Agricultural Education, PhD
Requirements for Students Matriculating in or before Academic Year 2019-2020. Learn more about Graduate College Academic Regulation 7.0.
Total Hours: 60 Hours (Beyond the Master's Degree)
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | 15 | |
| Advanced Methods of Teaching Agriculture | ||
| History and Philosophical Foundations of Agricultural and Extension Education | ||
| Foundations of Leadership Theory | ||
AGED 5863 | ||
AGED 6223 | ||
AGED 5983 | ||
AGED 6000 | ||
| Hours Subtotal | 15 | |
| Specialty-area Courses | ||
| REMS 5953 | Statistical Methods in Education (or equivalent) | 3 |
| STAT 5013 | Statistics for Experimenters I | 3 |
| REMS 6003 | Analyses of Variance (or equivalent) | 3 |
| STAT 5023 | Statistics for Experimenters II | 3 |
| REMS 6013 | Multiple Regression Analysis in Behavioral Studies (or equivalent) | 3 |
| One additional qualitative research course | 3 | |
| Electives | ||
| Select 12 hours from the following: | 12 | |
| Special Topics in Agricultural Communications | ||
AGCM 5101 | ||
| History and Philosophical Foundations of Agricultural Communications | ||
| Theory and Practice in Agricultural Communications | ||
| Advanced Concepts in Agricultural Publishing | ||
| Communicating Ethical Issues in Agriculture | ||
| Advanced Studies in Agricultural Communications | ||
AGED 5101 | ||
| Adult Programs in Agricultural and Extension Education | ||
| Grant Seeking | ||
| Directing Programs of Supervised Experience | ||
| Problems in Agricultural and Extension Education | ||
| Graduate Seminar in Agricultural Education | ||
AGED 6120 | ||
| Leadership in Agriculture | ||
| Extension Program Development | ||
AGED 5993 | ||
| Qualitative Research Methods in Agricultural Education | ||
| Hours Subtotal | 30 | |
| Dissertation Hours | ||
| Select 15 hours | 15 | |
| Hours Subtotal | 15 | |
| Total Hours | 60 | |
General Graduate College Requirements
- A minimum Grade-Point-Average of 3.00 is required
- A minimum Grade of "C" is required in all degree applicable courses
- No courses utilizing the Pass-No Pass grading system are permitted
- GRAD 5082 or GRAD 5092 may not be used to meet degree requirements
Additional Doctor of Philosophy (PhD.) Requirements
- 90 credits beyond the Bachelor's degree, 60 credits beyond the Master's degree are required
- At least seventy-five percent of coursework on the Plan of Study must include 5000 and 6000 level courses
- A minimum of 15 hours at the 6000 level with a grade of SR for the doctoral dissertation must be complete. The maximum number of dissertation hours (6000 with a grade of SR) permissible on a Plan of Study must not exceed three-fourths of the total credit hours in the approved graduate degree program
- Credit for all courses on a graduate Plan of Study must have been awarded within 10 years of completion of all degree requirements
- A minimum of 30 in-residence credit hours are required
- Non-Course requirements:
- Doctoral Candidacy
- Dissertation Defense
- Dissertation Submission/Approval