The Doctor of Philosophy Degree in Special Education

Sample Schedule for International Students

Semester

Course (credits)

Summer Year 1

EDSE 701 Introduction to Doctoral Study (1)

EDSE 702 Law and Exceptionalities (1)

EDSE 741 Colloquium in Literacy (1)

Fall Year 1

EDSE 721 Theories of Exceptionalities(3)

SRM 602 Statistical Methods I (3)

Elective (3)

Spring Year 1

SRM 603 Statistical Methods II (3)

EDSE 733 Preparing Teachers of Students with Exceptionalities (3)

Elective (3)

Summer Year 2

EDSE 743 Supervision in Exceptionalities (1)

EDSE 742 Colloquium in Talent Development (1)

SRM 680 Introduction to Qualitative Research (3)

Elective (3)

Fall Year 2

EDSE 727 Issues and Trends in Exceptionalities (3)

EDSE 730 Externship in Special Education (3)

SRM 700 Advanced Research Methods (3)

Spring Year 2

EDSE 728 Professional Writing (3)

Research Tool (3)

Research Tool (3)

Summer Year 3

Research Tool (3)

EDSE 744 Grant Writing Seminar (3)

Research Tool (3) if needed

Fall Year 3

EDSE 797 Doctoral Proposal Research Seminar (4)

Research Tool (3) if needed

Spring Year 3

EDSE 732 Research in Exceptionalities (3)

Research Tool (3) if needed

EDSE 799 Doctoral Dissertation (3)

Summer Year 4

EDSE 799 Doctoral Dissertation (3)

Fall Year 4

EDSE 799 Doctoral Dissertation (6)