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Degree Requirements
Depending on the student’s professional goals one of two areas of concentration can be followed.
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I. Administration of Special Education Services (48 credits plus 24 credits of dissertation study)
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II. College/University Teaching in Special Education (48 credits plus 24 credits of dissertation study)
Students interested in obtaining the New Jersey Learning Disabilities Teacher Consultant (LDTC) certification can take the additional required courses as part of their doctoral program.
No later than the end of the first semester of doctoral studies the student, with the consultation of his/her faculty advisor, must complete the Program of Studies form for doctoral study in the selected area of concentration. The program can be revised, if necessary, at a future time.
Additional information about the doctoral programs can be obtained by contacting the members of the special education faculty.
Program of Studies: Administration of Special Education Services (48 credits plus 24 credits of dissertation study)
I. Doctoral Level Special Education Core (12 credits)
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15:293:605 Seminar in Special Education
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15:293:609 Research in Special Education
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15:293:630 Current Topics in Special Education
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15:293:633 Doctoral Internship in Special Education
II. Statistics Core (12 credits)
Required
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15:291:520 Program Evaluation: An Introduction to Methods and Practice
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16:300:509 Qualitative Research Methods in Education I: Introduction
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16:300:511 Quantitative Research Methods in Education I: Introduction
Select 1 from the following (3 credits)
III. Related Area (9 credits)
One 3 credit course in each of the following areas:
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Social and Philosophical Foundations (course from Social and Philosophical Foundations program)
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Psychological Foundations (course from Learning, Cognition, and Development Program)
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Learning in a Content Area (course from the Learning and Teaching Department)
IV. Area of Concentration: Administration of Special Education Services (15 credits)
V. Dissertation Study (24 credits)
Total Minimum Credits: 72
Note: Students may petition the special education faculty to transfer up to 18 graduate credits of coursework from another higher education institution toward partially fulfilling this requirement. Transfer course credits are not guaranteed and it must be demonstrated that the course meets the requirements of the program. Transfer courses that are used to fulfill special education core program requirements should have content equivalent to these courses. The faculty will review each petition and decide if the coursework taken elsewhere meets the standards of the Ed.D. program.
Program of Studies: College/University Teaching in Special Education (48 credits plus 24 credits of dissertation study)
I. Doctoral Level Special Education Core (12 credits)
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15:293:605 Seminar in Special Education
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15:293:609 Research in Special Education
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15:293:630 Current Topics in Special Education
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15:293:633 Doctoral Internship in Special Education
II. Statistics Core (12 credits)
Required
Select 2 from the following (6 credits)
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15:291:520 Program Evaluation: An Introduction to Methods and Practice
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16:300:513 Qualitative Research Methods in Education II: Design and Analysis
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16:300:515 Quantitative Research Methods in Education II: ANOVA
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16:300:517 Qualitative Research Methods in Education III: Educational Ethnography
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16:300:519 Quantitative Research Methods in Education III: Regression
III. Related Area (9 credits)
One 3 credit course in each of the following areas:
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Social and Philosophical Foundations (course from Social and Philosophical Foundations program)
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Psychological Foundations (course from Learning, Cognition, and Development Program)
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Learning in a Content Area (course from the Learning and Teaching Department)
IV. Area of Concentration within College or University Teaching (15 credits)
V. Dissertation Study (24 credits)
Total Minimum Credits: 72
Note: Students may petition the special education faculty to transfer up to 18 graduate credits of coursework from another higher education institution toward partially fulfilling this requirement. Transfer course credits are not guaranteed and it must be demonstrated that the course meets the requirements of the program. Transfer courses that are used to fulfill special education core program requirements should have content equivalent to these courses. The faculty will review each petition and decide if the coursework taken elsewhere meets the standards of the Ed.D. program.
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