Special Education Ph.D. Course Planning Sheet

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Special Education Ph.D. Course Planning Sheet
Program Course Planning Sheet
For students admitted beginning Fall 2001

Total hours: 60

This planning sheet is to be completed in consultation with your advisor

Name:   ________________________________
Term Admitted:   _________________________
Name of Advisor:   _______________________________

The Program Course Planning Sheet is to be submitted to the Office of Student Services (OSS) signed by your advisor at least one term prior to the term you plan to achieve candidacy.   For specific candidacy dates, contact OSS (Room 1033 School of Education) or view the School of Education web site: http://www.soe.umich.edu/deadlines/candidacy/index.html .

PROGRAM CORE REQUIREMENTS:   19 HOURS

Term

Course Number/Title

Credits

EDUC 790 Fundamental Issues in Educational Studies (3)

EDUC 791 Foundations of Teaching & Learning (3)

EDUC 792   Introduction to Qualitative Research Methods (3)

EDUC 793 Introduction to Quantitative Research Methods (3)

Advanced Research Methods (3)

Course # and Name

EDUC 898       Professional Development Seminar (1)

EDUC 898       Professional Development Seminar (1)

EDUC 898       Professional Development Seminar (1)

EDUC 898       Professional Development Seminar (1)

Special Education Core Requirements (select 5 courses) : 15 hours

EDUC 735   Theory and Research in Special Education (3)

EDUC 525   Language Development   (3)

EDUC 736   Atypical Cognitive and Social Development (3)

EDUC 739   Developmental Variations in Reading Acquisition (3)

EDUC 738   Instructional Interventions for Atypical Learners: Theory and Research (3)

EDUC 500 Foundations of Literacy (3)

Special Education Electives (select 2 courses): 6 hours

EDUC   734 Sociohistorical Contexts of Special Education (3)

EDUC 643 Sociology of Education (3) or

EDUC 645 Education and Cultural/Multicultural Studies (3)

EDUC 721 Human Development and Schooling (3) or

EDUC 722 Models of Teaching and Classroom Instruction (3) or

EDUC 720 Social Psychology of Education (3) or

EDUC 708 Cognition and Instruction in the Classroom (3)

General Electives: register for as many hours as necessary to complete Ph.D. requirements (min 3 hours)

     
     
     
     

Cognates: 12 hours (Courses taken outside the School of Education)

     
     
     
     

 

PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION

  • Contact the ES Program Office (Room 1225) when you are ready to begin the preliminary examination process regarding the forms and program deadline dates
  • You must be registered in the term in which you submit Part A and Part B.   

The preliminary exam consists of two parts, both of which must be approved by a committee to be considered a candidate for the Ph.D. degree in the Educational Studies Program.

Part A: A scholarly paper that is of sufficient length, depth, and complexity to demonstrate that the student is able to frame a significant and worthwhile problem, select a method or methods of research appropriate to the resolution of the problem, employ this method or these methods properly, and present the entire effort in writing that is both clear and cogent.

Reminder: You may register for EDUC 655 (3 hours) to fulfill this requirement and to meet credit hour requirements for the Ph.D.

Term of Registration in EDUC 655 for 3 hours for Part A:     _________________

Date Part A of Preliminary Examination approved:     ____________

Part B: A written examination consisting of a number of questions or assignments designed to assess the breadth and depth of the student's understanding of his or her specialty area as well as the place of this specialty field within the larger domain of education.    You may register for EDUC 990 (minimum of 1 credit hour) to fulfill this requirement and to meet credit hour requirements for the Ph.D.

In the Special Education program, Part B is further divided:

Part B1: A common examination consisting of three questions that cover a set of readings determined and evaluated by a common committee comprised of unit faculty members. Students are given three hours for each question, and will complete the three questions over three consecutive days. Registration dates are provided in the handbook. Students should consult with advisors about the appropriate time at which to sit for these examinations.

Date of approval of Part B1 Examination:   ______________

Part B2: The completion of a series of tasks, including an article review, a literature review, and a small grant proposal, all oriented around an area of study chosen by the student and negotiated with a committee formed by the student, in collaboration with his/her advisor or dissertation chair.

Date of approval of Part B2 Examination:   ________________

Term of Registration for Part B :   ________________

Note:   A registration in EDUC 990 for a minimum of 1 hour is typical to fulfill this       requirement and to meet the credit hour requirements for the Ph.D.

Date of Final Approval of Preliminary Examination:   _____________

Total Credit Hours at Candidacy   _____                      Total RFT * at Candidacy   _____

* RACKHAM FEE TOTALS (RFT'S):   Doctoral students are required to complete a total of 68 fee hours toward a doctoral degree.   Students admitted to a doctoral program with an earned master's degree (from an accredited institution) that is relevant to your doctoral program will be required to complete 50 fee hours at UM.   (Note:   Consult with the Office of Student Services about this requirement early in your doctoral program or refer to the Rackham Graduate Student Handbook of Policies and Procedures.)

CANDIDACY REGISTRATION:   In accordance with the School of Education's Time To Degree Policy, a candidate will be required to make a candidacy registration once every two years from the term of achieving candidacy OR their last candidacy registration to remain active.   It is also possible that a candidacy registration may be required as part of an assistantship/fellowship/award offer, as a condition for readmission, or as a condition for the approval of an extension of time.   A candidate is required to make an 8-hour candidacy registration in a full term (Fall, Winter, Spring/Summer) to defend the dissertation.   If you have any questions about candidacy registrations or the School of Education's Time to Degree Policy, please contact the Office of Student Services, 1033 SEB, (734) 764 - 7563.   

Note: Candidacy registrations will be made after achieving candidacy and will not appear on this worksheet. Candidacy registrations are 8 hours in a full term or 4 hours in a half term.

Date of approval of Dissertation proposal: ________


Signature of Student:   __________________________________ Date:   ________________
Signature of Advisor:   __________________________________ Date:   ________________
Office of Student Services Approval:   _____________________   Date:   ________________
Educational Studies Approval:   ____________________________Date:   _______________

 

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