Doctorate Programs - Program Comparison Chart

  Ed.D.Curriculum & Instruction Ph.D.Curriculum & Instruction Ph.D.Teacher Education
Completion Time 3-6 years 3-6 years 3-6 years
Total Credit Hours 69-78 hrs 72-81 hrs 63-72 hrs
Residency Structured experience 2 consecutive semesters full-time on campus 2 consecutive semesters full-time on campus
Area of Emphasis* 27 hrs including
ICG 783 Theoretical Foundations of Education
ICG 784 Research on Teaching & Schooling
27 hrs including
ICG 783 Theoretical Foundations of Education
ICG 784 Research on Teaching & Schooling
15 hrs Teacher Education & Teacher Learning Core - courses include:EPY 752, ICG 783, ICG 712, ICG 713, ICG 771
Cognate 9-12 hrs 9-12 hrs 9 hrs Teacher Education & Teacher Learning Electives
Research or Inquiry 12 hrs
EPY 718 Qualitative Research
EPY 721 Descriptive/Inferential Statistics
ICG 786 Doctoral Research Seminar
+ One additional research course
15 hrs + submission of an article for publication in a national refereed journal
EPY 718 Qualitative Research
EPY 721 Descriptive/Inferential Statistics
ICG 786 Doctoral Research Seminar
+ Two additional research courses
12 hrs including
EPY 718 Qualitative Research
EPY 721 Descriptive/Inferential Statistics
Research Elective
Technology Elective
Internships 6-12 hrs (Research or College Teaching Internship) 6-12 hrs (Research or College Teaching Internship) 6 hrs Teaching Internship 3-6 hrs School-based Internship
Dissertation 15-24 hrs 15-24 hrs 18 - 24 hrs including ICG 786