Lynch School PROGRAM OF STUDY / 2011 Ph.D. / Higher Education class entering 2011 to be submitted by the fall semester of the 2nd year in the program name _________________________________________ date of matriculation______________________ month/year bc id _________________________________________ date of comprehensive exam ________________ course number and title Level I—Core credits ed 770 Higher Education in American Society 3 ed 771 Organization and Administration of Higher Education 3 Ed 828 Doctoral Proseminar in K-16 Administration 3 Level II—Foundation courses Three from among the following r ed 705 Education Law and Public Policy r ed 706 Philosophy of Education r ed 778 Student Development Theory r ed 779 Comparative Higher Education r ed 803 History of Education summer fall month/year spring t/w* 9 Level III—Research courses r ed 460 Interpretation and Evaluation of Research r ed 460 Interpretation and Evaluation of Research r ed/py 469 Intermediate Statistics r ed 851 Qualitative Research Methods r ed 973 Doctoral Research Seminar in K-16 Administration r ed 988 Dissertation Direction r Ed 988 Dissertation Direction r Ed 998 Doctoral Comprehensive Exam Level IV—Elective courses** Six (6) from among the following (examples only) r ed 708 Contemporary Issues in Higher Education r ed 772 Student Affairs Administration r ed 773 College Teaching and Learning r ed 807 The Academic Profession r ed 808 Politics and Government in Higher Education r ed 854 Catholic Higher Education r ed 867 Diversity in Higher Education r ed 868 Religion and Higher Education r ed 873 Undergraduate Curriculum r ed 874 Organizational Decision-Making, Higher Education r ed 876 Financial Management in Higher Education r ed 878 Seminar in Higher Education Law r ed 879 Gender Issues in Higher Education rAdvanced Methodology Course *highly recommended 3 3 3 3 3 3 0 18 Electives: Total credits 54 * Insert a T (transfer) or W (waiver) as appropriate. If seeking a transfer of credits, you must also fill out a “transfer request form” available online. If requesting a waiver, you must attach an official transcript to this form. ** Electives courses, with the exception of ed 772 (offered annually), are offered on 2-3 year cycles. See advisor for other recommended electives. 11/11 residency requirement (select one of the following options) r I will take three or four graduate level courses for two consecutive semesters (fall and spring) in the academic year _____. r I will take two graduate level courses and have a full time assistantship for two consecutive semesters (fall and spring) in the academic year _____. r I will fulfill a minimum of three years of full time doctoral study. r I will take two graduate level courses per semester for the academic year _____ while employed half time or more in a professional position relevant to the intended area of doctoral study. At least one course must be seminar based, linking theory, research, and practice in the intended area of doctorate. Professional position __________________________________ __________________________________ courses _____________ ____________ _____________ ____________ r I will petition the Associate Dean for an exception to the above options. (You must obtain prior approval for the exception from your academic advisor.) Please detail in the space below how the exception fulfills the intent of residency requirement, or attach a statement. __________________________________ __________________________________ __________________________________ __________________________________ __________________________________ __________________________________ Signatures Student ______________________________________________________________________________ Date ________________ Advisor ______________________________________________________________________________ Date ________________ Prog. Director _________________________________________________________________________ Date ________________ Associate Dean of Graduate Studies ____________________________________________________________________ Date ________________ 11/11