualization ... 3 hours
AREA C: Major and Interdisciplinary Courses -21 Semester Hours
ACED 9410 - Diverse Populations in Adult and Career Education . . . 3 hours
ACED 9420 - Issues in Adult and Career Education . . . 3 hours
ACED 9430 - Leadership in Adult and Career Education . . . 3 hours
ACED 9440 - Seminar in Adult and Career Education . . . 3 hours
Interdisciplinary Courses . . . 9 hours
Dissertation - 9 semester hours
ACED 9999 - Dissertation in Adult and Career Education
Total Hours for Graduation - 54
For admission information please visit the Graduate College website.