Special Education, Ph.D.
View ChecksheetMinimum Total Hours: 90
Program Code: D855
Program Requirements
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses (36 hours) | ||
| Content Block (15 hours) | ||
| EDSP 6003 | Critical Thinking in Special Education Research | 3 |
| EDSP 6203 | Professional Seminar 1 | 3 |
| EDSP 6113 | Grant Writing | 3 |
| EDSP 6503 | Professional Seminar III, Systematic Literature Reviews | 3 |
| EACS 6663 | Special Education Law | 3 |
| Educational Research (minimum 21 hours) | ||
| EDSP 6023 | Single-Case Research Design | 3 |
| EDSP 6523 | Single Case Research Design II | 3 |
| EIPT 5023 | Analysis of Quantitative Data I | 3 |
| EIPT 6023 | Analysis of Quantitative Data II | 3 |
| EIPT 6043 | Qualitative Research Methods | 3 |
| Choose two courses from the following: | 6 | |
| Assessment and Evaluation in Education and Counseling | ||
| Applied Multivariate Statistics in Educational Research | ||
| Program Evaluation | ||
| Qualitative Research Methods II | ||
| Instrument Development | ||
| Mixed-Methods Research | ||
| Research Issues in Instructional Psychology (Topic: Structural Equation Modeling) | ||
| Post-Master's Seminar (Topic: Multilevel Modeling) | ||
| Dissertation (minimum 2 hours) | ||
| EDSP 6980 | Research for Doctoral Dissertation (minimum 2 hours) | 2 |
| Additional Requirements | ||
| As needed to reach 90 post-baccalaureate credit hours. Up to 30 credits from a previously earned master's degree may be included with advisory committee approval. | 52 | |
| Total Credit Hours | 90 | |
General Requirements for Doctoral Degrees
A student should expect to spend at least the equivalent of three full academic years beyond the bachelor’s degree to obtain the doctoral degree. During this period the student will take appropriate graduate coursework, successfully complete the general examination, and successfully defend and submit the final dissertation.
All coursework applied to the doctoral degree must carry graduate credit.
The doctoral degree requires at least 90 post-baccalaureate hours, including both formal coursework and hours of research.
The minimum hour requirement for a specific doctoral degree program cannot be waived.
No more than one-half of the credit hours, both OU and overall, excluding Research for Doctoral Dissertation (6980), may be S/U-graded coursework.
The student must be in residence at OU for at least two consecutive 16-week semesters during the pursuit of the doctoral degree while enrolled and engaged in coursework or research activities as prescribed by the major academic unit.
For more detailed regulations and requirements for Doctoral degrees, please consult the Graduate College Bulletin: http://www.ou.edu/gradcollege/forms/bulletin