Education Ph.D.

Admission Requirements

1. A completed electronic application form received by the University of Rhode Island Graduate School.
2. A master’s degree or 30 credits beyond the bachelor’s degree, including course work in research, foundations, and curriculum from a regionally accredited college or university.
3. A curriculum vita.
4. Official transcripts of all undergraduate and graduate course work.
5. A minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.00 on a 4.00 scale in undergraduate course work.
6. An official report of scores on the Graduate Record Examination.
7. Three letters of recommendation.
8. An interview.

Course Requirements

Core Seminars

Course	Title	Credits	Offered
EDP 610	Core Seminar I:Issues and Problems in Educational Inquiry and Foundations	3	Offered fall and spring
EDP 611	Core Seminar I: Issues and Problems in Educational Inquiry and Foundations	3	Offered fall and spring
EDP 620	Core Seminar II: Issues and Problems in Human Development, Learning, and Teaching	3	Offered fall and spring.
EDP 621	Core Seminar II: Issues and Problems in Human Development, Learning, and Teaching	3	Offered fall and spring.
EDP 630	Core Seminar III: Issues and Problems in Organizational Theory, Leadership, and Policy Analysis	3	Offered fall and spring.
EDP 631	Core Seminar III: Issues and Problems in Organizational Theory, Leadership, and Policy Analysis	3	Offered fall and spring.

Field-based Research Experiences

Course	Title	Credits	Offered
EDP 612	Introduction to Qualitative Research	3	Offered fall.
EDP 613	Introduction to Quantitative Research	4	Offered spring.
EDP 622	Community Service Learning	2	Offered as needed.
EDP 623	Research Design	3	Offered fall.
EDP 641	Field Research Seminar	1	Offered fall and spring.

Specialization Courses

Dissertation and Defense

Course	Title	Credits	Offered
EDP 699	Doctoral Dissertation Research	1-6	Offered as needed.

Comprehensive Examination

Total Credit Hours: 58