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 vitae.
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. A personal statement.
8. A research statement.
9. Three letters of recommendation.
10. An interview.

Course Requirements

Core Seminars

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

Field-based Research Experiences

Course	Title	Credits	Offered
EDP 612	Introduction to Qualitative Research	3	Fall.
EDP 613	Introduction to Quantitative Research	4	Spring.
EDP 622	Community Service Learning	2	Spring.
EDP 623	Research Design	3	Fall.
EDP 641	Field Research Seminar	1	Fall, Spring.

Note: EDP 641 must be taken four semesters for a total of 4 credit hours.

Specialization Courses

Course	Title	Credits	Offered
EDC 661	Language and Thinking in Schools	3	As needed.
EDC 662	Writing for Presentations and Publications	3	As needed.
EDC 664	Social Justice in Higher Education	3	As needed.
EDC 670	Theory Construction in the Social Sciences	3	As needed.
EDC 681	Culture and Discourse in Education	3	As needed.
EDC 682	Discourse Analysis in Education Research	3	As needed.
EDC 684	Data Analysis: A Hands-On Approach	3	As needed.
EDC 685	Survey Design	3	As needed.
EDP 692-693	Directed Readings and Research Problems	1-3	As needed.

Students must take up to 12 credit hours of specialization courses. They can choose from this list or other graduate offerings from RIC or URI with the permission of their major professor.

Dissertation and Defense

Course	Title	Credits	Offered
EDP 699	Doctoral Dissertation Research	12	As needed.

Note: EDP 699: A minimum of 12 credit hours is required for this course.

Comprehensive Examination

Total Credit Hours: 58