DOCTOR OF EDUCATION DEGREE REQUIREMENTS
For detailed information, refer to the Policies and Procedures available
on the College of Professional Studies Graduate Office web page. To be
eligible for an Ed.D. degree, a student must meet the following
requirements:
- Be admitted to the program by the Ed.D. Program Committee and Dean;
- Complete an approved degree plan of a minimum of 62 semester hours.
No more than 10 semester hours may be transferred from another
institution that were earned within five years of the date of admission
to the UWF Ed.D Program;
- Complete the residency requirement of:
- 24 semester hours in four or fewer sequential terms including summers
and dissertation semester hours or complete two years of active status.
Students withdrawing from all courses within a given semester may not
count that semester in fulfilling the residency requirement; or
- Complete full-time status requirement of a minimum of nine graduate
semester hours for fall and spring semesters and six graduate semester
hours of summer semester; or
- Complete the required active status for at least 3/3/6 semester hour
combination for fall, spring, and summer semesters, or for six semester
hours in two or three semesters within a given year;
- Complete the Preliminary Examination during the specified time frame;
- Complete all requirements to advance to candidacy;
- Complete a minimum of 18 semester hours of dissertation credit with
continuous registration of at least three semester hours each semester
including summer. The maximum number of hours of registration may not
exceed six semester hours within a single semester. Students not
completing the dissertation after registering for 18 semester hours of
credit must register for one dissertation hour for each subsequent
semester until completion within the seven year period;
- Have maintained a minimum cumulative program GPA of 3.25 with no
grades lower than a B- in course work counted toward the degree.
Specialization areas may have additional requirements regarding
acceptable letter grades for major courses that are counted in the
degree program;
- Successfully complete and orally defend a dissertation;
- Be recommended for graduation by the doctoral committee, departmental
chairperson, and the College of Professional Studies Graduate Office;
- Complete degree requirements within seven years after the date of
admission; and
- Students must enroll for a minimum of one semester at UWF within the
last five years of the date the degree is to be awarded. Students should
contact their program of study advisor to determine the minimum of hours
and courses in which to enroll. Students who need to be readmitted will
be required to meet the degree requirements of the current Catalog.
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