Student-Adviser Doctoral Handbook

Ed.D. in Work and Human Resource Education

Organizational Structure, Graduate Faculty, and Adviser/Advisee Guidelines

• The Department of Work and Human Resource Education
• The Graduate School
• Director of Graduate Studies (DGS)
• Graduate Studies Committee
• Graduate Faculty Status
• Adviser/Advisee Guidelines
• Adviser Selection Form

Developing your Degree Program

• Overview
• Objectives of the Ed.D. Program
• Minimum Credit Equivalent Requirements for the Doctoral Degree
• Instructions for Developing the Degree Program Rationale Statement
• Suggested Steps for Preparing Your Degree Program Rationale Statement
• Instructions for Completing the Degree Program Form (GS 89b)
• Recommendations for Your Preliminary Examining Committee
• Procedures for Submitting Your Degree Program Proposal
• Procedures for Reviewing and Accepting Degree Programs by the Graduate Studies Committee
• Procedures for Changing Your Degree Program

Preliminary Examinations

• Preliminary Written Exam
  • Preparing
  • Scheduling
  • Evaluating
  • Retaking
  • Reporting the Results
• Preliminary Oral Examination
  • Scheduling
  • Preparing
  • Content and Outcome
  • Filing Report

Completing the Field Study

• Developing the Field Study Proposal
• Research Seminar Presentation
• Nominations for Final Oral Examining Committee
• Approval of Your Thesis Proposal
• Committee on the Use of Human Subjects
• Completing the Field Study Title and Statement
• Submit Field Study Forms
• Forms

Final Oral Examination and Graduation Requirements

• Graduation Packet
• Application for Graduation
• Tentatively Schedule the Final Oral Examination
• Provide Reviewers with Thesis Copies
• Write an Abstract
• Obtain Reviewers' Feedback and Signature
• Submit Reviewers' Report and Schedule
• Deliver Thesis to Committee
• Final Examination Report
• Complete the Final Oral Examination
• Complete Final Editing
• Bind Copies for the Department
• Obtain Adviser's Signatures
• Deliver Unbound Dissertation and Signed Abstract to Graduate School
• Submit Other Required Materials and Fees
• Submit the Commencement Attendance Approval Form

Student Performance and Progress

• Overview

Forms