Curricula > Doctor of Philosophy in Education

Degree Requirements
Students must complete a minimum of 55/65 credits beyond the masters degree.

Education Core (29 credits), which includes 8 credits of general culture; 12 credits of research methods; and 9 credits of higher education (CTCH), which includes the 3-credit internship requirement.

Elective Higher Education (12 credits)

Secondary concentration (12 credits)

Dissertation (998, 999) (12 credits)

Required Courses:

General Culture   

EDUC 800 Ways of Knowing (3 CR)

EDUC 802 Leadership Seminar (3 CR)

EDUC 805 Doctoral Seminar (2 CR)

Research Methods

EDRS 810 Problems in Methods in Research (3 CR)

EDRS 811 Quantitative Methods in Education (or substitution in another dept) (3 CR)

EDRS 812 Qualitative Methods in Education Research (or substitution in another

dept) (3 CR)

3 credit methods course approved by advisor

Higher Education

CTCH 821:   History of Higher Education in the US (3 CR)

CTCH 826:   Institutional & Program Assessment in Higher Education (3 CR)

CTCH 830:   Ethics and Higher Education  (3 CR)

Transfer courses:  Students may transfer up to 32 credits from another accredited institution, with only 6 credits from GMU’s Extended Studies, non-degree graduate status, if they meet University requirements as well as the approval of HEP.  Students cannot transfer in classes that have been applied to another degree program.

Consortium courses: A maximum of 6 credits taken through the Consortium of Universities of the Washington Metropolitan Area (These credits are counted as resident and not transfer credit.)