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EducationPolicyandEvaluation

Ph.D.Program

StudentHandbookAguidetodoctoralrequirementsforstudentsin

EducationPolicyandEvaluationwithintheDepartmentofEducationalLeadershipandPolicyStudiesat

FloridaStateUniversity

2018-19ApprovedAugust2018

ThepoliciesidentifiedinthisdocumentaretobeconstruedinlightofexistingUniversitypoliciesandwithdeferencetotherequirementsimposedongraduateeducationbytheUniversity,theBoardofTrusteesofFloridaStateUniversity,andtheGoverningBoardoftheStateUniversitySystemofFlorida.Theinformationoutlinedissubjecttochangeandstudentsshouldbealerttoannouncedrevisionsrequiredbythefacultyoftheprogram,thedepartment,CollegeandUniversity.

DoctoralStudentHandbook

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TableofContentsMission ............................................................................................................................ 4DoctoralDegreeProgram ............................................................................................... 4Application ...................................................................................................................... 4Admission ........................................................................................................................ 4FinancialAssistance ........................................................................................................ 5

AssistantshipsandFellowships .................................................................................... 5TuitionWaivers ........................................................................................................... 5

AnnualReviews ............................................................................................................... 6AcademicAdvisor ............................................................................................................ 7DiagnosticExamination .................................................................................................. 7CourseRequirements ..................................................................................................... 9

Core ............................................................................................................................. 9Discipline ..................................................................................................................... 9Research .................................................................................................................... 10Majors ....................................................................................................................... 10

TransferofCourses ....................................................................................................... 13WaiverofCourses ......................................................................................................... 13ContinuousEnrollment ................................................................................................. 13Readmission .................................................................................................................. 13MajorProfessor ............................................................................................................. 14SupervisoryCommittee ................................................................................................ 14ProgramofStudy ........................................................................................................... 14Residency ...................................................................................................................... 15ScholarlyEngagement ................................................................................................... 15PreliminaryExamination ............................................................................................. 15

ClearanceandRegistration ......................................................................................... 16Content,Format,EvaluationandRecommendations ................................................... 16

ELPSDepartmentAppealPolicy ................................................................................... 20AdmissiontoCandidacy ................................................................................................ 20DissertationCredits ...................................................................................................... 20Prospectus ..................................................................................................................... 20Dissertation ................................................................................................................... 21DissertationDefense ..................................................................................................... 21TimeLimitforCompletionofDegree ........................................................................... 22Graduation .................................................................................................................... 23AcademicHonorSystem ............................................................................................... 23

AcademicHonorCode ................................................................................................ 23ViolationsoftheCode ................................................................................................ 24Responsibility ............................................................................................................ 24

GradeAppeals ............................................................................................................... 25APPENDIXA–DoctoralProgramChecklist ...................................................................... 26APPENDIXB–CreditWaiverForm .................................................................................. 27APPENDIXC–PreliminaryExamResearchProposalGuidelines ....................................... 28

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APPENDIXD- Scholarly Engagement Policy………………………………………..…...…….30

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MissionTheEducationalLeadershipandPolicyProgramaspirestobeaworldleaderinthepromotionofsocialprogressandeducationaladvancementthroughcutting-edgeresearch,bothpureandapplied,andchallenginggraduate-levelinstructionwhichaddressesquestionsofeducationalpolicyastheyaffectourcommunitiesatthelocal,state,nationalandinternationallevels.Wevalueacultureofacademicfreedom,intellectualcuriosity,opencommunication,andacademicrigoraswellastheinstitutionalsupportsnecessarytosustainsuchaculture.DoctoralDegreeProgramThePh.D.inEducationalLeadershipandPolicyisdesignedforindividualswhoseekpreparationforpositionsinresearch,policydevelopmentandanalysis,universityorcollegeteaching,and/oradministration.Thedegreeprogramincludesabroadcurriculum,encompassingthedepartmentalcoreofcourses,aninterdisciplinarycomponent,aresearchcomponent,andamajorarearelatedtooneoffouremphases:EducationalLeadershipandAdministration(EDA),EducationPolicyandEvaluation(EPE),InternationalandMulticulturalEducation(IME),andHistoryandPhilosophyofEducation(HAPE).AllenrolledonlineEd.D.studentswillcompletetheirdegreeaspartoftheEducationalLeadershipandAdministration(EDA)program.ApplicationIfaprospectivestudentaspirestojoinourintellectualcommunity,thefollowingmaterialsneedtobesubmittedwiththeonlineapplicationavailablethroughtheOfficeofGraduateAdmissions(https://admissions.fsu.edu/gradapp/):

• LetterofIntent• GREscores(verbal,quantitative,writing)• Ifaninternationalstudent,aTOEFLscore• Undergraduateandgraduate(ifapplicable)transcripts.• Threelettersofrecommendation,twoofwhichmustbeacademicreferences• WritingSample(e.g.apapersubmittedforcourseworkoratechnicalreport)

AdmissionAdmissionisgovernedbyrequirementsstatedinthe“Admissions”chapteroftheGraduateBulletin,andbystandardsadoptedbytheprogram.ItisexpectedthatsuccessfulapplicantswillpossessaMaster’sdegreefromanaccreditedinstitutionwitha3.5GPAonafour-pointscale(orequivalent).Inexceptionalcircumstances,therequirementforaMaster’sdegreemaybewaivedprovidedtheapplicantmaintaineda3.0inthelast60hoursofundergraduateworkandcandocumentrelevantprofessionalexperience.

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Inadditiontothegradepointaveragerequirement,successfulapplicantstypicallypresentcompetitiveGREscores.AllGREscoresmustbewithinarecentfive-yearperiod.Forinternationalstudents,aTOEFLscoreof550orbetterisrequiredinadditiontotheGREscores.Pleasenotethatthedoctoralprogramishighlyselectiveandenrollmentislimitedonayearlybasis.Meetingminimumrequirementsisnoguaranteeofadmission.Otherfactorsthatarecentraltotheadmissionsdecisioninclude,butarenotlimitedto,leadership,policyand/orinternationalexperienceineducationorrelatedareas,highmotivationtoachievepersonalandprofessionalgoalsconsistentwiththeprogram’smission,andoutstandingwrittenandoralcommunicationskills.Theadmissionsprocessisintendedtoestablishaculturallydiverselearningcommunitythatwillpromoteacultureofcriticalinquiryandencourageeducationaltransformationandchange.FinancialAssistanceAssistantshipsandFellowshipsAlimitednumberofgraduateassistantshipsareavailabletoqualifieddoctoralstudentswhoenrollfull-time.Graduateassistantsareexpectedtocontributetheirtimeandenergytoresearch,teachingorserviceprojectsassociatedwiththeDepartment,affiliatedcenters,individualfacultygrantprojects,orexternalagencies.Additionally,highlyselectivedoctoralfellowshipsandscholarshipsareavailablewithintheCollegeofEducationandtheUniversity.ConsulttheGeneralBulletin-GraduateEditionforinformationonUniversityscholarships,fellowships,andassistantships.GotothefollowingwebsiteforadditionalinformationonUniversityfellowshipsandscholarships:http://www.gradstudies.fsu.edu/Funding-AwardsGotothefollowingwebsiteforadditionalinformationonCollegeofEducationscholarships:http://education.fsu.edu/student-resources/scholarships-and-aidFloridaStateUniversityrequiresgraduatestudentstobeenrolledfull-timetoqualifyforassistantshipsorfellowships.Agraduateassistantwithaonequarter-time(tenhoursormore)perweekassistantshipmustcarryaminimumofninecredithourstoqualifyasfull-time.Graduatestudentsfinancingtheireducationthroughloanprogramsshouldnotethatmostlendersrequirestudentstoverifythattheyarecarryingafull-timecreditload.TuitionWaivers

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Fullorpartialtuitionwaiversareoftenavailablewithqualifyinggraduateassistantships.Thesewaiversareawardedonasemester-by-semesterbasisandmayvarydependingonthefundingsourceoftheassistantship.Tuitionwaivercoverageforanystudentshallbelimitedtoafive-yeareligibilityperiod.Thisperiodwillbeginfromthepointoffirstappointmentasagraduateassistant.ExceptionstothisrulemaybeconsideredbytheELPSDepartmentAdvisoryCommitteebysubmissionofastatementofappealfromthestudentandthestudent’smajorprofessor.Thestudent’sannualreviewmaysubstituteforthemajorprofessor’sstatement.QuestionsabouttuitionwaiversanddeadlinesforregistrationandwaiverapplicationsshouldbedirectedtoJimmyPastrano,theDepartment’stuitionwaivercoordinator,intheEducationalLeadershipandPolicyStudiessuite–Stone1209(644-6777).EstablishingFloridaResidencyStudentswhorelocatetoFloridatoconductgraduatestudiesatFloridaStateUniversitymaywishtodeclareFloridaresidencytoqualifyformuchlowerin-statetuitionrates.OneyearaftermovingtoFlorida,newresidents,includingthoseparticipatingintheAcademicCommonMarketscheme(seebelow),mustcompletetheResidencyClassificationFormandsubmitittotheGraduateOfficeofAdmissionspriortothebeginningofthesemesterforwhichin-statetuitionratesaredesired.InternationalstudentsareencouragedtocontacttheFSUInternationalCentertolearnwhethertheymightqualifyforin-statetuitionrates.Inordertoestablishevidencethattheresidencyadjustmentrequestisnotbeingmadeforthesolepurposeofobtainingin-statetuitionrates,newFloridaresidentswillneedtoprovideevidenceofnon-scholastictiestothestateofFlorida.Suchevidenceincludes,butisnotlimitedto,obtainingaFloridadriver'slicense,obtainingFloridavehicleregistration,becomingregisteredtovoteinFlorida,owningpropertyinFlorida,employmentinFlorida,andsoforth.Studentswhohaveobtainedagraduateassistantshiparestronglyencouragedtobegintheprocessofestablishingresidencyassoonaspossible.Afteroneyearofretainingagraduateassistantposition,onlyin-statetuitionwaiverscanbeissuedtostudentshopingtocontinueworkingasgraduateassistants.Internationalstudentsareexemptfromthispolicyduetotheirineligibilitytoobtainresidency.FormoreinformationregardinghowtobegintheprocessofsecuringFloridaresidency,pleasevisitthefollowinglink:http://admissions.fsu.edu/residency/AnnualReviewsEachyearthestudent’stemporaryadvisorormajorprofessorwillassesstheprogressofthestudentinwritingandthedepartmentwillprovidetheirassessmenttothestudent,thedepartmentchair,andtheacademicdean.

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AcademicAdvisor

Uponadmission,thestudentwillbeassignedatemporaryacademicadvisortoassistthemindevelopinganinitialprogramofstudyandcounselthemondegreerequirements.Thisrolewillultimatelybeassumedbythemajorprofessor.AchecklistofkeyprogrammilestonesaswellasprofessionaldevelopmentactivitiesisprovidedinAppendixA.TheprogramofstudyformisavailableontheCollegeofEducation’sOfficeofAcademicServices&InternSupport–GraduateSupportwebsitehttp://education.fsu.edu/student-resources/student-academic-services-oasis/for-graduate-students.

DiagnosticExamination

Everystudentwhohasbeenadmittedtoworktowardadoctoraldegreewithinthedepartmentmust,duringthesixthweekofthesecondsemesterafteradmission(or,forpart-timestudents,afterthecompletionofthreecourses),completeadepartmentallyadministereddiagnosticexamination.Thisexaminationwillbedesignedtoappraisethestudent'sabilitytopursuethedoctoraldegreeinthefield.

Itisthestudent’sresponsibilitytoregisterforthediagnosticexamfor0credithoursduringthesemesterforwhichtheywilltakethetest.

A.Content&Format

Thisexamconsistsofreadinganarticleselectedbyfacultyinthemajorandrespondingtoaseriesofquestionsinaeight-hourtake-homeexamaccessedandmanagedthroughBlackboardandsubmittedtoTurnItInviaBlackboard.Thediagnosticexamcomprisesoftwoparts.Thefirstpartfocusesonarticlecritiqueandthesecondpartisanin-depthdiscussionofstudents’researchinterests.Thestudentsarerequiredtoaddressallthequestionsoutlinedunderpart1andpart2below.Studentsarerequiredtoattemptandcompletepart1ofthisexamduringthe8hoursontheassigneddateinthe6thweekofthesemester.Thispartoftheexamismeanttoevaluatestudents’abilitytocriticallyengagewithpublishedresearch.Part2oftheexamfocusesonresearchinterestsofthestudentsandismeanttofacilitatestudentstodeveloparesearch-orientedapproachtoeducationalissues.Studentsareexpectedtodevelopthispartoftheexaminadvance.Theywill,however,submitpart2oftheexamalongwithpart1.

Part1:ArticleCritique(nomorethan6pagesintotal;double-spacedand12font)

1. Brieflysummarizethemainargument,methodsofdatagathering,dataanalysis,principalfindings,andconclusionsofthearticle(nomorethan2pages)

2. Provideanin-depthandcriticaldiscussionofthefollowing(nomorethan4pages)a. Discussoverallcontribution(s)ofthisstudy(1/2page)

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b. Discussthemostsalientlimitationsidentifiedinthisarticle.Inaddition,describeanylimitationsofthedesignofthestudyand/oranyissuesrelatedtothevalidityorreliabilityofthestudy.(1½pages)

c. Discusssomepossiblealternativeexplanationsorinterpretationsofthedataorfindings.(1page)

d. Discussanalternativeapproachtostudyingtheprincipalphenomenonunderinvestigationinthisstudy.(1page)

i. Aretherealternativeexplanationsorinterpretationsofthedata?ii. Brieflydescribeanalternativeapproachtostudyingtheprincipal

phenomenonunderinvestigationinthisstudy.Part2:ResearchInterests(nomorethan3pagesintotal;double-spacedand12font)

1. Drawingonyourcoursesandotherliterature,whatproblemsineducationareyouinterestedinstudying?(1/2page)

2. Whatresearchquestionscanyoucomeupwithtoexaminethatproblem?(1/2page)

3. Whatconceptual/theoreticalframeworkswouldyouliketodrawontoconceptualizeandrespondtothoseresearchquestions?(1page)

4. Whatmethodsanddatamightbeagoodfittoanswertheseresearchquestions?(1page)

B.Evaluation1. Thediagnosticexamwillbeheldinthe6thweekofthesemester.2. Studentswillhave8hourstocompletepart1oftheexam.3. Studentsareexpectedtohavecompletedpart2oftheexaminadvanceand

submititalongwithpart1.4. TheELPexamcommitteewillgradethediagnosticexamofalltheELP

students.Theexamcommitteewillsharestudentresponsesandexamresultswithher/hismajoradvisor.

5. Studentswilleitherreceiveapass(passingbothpartsoftheexam)orconditionalcontinuance(failingeitherorbothpartsoftheexam)ontheirfirstattemptoftheexam.

6. Ifstudentsreceiveconditionalcontinuance,theywillhave4weekstorewritetheirexamusingthefeedbackprovidedbytheexamcommittee.

7. Studentswillreceiveapassorconditionalcontinuanceontheirsecondattempt.

8. Studentswhopasstheexamarerequiredtomeetwiththeirmajoradvisorandanadditionalfacultymember,whoshouldbeselectedincollaborationwiththemajoradvisor,bythe12thweekofthesemester.Thestudentwillofficiallypassthediagnosticexamonlyafterthemajoradvisorandthefacultymemberhavesignedoffontheirprogramofstudy.

9. Studentswhoreceiveconditionalcontinuanceontheirsecondattemptarerequiredtoworkwiththeirmajoradvisortodevelopstrategiestoimprovetheirresearch,conceptual,methodologicalskills,and/orlinguisticcapabilitiestosucceedingraduateschool.

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10. Studentswhoreceiveconditionalcontinuanceontheirsecondattemptwillretaketheirdiagnosticexaminfullinthefollowingspring(orayearfromtheirfirstattempt).

11. Thestudentswillreceiveeitherapassorfailontheirthirdattempt.Ifstudentsreceiveafailinggrade,theywillnotbeabletocontinueintheprogram.

C.Process

1. Timing:Allstudentsarerequiredtotakethediagnosticexamsduringthesixthweekofclassesinthesecondsemesterafteradmissionorafterthestudenthascompleted3coursesforthosewhoattendpart-time.

2. TheELPExamcommitteewillevaluateandgradethediagnosticexam.3. Studentswhopasstheexamarerequiredtomeetwiththeirmajoradvisorand

anadditionalfacultymember,whoshouldbeselectedincollaborationwiththemajoradvisor,bythe12thweekofthesemester.Thestudentwillofficiallypassthediagnosticexamonlyafterthemajoradvisorandthefacultymemberhavesignedoffontheirprogramofstudy.

CourseRequirementsTheEducationalLeadershipandPolicyprogramofstudyleadingtothePh.D.degreeconsistsofninety-six(96)credithours,ofwhichtwenty-four(24)arerequireddissertationhours.Oftheremainingseventy-two(72)credithours,twenty-seven(27)areELPcorerequirements.Eachmajorhasadditionalrequiredcoursesthatstudentsalsoneedtoconsultwhendecidingonaprogramofstudy(seebelow).AcourserequirementsworksheetcanbefoundinAppendixC.Core

Thethreecorecourses(ninecredits)requiredasaplatformforadvancedstudyare: EDF5641IntroductiontoPolicyStudiesinEducation(3credits) EDF5652PolicyDevelopmentinEducation(3) EDA6101OrganizationalTheory(3)Discipline

Inadditiontothecorecourses,studentsareexpectedtodevelopadiscipline-basedperspectiveonthestudyofpublicpolicyandevaluation.Studentsmustselectaminimumofninecreditsfromthefollowingselectionofcourses. EDF5630SociologyofEducation(3credits) EDF5517HistoryofEducation(3) EDF5612AnthropologyofEducation(3) EDF5624EconomicsofEducation(3) EDA5288ThePoliticsofEducation(3) EDF5548PhilosophiesofTeachingandLearning(3)or

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EDF5551SocialPhilosophyandEducation(3)or EDF5543IntotoPhilosophyofEducation(3)or EDF6558JohnDeweyEdPhilosophy(3)Research

Competenceininquiryandanalysisincludesknowledgeofresearchmethods.Whilethefollowinglistofcoursesisnotintendedtobeexhaustive,studentsarerequiredtotakeaminimumofninecreditsinbasicresearchmethods,withemphasisonthecoursesbelow.Doctoralstudentsspecializingindisciplinaryfieldsmaysubstitutecoreresearchcoursesforappropriatecoursesintheirdisciplinewiththeapprovalofthesupervisorycommitteeandthedepartmentchair.Thesedisciplinaryfieldsincludeanthropology,economics,history,philosophy,politicalscience,psychology,andsociology. EDF6486AppliedResearchMethodsinELP(3) EDF5400DescriptiveandInferentialStatistics(4) EDF6475QualitativeMethodsinEducationalResearch(3) Majors

TheProgramofEducationalLeadershipandPolicyoffersfourmajors(pleaseseefootnoteforanimportantnoteondegreesandmajors)1:

• EducationalLeadership/Administration(EDA)• EducationPolicy&Evaluation(EPE)• InternationalandMulticulturalEducation(IME)• HistoryandPhilosophyofEducation(HAPE)

Uponapplicationforadmissiontotheprogram,thestudentshouldselectamajoranddisciplinary/methodologicalapproachcloselyalignedwithherorhisinterestsandprofessionaldevelopmentgoals.Courserequirementsforeachmajoraretailoredtotheuniqueneedsoftheindividualstudent.

1PleasenotethatallfourmajorsconstitutetheEducationalLeadership&Policy(ELP)program.Thereare,however,two-degreeauthorizationsthatthemajorsfallunderandthatwillappearonone’sdiploma(themajorappearsonlyonstudenttranscripts):130401EducationalLeadership&Policy(EDA&EPE)and130901FoundationsofEducation(HAPE&IME).

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MajorCourseRequirements

(InadditiontoELPCore)

EducationalLeadership/Administration(45+Core)

EducationPolicyandEvaluation

(45+Core)RequiredCourses(9hours)EDA5391ST:SchoolReformandSchoolImprovement EDF6576PolicytoPracticeEDF6666TeacherPolicy&Reform MajorElectives(21hours-examples)EDA5069EthicsinEducationalLeadershipEDF5089BlackandLatinoEducationEDF5887MulticulturalEducationEDA5501AssistantPrincipalEDF6648PolicyAnalysisEDF5935ST:UrbanEdPolicyAdditionalResearchCourses(15hours)EDF5401GeneralLinearModelingEDF5461IntroductiontoProgramEvaluationEDF5462Eval.ofNewEdProgramsEDF5414IntroductiontoLargeScaleDatasetsEDF5449SurveyResearchMethodsEDF5649CAppliedEducationPolicyAnalysisEDF6471Quasi-ExperimentalDataAnalysisEDF6479QualitativeDataAnalysisEDF6476Adv.QualitativeResearchSeminar

RequiredCourses(9hours)EDA5288ThePoliticsofEducationEDF5461IntroductiontoProgramEvaluationEDF6576PolicytoPracticeMajorElectives(21hours-examples)EDF5089BlackandLatinoEducationEDF5462Eval.ofNewEdProgramsEDF6666TeacherPolicy&ReformEDF6648PolicyAnalysisEDF5935ST:UrbanEdPolicyDisciplinarySpecialization(6hoursminimum)PreferablytakenoutofthedepartmentbutmayincludedepartmentofferingsasadditionalareasofspecializationAdditionalResearchCourses(9hours-examples)EDF5401GeneralLinearModelingEDF5649CAppliedEducationPolicyAnalysisEDF6471Quasi-ExperimentalDataAnalysisEDF5414IntroductiontoLargeScaleDatasetsEDF5449SurveyResearchMethodsEDF6479QualitativeDataAnalysisEDF6476Adv.QualitativeResearchSeminar

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MajorCourseRequirements(InadditiontoELPCore)

HistoryandPhilosophyofEducation(45+Core)

InternationalandMulticulturalEducation(45+Core)

HAPEFoundationsCore(9hours)HAPEstudentswilltakeoneadditionalcoursebeyondtheDiscipline-BasedCoreineachofthethreeareasofhistoryofeducation/history,sociologyofeducation/sociologyandphilosophyofeducation/philosophyforatotalof6hoursineachofthethreefoundationalareas.HAPEDisciplinarySpecialization(6hours)HAPEstudentswilltakeadditionalcourseworkbeyondtheELPCorerequirementsinoneofthethreefoundationalareastoreachaminimumof12graduatehoursinanareaofspecializationinhistoryofeducation,sociologyofeducation,orphilosophyofeducation.HAPEResearchTools(6hours)Priortoadvancingtocandidacy,HAPEdoctoralstudentsmustdemonstratecompetenceinarelevantresearchmethodologysufficienttocarryoutoriginalinquiryinthestudent’sareaofspecialization.ThisshallincludetheELPMethodsCoreaboveandatleasttwoadditionalcoursesinaresearchmethodologyappropriatetoinquiryinthehistoryofeducation,sociologyofeducationorphilosophyofeducationforaminimumof16hoursinresearchmethods.Electives(24hours)Inconsultationwiththeirmajorprofessoranddoctoralcommittee,HAPEstudentswilltakeadditionalcourseworkrelevanttotheirchosendisciplinaryorprofessionalspecialization.

RequiredCourses(9hours)EDF5850InternationalDevelopmentEducationEDF5887MulticulturalEducationEDF5853ComparativeEducationPolicyMajorElectives(12hours)EDF5935ST:DesignandManagementofInternationalProjectsEDF6865PromotingLiteracyinInternationalSettingsEDF5706GenderandEducationEDF6666TeacherPolicyandReformEDF5089BlackandLatinoEducationEDH5931ST:CriticalTheoryinEducationDisciplinarySpecialization(6hoursminimum)PreferablytakenoutofthedepartmentbutmayincludedepartmentofferingsasadditionalareasofspecializationAdditionalResearchCourses(9hours)EDF5401GeneralLinearModelingEDF5649CAppliedEducationPolicyAnalysisEDF6471Quasi-ExperimentalDataAnalysisEDF5414IntroductiontoLargeScaleDatasetsEDF5449SurveyResearchMethodsEDF6479QualitativeDataAnalysisEDF6476Adv.QualitativeResearchSeminarOpenElectives(9hours)Thisadditionalcourseworkistobetakeninconsultationwithyourmajorprofessor.

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TransferofCoursesAstudentmaytransferuptosixsemesterhoursofrelevantcoursecreditintothedoctoralprogram,providedthecourseswereearnedwithagradeof"B"orbetter,areapprovedbythestudent'sadvisorandweretakenafterthecompletionofthemaster'sdegreeandwithinfiveyearsofadmissiontothedoctoralprogram.Thesetransferhoursmaybecountedtowardthecompletionoftheprogramofstudiesleadingtothedoctoraldegreeifapprovedbythestudent'sacademicadvisor.WaiverofCourses

Givenevidenceofrelevantgraduatecoursework,astudentmaywaiveuptothirty(30)credithours,inclusiveofthesixcredithoursthatonemaytransfer(seeabove).Studentsmustprovidesyllabiorofficialcoursedescriptiontosupporttheirrequest.Therequestshouldbedevelopedinconsultationwiththestudent’stemporaryadvisor.FinalauthorizationwillbemadebytheELPcoordinatorinconsultationwiththeELPprogramfaculty.RequestsmustbesubmittedbyApril1stinthefirstacademicyear.AwaiverdoesnotapplytotheELPcorecourses.SeeAppendixBfortheCreditWaiverForm.

ContinuousEnrollmentAllstudentsmustbecontinuouslyenrolledoverthecourseoftheirgraduatestudies,meaningthattheymustregisterforatleastonecourseor,ifthestudentisacandidate,mustregisterforatleasttwocredithours.Ifastudentdoesnotdosointwoconsecutivesemesters,theywillbeconsideredinactiveandmustreapplytotheprogram.See“Readmission”policybelowfortheapplicationprocess.Readmission

Whenastudentfailstoregisterforminimumhoursfortwoconsecutivesemesters,theOfficeoftheUniversityRegistrarregardsthestudentasinactiveandthestudentwillnolongerbeabletoregisterforcourses.Toregainan“active”studentstatus,thestudentneedstoformallyapplytotheprogramforthefollowingsemester.Inadditiontosubmittingthesamematerialsrequiredfortheregularadmission,thestudentisrequiredto:1)explainintheletterofintentthereasonfortheinactivityandtheplanforcontinuousenrollmentanddegreecompletioninatimelymanner,2)obtainaletterofrecommendationfromthecurrentacademicadvisorwhoevaluatesthecurrentprogressandthefutureprospectintheacademicworkofthestudenttowarddegreecompletion.TheELPadmissioncommitteewillmakethereadmissiondecisioninconsultationwiththestudent’sacademicadvisoratthebeginningofthefallandspringsemesters.

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MajorProfessorAftertheinitialyearofstudy,thestudentshouldconsultwiththeprofessorsunderwhomthestudentmaybeinterestedinworkingandfromwhoseareasofmajoradissertationtopiccouldbedeveloped.Afterconsultation,thestudentshouldinviteamemberofthefacultywithexpertiseintheareainwhichheorshehasaninteresttoserveasmajorprofessorandchairofthesupervisorycommittee.Iftheprofessorconsents,thedepartmentalchairappointstheprofessoraschair.Afacultymemberwhoservesaschairofastudent’ssupervisorycommitteemusthaveGraduateFacultyStatusandhavecompetenceinthestudent’sproposedmajor.Thisappointmentmustbemutuallyagreeabletothestudent,majorprofessor,anddepartmentalchair.SupervisoryCommitteeUpontherequestofthemajorprofessor,thedepartmentalchairwillappointthesupervisorycommitteethatwillbeinchargeofthestudent’sworkuntilthecompletionofallrequirementsforthedegree.Theappointmentofthestudent’ssupervisorycommitteemustbecompletedbytheendofthefirstacademicyear.ThemembershipofthesupervisorycommitteewillbereportedtotheDeanofGraduateStudies.

Thesupervisorycommitteewillconsistofaminimumoffourmembersofthegraduatefaculty,allofwhommusthaveGraduateFacultyStatus,oneofwhomisarepresentative-at-largeofthegraduatefacultydrawnfromoutsidetheDepartmentofEducationalLeadershipandPolicyStudiesandwhoistenured.AtleasttwomembersofthesupervisorycommitteemustbefromtheELPprogram.Additionalmembersmaybeappointedifdeemeddesirable.

Therepresentative-at-largeisresponsibleforensuringthatUniversitypoliciesarefollowed,andthatdecisionsmadebythesupervisorycommitteereflectthecollectivejudgmentofthecommittee.Therefore,thegraduatefacultyrepresentativemustbesomeonewhoisfreeofconflictsofinterestwithothermembersofthecommittee.IfquestionsarisetheyshouldbereferredtotheDeanofGraduateStudiesforresolution.

ProgramofStudyThestudentshouldprepareacompleteplanofcoursestobetakenunderthesupervisionofthemajorprofessor.Thisprogramofstudymustbesignedbyeachmemberofthecommitteeandthedepartmentchair.AsignedprogramofstudymustbesubmittedtoTheOfficeofAcademicServicesandInternSupport(OASIS)bytheendofthefirstacademicyear.Itisnecessarytolistthesemesters’andyears’coursesinchronologicalorder(pasttopresent)todeterminethatuniversity,department,andcollegerequirementswillbemet.Itisthestudent’sresponsibilitytomakesurethathe/shehasmetalldegreerequirements.Uponreceiptofadepartmentallyapprovedprogramofstudy,theOfficeofStudentServiceswillreviewtheproposedprogramtoinsurecompliancewiththemake-upofthesupervisorycommitteeandrequirementsforinquiryskills,residency,andtransferofcoursework.Formsforthedoctoralprogramofstudyareavailableat

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http://education.fsu.edu/student-resources/student-academic-services-oasis/for-graduate-studentsResidency

Afterhavingfinishedthirty(30)semesterhoursofgraduateworkorbeingawardedthemaster'sdegree,thestudentmustbecontinuouslyenrolledintheEducationalLeadershipandPolicyPh.D.programonTheFloridaStateUniversityTallahasseecampusforaminimumoftwenty-four(24)graduatesemesterhoursofcreditinanyperiodof12consecutivemonths.Dissertationhoursmaybeusedtosatisfyresidencyrequirements.

ScholarlyEngagement“ThepurposeoftheScholarlyEngagementrequirementistoensurethatdoctoralstudentsareactiveparticipantsinthescholarlycommunity.TomeettheScholarlyEngagementrequirement,doctoralstudentsshouldinteractwithfacultyandpeersinwaysthatmayincludeenrollingincourses;attendingseminars,symposia,andconferences;engagingincollaborativestudyandresearchbeyondtheuniversitycampus;andutilizingthelibrary,laboratories,andotherfacilitiesprovidedbytheuniversity.Thegoalistopreparestudentstobescholarswhocanindependentlyacquire,evaluate,andextendknowledge,aswellasdevelopthemselvesaseffectivecommunicatorsanddisseminatorsofknowledge.”(FSUGraduateBulletin2016-2017)AppropriateScholarlyEngagementactivitieswillbedeterminedbythestudentandhisorheradvisoraccordingtothestudent’sscholarlyinterestsandchosencareerpath.StudentswilldocumenttheiractivitiesthroughouttheyearontheELPSScholarlyEngagementActivitiesCanvassite.AppendixDshowsanillustrativelistofScholarlyEngagementactivities.PreliminaryExamination

Satisfactorycompletionofapreliminaryexaminationisrequiredforadmissiontocandidacyforthedoctoraldegree.Nostudentmayregisterfordissertationhourspriortothepointinthesemesterinwhichthepreliminaryexaminationwaspassed.AnadmissiontocandidacyformmustbecompletedandfiledintheOfficeoftheUniversityRegistrarpriortoregistrationfororconversiontodissertation/treatisehours.

Thepreliminaryexaminationisdesignedtotestscholarlycompetenceandknowledgeandtoaffordtheexaminersthebasisforconstructiverecommendationsconcerningthestudent'ssubsequentformalorinformalstudy.Priortotheexamination,thestudent'smajorprofessorwilldeterminewhetherthestudent1)hasa3.0average,2)nooutstandingincompletesand3)hasprogressedsufficientlyinthestudyofthedisciplineanditsresearchtoolstobeginindependentresearchintheareaoftheproposeddissertation.

TheresultsoftheexaminationwillbereportedtotheOfficeoftheUniversityRegistrarandtheOfficeofStudentServicesforinclusioninthestudent'spermanentrecord.

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ClearanceandRegistrationClearanceforthepreliminaryexaminationiscompletedbytheGraduateCoordinatorfortheCollegeofEducation.Clearanceisgivenonlyifthestudenthasmetthefollowingrequirements:registeredforthepreliminaryexamination;anoverallGPAof3.0orbetterforallgraduateworkcompletedwithnoincompletegrade;anapprovedsupervisorycommittee;anapprovedprogramofstudyonfileinthegraduateoffice,andcompletionofthediagnosticexamination,residency,andresearchtoolrequirements.Studentswhoregisterforthepreliminaryexaminationmustbeintheirlastsemesterofcourseworkforthedoctorateorhavenomorethansixhoursofcourseworkremainingontheapprovedprogramofstudy.Content,Format,Evaluation,andRecommendationsTheoverallobjectiveofthepreliminaryexamistoassessthestudent’spreparednesstoengageinindependentdissertationresearch.Preliminaryexamsareofferedinfallandspringterms,butwillnotbeofferedduringthesummerterm.

A.Content

Thepreliminaryexamconsistsoffourparts(describedbelow).GiventhecentralityofpolicystudiesintheELPcorecoursesanditbeingintegraltothestudents’understanding,itwillbeinfusedintotheresearchandmajorareaquestionsandintegratedintotheresearchproposal.

Part1,ResearchMethodologies:Studentswillbeaskedtodemonstrateanunderstandingofabroadarrayofresearchmethodologiesandthetypesofquestionsthemethodologicalapproachesarebestsuitedtoanswer.Part2,MajorAreaKnowledge:Studentswillbeaskedtoexploreanissueineducationrelatedtotheirareaofmajor.Part3,ResearchProposal:Studentswilldeveloparesearchproposalfollowingestablishedguidelines(seeAppendixC)thatdemonstratestheirabilitytodesignindependentresearch.Thepurposeoftheresearchproposalistoascertainwhetherthestudenthastheconceptualandwritingskillstodesignacoherentindependentresearchproposal.Whileastudentmayconsultwiththeirmajorprofessortodiscusspotentialresearchtopics,questions,andrelevantliterature,studentsaretowritetheresearchproposalindependently.TheresearchproposalwillbesubmittedinadvanceofthecommencementofParts1and2anduploadedtoBlackboardthroughTurnItIn.

Part4,OralDefense:StudentsorallydefendtheirresearchproposaltothethreedepartmentalmembersoftheirrespectiveSupervisoryCommitteesatanypointaftersubmittingParts1and2.

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B.Format

Parts1and2:Inatimedelimited“take-home”exam,studentswillrespondtoatotaloffourquestionsamongeightposed.Theexamwillbeaccessed,managed,andsubmittedthroughBlackboard(asitedevotedtodiagnosticandpreliminaryexams).Indownloadingandaccessingtheexam,studentswillberequiredtoagreetoanhonorcodeandsubmittheirresponsesthroughTurnItIn.Studentshaveatimelimitofaweekend(Friday5:00p.m.untilMonday10:00a.m.)attheendofthesecondweekofthesemester.Studentswhoareunabletotaketheexamoveraweekendmustinformthedepartment’sgraduatecoordinatorandtheprelimexamcommitteeandrequestanalternativetimeframe.

Part3:Studentsmustfollowtheresearchproposalguidelines(seeAppendixC)andsubmittheirresearchproposalofnomorethan20pagestoTurnItInviaBlackboard.Tables,figures,andreferencelistsarenotcountedtowardsthepagelimit.Theresearchproposalisduebythestartofthefirstdayoftheprelimexamsession(i.e.,Fridayat5:00pm).Part4:StudentsmayproceedtoanoraldefenseoftheirresearchproposalatanytimeaftersubmittingParts1and2.Studentswillberesponsibleforsettingupadateandtimefortheoraldefensebeforetheirfullcommittee,inconsultationwiththeirmajoradvisor.Defensesshouldbescheduledfornolaterthanthe7thweekofthesemester.

C.Evaluation

Parts1and2:ThePreliminaryExamCommitteeconsistsoffourmembersofthefaculty,eachwhorepresentamajorintheProgramofEducationalLeadershipandPolicyandservefortwoyearsonarotatingbasis.Thecommitteereceivesandreadseachexamwithoutknowledgeoftheidentityoftheauthoroftheexam.Astudent’smajorprofessormustrecusehimorherselffromtheirstudent’sexamreviewiftheyareonthecommitteeduringthatyearandwillbereplacedbyanothermemberofthefacultyinthatprogram.ThePreliminaryExamCommitteewillevaluatethestudents’responsesonafive-pointscalewithaminimumpassingscoreof3.Ifastudentfailsonlyonequestion,heorshewillbeeligibletore-writethatquestioninthesamesemester.Ifthestudentfailsthequestionasecondtime,heorshemustre-retakethefullpreliminaryexaminthesubsequentofferingoftheexam.Similarly,ifastudentfailsmorethanonequestion,heorshemustre-takethefullpreliminaryexaminthesubsequentofferingoftheexam(e.g.,ifthestudentdoesnotpassduringthefalladministrationoftheexam,theretakewillbeduringthespringadministration—ifheorshedoesnotpasstwoormorequestionsduringthespringadministrationoftheexam,theretakewillbeduringthesubsequentfalladministration).Onlyoneretakewillbeallowedperpartbeforebeingassignedafailinggrade.Ifastudentisassignedafailinggrade,theywillbedismissedfromtheprogram.

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Parts3and4:Adepartmentalcommitteeconsistingofthethreedepartmentalmembersofthestudent’ssupervisorycommitteewillevaluatetheresearchproposalandtheoraldefenseofit.If,intheopinionofthecommittee,theresearchproposaldoesnotmeettheappropriatestandard,studentswillhaveoneadditionalopportunitytoreviseandre-defenditbeforebeingassignedafailinggrade.Itisatthediscretionofthedepartmentalmembersofthestudent’sSupervisoryCommitteewhenthatre-writeandre-defensewilloccur.

IncompleteorFailingGradeStudentswhofailorreceiveanincomplete(“I”)onthepreliminaryexaminationorportionsofitwillhaveablockplacedontheirregistrationfordissertationhoursuntilthepreliminaryexaminationissuccessfullypassedthesubsequentFallorSpringsemester,whicheverthecasemaybe,andthe“I”gradeischangedtoapassinggrade(“P”).Allrequirementsmustbecompletedbythe7thweekofthesemester.Onlyoneretakewillbeallowedperpartbeforebeingassignedafailinggrade.Ifastudentisassignedafailinggrade,theywillbedismissedfromtheprogram.

D.RecommendationsforStudyingforPreliminaryExams

Inthepreliminaryexams,thestudentisexpectedtoshowthatheorshehasmasteredthebodyofknowledgeofboththecoreofELPaswellashisorherspecialization.Astheexamisopen-book,ELPfacultyexpectsstudentstonotonlyhaveasolidfoundationofthematerial,butalsothatthestudentwilldemonstrateknowledgeoftheappropriatesourcesandreferencesforanswersduringtheexam.ELPfacultyexpectthatthestudentwillanswertheexamquestionsdirectly,drawonappropriateandsufficientcontentandresearch,andanswereachquestioninahigh-qualitymanner.Whereasstudentsarerequiredtoprovidereferencesfrompublishedresearchtosupporttheirarguments,theresponsesmustconstitutecriticalengagementwiththepublishedresearchinsteadofmerelysummarizingorreiteratingwhatsuchresearchhasalreadystated.Inotherwords,theresponsesshouldhighlightstudents’familiaritywiththerelateddisciplineandthemainthemesinthatdiscipline.Inaddition,theresponsesmustreflectstudents’abilitytothoughtfullyandcriticallyengagewithrelatedresearchtomakeandsupporttheirarguments.Thepurposeofadoctorateprogramistopreparestudentstoplan,develop,andconductindependentresearch.PreliminaryexamevaluatesifstudentsarereadytoconductindependentdissertationresearchunderthesupervisionoftheiradvisorandthedissertationcommitteeItisfurthersuggestedthatthestudentanswereachexamquestionasthequestionisorganized.(e.g.Ifthequestionhasthreesubsections,thestudentshouldanswereachsubsectionintheorderinwhichtheywerepresentedinthequestion.)ItisexpectedthatthestudentwilluseAPAstyle.

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FacultymakethefollowingsuggestionsforpreparingforthePreliminaryExams:1. Organizeyourmaterialsfromtheresearch,policy,andmajorcoursesyouhave

taken.Reviewmaterialsrelatedtothemajoroutcomesandobjectivesfromthecoursesasthesereflecttheemphasesofthecourses.Rereadthereadingsandrelatedmaterials.Reviewmajortheoreticalframeworks,theorists,andconcepts.Itiscrucialtoengagewiththismaterialinanin-depthandcriticalmannersothatyouunderstandthemainfocusoftheseframeworksandconceptsaswellasthesimilaritiesanddifferencesbetweentheseframeworksandconcepts.Inaddition,itisimportanttoensurethatyouareabletoapplythisknowledgetoyourdifferentquestionsandissueswithinthefieldofeducation

2. Reviewdifferentdisciplinaryperspectivesforunderstandingmajorphenomenainthefield.Itisimportanttoexaminehowthesedifferentdisciplinaryperspectivesmayprovideussimilarand/ordifferentunderstandingsaboutthesamephenomenon.

3. Citesufficientsupportingevidencefromtherelevantresearch.Asstatedearlier,insteadofmerelysummarizingthisresearch,youareexpectedtobeabletousethisevidencetosupportthearguments/discussionsinyourresponses.

4. ReviewAPAformatforcitationsandreferencelists.5. Inyouranswers,demonstrateanabilitytosynthesizeandrelatewhatyouhave

learnedtospecificcasesorcontexts.6. Clearyourcalendarsothatyouwillnothavedistractionsorothercommitments

duringtheexamweekend.7. Youarestronglyencouragedtoattendthepreliminaryinformationsessions

organizedbytheELPexamcommitteeduringthefallandthespringsemesters.Itisadvisabletostartattendingthesesessionsbeforeyouplantotaketheexam,andattendasmanysessionsasyoucantolearnabouttheformat,structure,andprocessofthepreliminaryexam.ELPexamcommitteealsoanswersstudents’questionsaboutthepreliminaryexamduringthesesessions.

8. Youarestronglyencouragedtostartdiscussingyourresearchinterests,planstotakethepreliminaryexam,possibledissertationtopics,andresearchplanwithyouradvisorattheearlystagesoftheprograminsteadofwaitinguntilthepreliminaryexam.Youareexpectedtotaketheinitiativetoscheduletimetoregularlymeetwithyouradvisortoinitiatethesediscussions.Thesediscussionswillhelpyoudevelopaqualityresearchproposal.

E.RecommendationsforCompletingthePreliminaryExam

1. Readthequestionoptionsandselectwhichonesyouaregoingtoanswer.2. Createanoutlineorconceptmapofyourresponse.3. Organizeyourmaterialsforcitationandreference.4. Usespellandgrammarchecks5. Takeperiodicshortbreaks

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ELPSDepartmentAppealPolicyPreliminaryExaminationAppealPolicy:Ifadoctoralstudentisassignedafailinggradeinthepreliminaryexamination,thestudentshallhavetherighttoappealthedecision.Toinitiateanappeal,studentsshouldsubmitawrittenrequesttoappealthedecisiontothedepartmentchair.Oncethechairhasreceivedtheappeal,thechairwillpresenttheappealtotheDepartmentAdvisoryCommittee(DAC)fortheiraction.AcommitteeoftwoDACmembers,oneHigherEducation(HE)andoneEducationalLeadershipandPolicy(ELP)facultymembers(whowerenotinvolvedintheexaminationordefense)andonedoctoralcandidatewillbeassignedtoreviewthedecision.Oncethereviewhasbeenconducted,thesub-committeewillreportbacktotheELPSChairwiththeirfindings.Thechairwillthenissueafinaldecisiononthemattertothestudentandtheappropriatefaculty.Shouldthestudentnotbesatisfiedwiththedepartment’sresponse,thestudentmayappealtotheAssociateDeanoftheCollegeforAcademicAffairs. AdmissiontoCandidacyUponpassageofallpartsofthepreliminarydoctoralexamination,thestudentisadmittedtocandidacyforthedoctorate.Astudentmustbeadmittedtocandidacyforatleastsixmonthspriortothegrantingofthedoctoraldegree.Allrequirementsforthedoctoraldegree,includingasuccessfuldissertationdefense,mustbecompletedwithinfivecalendaryearsfromthetimethestudenthasbeenadmittedtocandidacy.Afterthattime,thestudent’scontinuedenrollmentwillbesuspendedandanewpreliminaryexaminationmustbepassed.(SeeTimeLimitforCompletionofDegreeforfurtherinformation.)DissertationCredits

Astudentmustearnaminimumoftwenty-fourdissertationcreditsinordertocompletethedoctorate.Duringthisperiod,thestudentmustbecontinuouslyenrolledandmusttakeaminimumoftwodissertationcreditspersemesterupuntilthetimeofgraduation.

Prospectus

Afterpassingthepreliminaryexamination,thestudentwillberequiredbythedepartmenttosubmittothemajorprofessor,supervisorycommittee,anddepartmentalchairaprospectusonaresearchprojectsuitableforadoctoraldissertation.

TheprospectusmustbepreparedaccordingtothestyleandformprescribedbythedepartmentandtheCollegeofEducationandmustbesubmittedthroughTurnItIn.Uponprospectusapproval,thestudentmustsubmitaProspectusClearanceForm,prospectustitlepage,prospectussignaturepage,andcopyoftheprospectusoncdto

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OASIS.Theformscanbefoundathttp://education.fsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/ProspectusContentandProcedures2015_16.pdfAstudentcannotdefendhis/herdissertationearlierthan4monthsfromthedateofthedepartmentchair’ssignatureontheProspectusClearanceForm.Dissertation

Adoctoraldissertationmustbecompletedonatopicrelevanttotheareaofmajor.Tobeacceptableitmustbeanachievementinoriginalresearchconstitutingasignificantcontributiontoknowledgeandrepresentasubstantialscholarlyeffortonthepartofthestudent.

ThemanuscriptmustbepreparedaccordingtothestyleandformprescribedbythedepartmentandmustbesubmittedthroughTurnItIn.FormattingandclearanceguidelinesforthefinalelectronicsubmissioncopymaybeaccessedfromtheOfficeofGraduateStudieswebsite,

http://www.gradstudies.fsu.edu/Academics-Research/Thesis-Treatise-Dissertation

orbycontactingthemanuscriptclearanceadvisor.

Beforeregisteringfordissertationhours,thestudentshouldconsultthemajorprofessorastotheproportionoftimetobedevotedtodissertationwork.Thestudentmustregisterforaminimumof2dissertationhourseachsemesterofenrollment.Theminimumnumberofdissertationhoursforcompletionofadoctoraldegreeis24semesterhours.

Finalapprovalofthedissertationbytheentiresupervisorycommitteeisaprerequisitetotheawardingofthedegree.Thisistruenomatterhowmanyhoursastudenthascompletedindissertationorwhatgradeshavebeenrecordedforthedissertationhours.

DissertationDefense

Thedefenseofdissertationwillbeoral.Responsibilityforsuggestingthetime,designatingtheplace,andpresidingattheexaminationrestswiththemajorprofessor.Theexaminationmustbecompletedatleastfourweekspriortothedateonwhichthedegreeistobeconferred.PleaseseetheFSUacademiccalendar(Registrar)ortheGradSpacesectionofyourBlackboardsiteforspecificdatesforeachacademicterm.

Asanacademiccourtesy,thedissertationmustbesubmittedtoeachmemberofthesupervisorycommitteeatleastfourweeksbeforethedateoftheoralexamination.Thesupervisorycommittee,thechairofthemajordepartment,andsuchothermembersofthefacultyappointedbytheacademicdeanwillconducttheexamination.Allmembersofthegraduatefacultyareinvitedtoattend.Atleasttwoweekspriortothedateoftheexamination,thestudentormajorprofessorwillpresentanannouncementofthe

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dissertationtitleandthedateandplaceoftheexaminationtotheOfficeofGraduateStudies.ConsulttheRegistrationGuideforthedeadlinedates.

Dissertationdefenseresultssignedbyallcommitteemembersandthedepartmentchair.Allcommitteemembersandthestudentmustattendtheentiredefenseinrealtime,eitherbybeingphysicallypresentorparticipatingviadistancetechnology.Ifexceptionalemergencycircumstances,e.g.medicalorotheremergencysituations,preventtheparticipationofacommitteememberthenitmaybenecessarytoarrangeforanadditionalappropriatelyqualifiedcolleaguetoattendthedefense.AminimumoffourmemberswithGraduateFacultyStatusmustparticipate(FSUGraduateBulletin,CollegeofEducation).

Thecontentoftheabstractofthedissertationshouldbesubmittedtothesupervisorycommitteeatleastoneweekbeforethedateofthedefense.TheabstractshouldconformtoappropriateexamplesinGuidelinesandRequirementsforElectronicThesis,Treatise,andDissertationWriters.

Thesupervisorycommitteewillcertifyinwritingtotheacademicdeanofthemajordepartmenttheresultsoftheexamination:passed,failed,ortobereexamined.Thereportofresultsfollowingareexaminationmustindicatethestudenteitherpassedorfailed.

Awrittencritiqueoftheconductoftheexaminationindefenseofdissertationshouldbesubmittedbytherepresentative-at-largefromthegraduatefacultytotheappropriateacademicdeanandtheDeanofGraduateStudieswithinoneweekafterthedateofdefense.

Followingthedefense,thestudentmustsubmitaManuscriptSignatureFormanddissertationtitlepagetoOASIS.Theformscanbefoundathttp://education.fsu.edu/student-resources/student-academic-services-oasis/for-graduate-students

ThefinalmanuscriptapprovedbythesupervisorycommitteemustbesubmittedelectronicallytothemanuscriptclearanceadvisorintheGraduateSchoolwithin60daysofthedefensedateorthestudentmustre-defend.Amanuscriptprocessingfeeischarged.

TimeLimitforCompletionofDegreeItisUniversitypolicythatallrequirementsforthedoctoraldegreemustbecompletedwithinfivecalendaryearsfromthetimethestudentpassesthepreliminaryexaminationorthestudentmustpassanewpreliminaryexamination.ItisthepolicyoftheDepartmentofEducationalLeadershipandPolicyStudiesthatanydoctoralstudentwhoexceedsthefive-yeartimelimitforcompletionofthedoctoraldegreeandwhohasexhaustedanyextensionoftimeprovidedbytheDeanofGraduateStudiesmayseekreadmissiontothedegreeprogram.

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Withintenyearsfollowinginitialadmissiontocandidacy,aformerstudentseekingreadmissionmustprovidesubstantialevidencethatheorshehasmaintainedcurrencyinthefieldofstudythroughregularemploymentorscholarshipandsubmitaprospectusandproposedtimelineforcompletionthatthemajorprofessorconsidersdefensibleandreasonable,respectively.Uponreadmission,thestudent’ssupervisorycommitteeshallrequirethatthestudentregisterforthepreliminaryexaminationandsetadateforthedefenseoftheprospectus.Oncethesupervisorycommitteeapprovesthisprospectus,thestudentwillbeawardeda“pass”forthepreliminaryexamination.Thestudentmustthenremaincontinuouslyenrolled(seesectiononContinuousEnrollment)bycompletingaminimumoftwodissertationhourswhilecompletingallrequirementsforthedoctoraldegreewithinfiveyearsfromthenewdateofadmissiontocandidacy.Iftheformerstudentiseither(a)tenyearsbeyondthedateofinitialadmissiontocandidacyor(b)iswithinthetenyears,butcannotpresentsubstantialevidencethatheorshehasmaintainedcurrencyinthefieldsinceleavingtheUniversity,thenreadmissionwillbecontingentonthestudentreturningtotheUniversitytocompletecorecoursesessentialtopreparationfortheregularlyadministeredpreliminaryexamination.Thesecorecourseswillbeidentifiedbythesupervisorycommitteeandapprovedbythedepartmentchair.Oncethecoursesarecompleted,thestudentwillberequiredtopassthestandardpreliminaryexaminationadministeredtoallcurrentstudentsseekingadmissiontocandidacyintheparticulardegreeprogram.GraduationThestudentmustapplyforgraduationathttp://registrar.fsu.edu/graduation/duringthefirsttwoweeksofthesemesterinwhichgraduationisplanned.Ifthestudentdecidednottograduateduringthesemesteraftersubmittinganapplication,thestudentmustnotifytheCOEGraduateDirector.Studentsmustberegisteredforaminimumoftwohoursofdissertationcreditinthesemesterinwhichtheyapplyforgraduation.AcademicHonorSystemAmajorconcernofanyeducationalinstitution,rankingwithitsconcernfortheadvancementanddisseminationofknowledge,isthemaintenanceofhighstandardsofintegrityandresponsibilityintheacademiccommunity.Theprogram,DepartmentandUniversityrecognizetheresponsibilityofbothfacultyandstudentsindevelopingandmaintainingthesestandards.ThelegalfoundationforthecoordinatedeffortsoffacultyandstudentstoupholdacademicintegrityandcombatacademicdishonestyisprovidedintheStudentConductCode(FACC22-3.04),whichcanbefoundintheFloridaStateUniversityStudentHandbook.AcademicHonorCode

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TheacademichonorsystemoftheFloridaStateUniversityisbasedonthepremisethateachstudenthastheresponsibilityto:

1)Upholdthehigheststandardsofacademicintegrityinthestudentsownwork,2)RefusetotolerateviolationsofacademicintegrityintheUniversitycommunity,and3)FosterahighsenseofintegrityandsocialresponsibilityonthepartoftheUniversitycommunity.

ViolationsoftheCode

1)Duringexaminations,violationsoftheAcademicHonorCodeshallincludereferringtoinformationnotspecificallycondonedbytheinstructor.Itshallfurtherincludereceivinginformationfromafellowstudentoranotherunauthorizedsource.

2)Regardingacademicassignments,violationoftheAcademicHonorCodeshallincluderepresentinganother'sworkoranypartthereof,beitpublishedorunpublished,asone'sown.Itshallalsoincludepresentingorsubmittinganyacademicworkinamannerthatimpairstheinstructor'sabilitytoassessthestudent'sacademicperformance.

3)ViolationsoftheAcademicHonorCodeshallincludeobtaining,disturbing,orreferringtoacopyofanexaminationwhichtheinstructor/departmenthasnotauthorizedtobemadeavailableforsuchapurpose.

4)ViolationsoftheAcademicHonorCodeshallincludeanyactwhichimpedestheabilityofotherstudentstohavefairaccesstomaterialsassignedorsuggestedbytheinstructor.

5)Academicdishonestyshallincludetamperingwithanotherstudent'sworkorimpairinginanywaytheinstructor’sabilitytoassesstheacademicperformanceofanotherstudent.

6)ViolationsoftheAcademicHonorCodeshallincludealterationofgradesoranyotherrecordsrelatedtotheacademicperformanceofstudents.ThisshallalsoincludesubmittinganyfalserecordsinordertogainadmissiontotheUniversity.

7)ViolationsoftheAcademicHonorCodeshallincludeassisting,attemptingtoassist,orconspiringtoassistanotherstudentincommittingtheoffensesoutlinedabove.

8)ViolationsoftheAcademicHonorCodeshallincludeattemptingtoorcommittinganyoffensesasoutlinedabove.

ResponsibilityEachstudentshallberesponsibleforabidingbytheAcademicHonorCodeatalltimes.Theinstructormayfurtherdefineinwritinginthesyllabusorotherdocuments,theinstructor'sspecificationoftheactswhichshallconstituteaviolationoftheAcademicHonorCode.Asrequiredbytheinstructor,attheconclusionofeachexaminationorsubmissionofanassignment,eachstudentshallsignapledgethatthestudenthasneithergivennorreceivedaidfromanyunauthorizedsourceduringtheexaminationortheassignment.AnystudentwhoobservescheatingorviolatestheAcademicHonorCodeisexpectedtoreporttheviolationtotheinstructorand/ortheUniversityjudicialofficer.

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GradeAppealsThepurposeofthegradeappealssystemistoaffordanopportunityforastudenttoappealagradeifthestudentfeelsthatthegradewasinequitablyawardedinthatitinvolvedagrossviolationoftheinstitution'sownspecifiedgradingstandards.Step1.Thestudentmustapproachtheinstructorinquestiontodiscussthegradeandattempttoresolveanydifferences.Astudentnotinresidenceforthesucceedingterm,oraresidentstudentwhoisunabletoresolvethedifferenceswiththeinstructor,mustfileanappealwiththeinstructor'sprogramordepartmentchairperson,whicheverisappropriate,withinsixtydaysfollowingtheassignmentofthedisputedgrade.Step2.Ifstilldissatisfied,thestudentmay,afterfilingawrittenstatementwiththeprogramordepartmentchairpersonexplainingthebasisfortheappeal,appearbeforeaboardcomposedofthreestudentsnominatedbytheprogramordepartmentalstudentadvisorycommitteeoritscounterpart.Anegativedecisionbytheboardwillendtheappeal.AfavorabledecisionwillbereferredtotheDepartmentalBoarddescribedinStep3.TheStudentAdvisoryBoardactsonlyasascreeningbodyanddeterminessolelywhethertheappealisconsonantwiththecriteriaindicatedabove.TheStudentAdvisoryBoardmustbeappointedanditsdecisionmadewithinthreeweeksofthetimethatthewrittenstatementhasbeenfiledwiththeprogramordepartmentchairperson.Step3.ADepartmentalBoardcomposedofthreefacultymembersandtwostudentsappointedbythechairpersonmustbeselectedforeachcase.TheDepartmentalBoardmustbeappointedanditsdecisionmadewithinthreeweeksofthetimetheStudentAdvisoryBoardhasreachedafavorabledecisiononthegradeappeal.Aunanimousdecisionshallbefinalandbindingonallpartiesconcerned.Amajorityopinionmaybeappealedbythestudentorthefacultymembertoacollege-wideboardappointedbythedeanofthecollegefromnomineessuppliedbythefacultyandstudentadvisorycommitteesrespectively.TheappealfromthedecisionoftheDepartmentalBoardmustbemadebythedissatisfiedpartywithinthreeweeksofthetimethatthewrittenappealhasbeenfiledwiththedeanofthecollege.Themajoritydecisionofthiscollege-wideappealboardshallbefinalandbindingonallpartiesconcerned.Eachcommitteeandboardischargedwithhearingtheinstructorinquestion,iftheinstructorwishes.

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APPENDIXA–DoctoralProgramChecklist Student: TermFirstEnrolled: PROGRAMMILESTONESMilestone √ Date&Notes

Diagnostic

Residency

PrelimExam

Prospectus

Dissertation PROFESSIONALDEVELOPMENT

CV/Resume

MembershipsinProfessionalAssociations

ConferencePresentations

OtherActivities

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APPENDIXB–CreditWaiverFormEducationalLeadership&Policy

Ph.D.Program

CreditWaiverFormInternalAddendumtoProgramofStudies

EquivalentGraduateCoursework CourseWaivedCreditHours

RequiredInformation:Coursecode,nameandgradeearnedInstitutionYearandsemesterDocumentationprovided(e.g.syllabus)Y/N

RequiredInformation: Coursecode,name

TOTALCreditHoursWaived

(Maximum30):

APPROVALS:TemporaryAdvisor,DateNote:Waiversarenotofficiallyapproveduntilformissignedbycommitteechairandmembers.CommitteeChair,DateCommitteeMember,DateCommitteeMember,DateCommitteeMember,Date

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APPENDIXC–PreliminaryExamResearchProposalGuidelines

ELPPh.D.PreliminaryExaminationPart3:ResearchProposal

Guidelines

Writearesearchproposalofnomorethan20pages2thatincludesthefollowingsections:

I.IntroductionII.LiteratureReview

III.ResearchDesign/Methodology

IV.Summary/StatementofSignificance

I.IntroductionTheintroductionshouldincludeanexplicitresearchquestion(s).Inaddition,youshouldstatethesignificanceofthisquestionforeducationalresearch,policy,andpractice.Providearelevantcontextforthestudy.Youshouldalsosummarizebrieflyyourresearchdesignandhowyourdesignisdifferentfromthoseusedinpaststudiesofsimilartopics,ifany.II.LiteratureReviewThereviewoftheliteratureneednotbecomprehensive,giventheshortlengthoftheproposal,butitshouldidentifyrelevantbodiesofliteratureandincludekeystudiesonthesubject,aswellasyourassessmentoftheirstrengthsandweaknesses.Givenyourassessmentofthesestrengthsandweaknesses,whatconclusionsmaybedrawnregardingthetopicbothintermsofwhatisknownandnotknown?III.ResearchDesign/MethodologyTheresearchdesign/methodologyshoulddiscusshowyouaregoingtogoaboutansweringyourresearchquestion(s)byexplicatingthefollowing:

Ø Conceptualframework:developordrawfromananalyticmodelthatisrootedintheoryandpriorempiricalresearch.Forquantitativeresearch,provideadiagramthatillustratesthelogicmodelanddiscussthemajorconstructsofthemodelaswellasthelikelyrelationshiponemightexpecttoseeamongtheconstructs(i.e.,theoryofaction).Forqualitativeresearch,identifyanddescribeatheoryanddiscusshowyouwilluseitinyourstudy(i.e.theoryofaction,institutionaltheory).

Ø Methods:discusshowyouwillcarryoutyourstudy.Beasspecificaspossible.Forexample,ifyouchoosearegressionanalysis,thenwriteouttheequation(s)youplantoestimateandclearlyidentifythecoefficientsofinterest.Or,ifyouchooseaqualitativeapproach,explainyourchoicefortheparticularmethodology–i.e.,ethnography,casestudy.

2 Proposal should be double-spaced, 12-point font, one-inch margins. The twenty-page limit can exclude title page and reference list.

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Ø SourcesofData:discussthedatayouwilluse.Ifyouaredoingaquantitativestudy,includeadescriptionofyourconstructsorvariablesthatareessentiallyoperationalizingelementsofyourconceptualframework.Ifyouarecollectingyourowndata,describehowyouwillgoaboutdoingsoandprovideashortlistofkeysurvey/protocolitems.Ifqualitative,describethedatayouwillcollectandwhy.Ifpertinent,provideasampleprotocol.

Ø Sample:identifyyoursampleofinterest.Discusshowyouwillselectthesampleandwhatsizeitwillbe.Ifyouareusingtheentirepopulation,stateit.Ifnot,explaintherationalebehindyoursample.

Regardlessofwhichapproachyouchoose,beclearaboutitsstrengthsandweaknessesforthegivenresearchquestion.

IV.Summary/StatementofSignificanceThesummary/statementofsignificanceshouldprovideasummaryoftheresearchproposalanddiscussinspecifictermstheimplicationsoftheresearchforpolicyandpractice.V.ReferenceList(notincludedorcountedinthe20-pagelimit)Allsourcesusedmustbeparentheticallyreferencedinthetextoftheproposalandfullycitedinareferencelist.Thereferencelistmustfollowasingleprofessionalformat,forexampleAPA,ChicagoManualofStyle,Turabian,etc.,Youneednotformatthebodyofyourproposalotherthanasindicatedinfootnote1.Someofthequestions3thatyourcommitteewillbeaskedtousetoevaluateyourresearchproposalinclude:

Ø Doestheproposalshowanin-depthknowledgeofrelevanteducationalresearchinthefield?Doesitreviewandcritiquerelevantandimportantpreviousstudiesintheareaoftheproposal’sresearch?

Ø Doestheproposalspecifyanappropriateresearchdesignandmethodtocollectthe

data?Isthedesignandarethemethodsappropriatetotheresearchquestion?Willthatdesignallowtheresearchertofindtheanswerstotheresearchquestionsposed?

Ø Doestheproposalspecifyhowtheprojectwillcontributetoandextendeducational

knowledge?Whatrelevancedoestheprojecthavetoeducation?Doestheprojectaddressanimportanteducationalissue?Willtheprojectenhanceeducationalknowledgeinacriticalway?Doesitexplainwhythisknowledgeisworthpursuingorhowwillitbenefiteducation?

Isthisawell-writtenproposal?Istheorganizationandstructureoftheproposalclear?Doesitdefinetermsandprocedures,etc.?

3 Adapted from NAE/Spencer guidelines for reviewers.

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APPENDIXD–ScholarlyEngagementPolicy

ScholarlyEngagementPolicyELPProgram

Purpose:ThegoaloftheScholarlyEngagementrequirementistopreparedoctoralgraduatestobecomelifelongparticipantsandcontributorstothescholarlycommunityandtobecomeactivescholars,whoacquire,criticallyevaluate,andcreatenewknowledgeanddisseminatetheirwork.Studentsshouldconsultwiththeirmajorprofessoratthestartoftheacademicyeartodevelopaplanforscholarlyengagementforthatyear.ConfirmationofScholarlyEngagement:Eachyear,aspartoftheannualreviewprocess,doctoralstudentsmustdemonstratetheirscholarlyengagementactivitytotheirfacultyadvisor.ThisprocesswillbefacilitatedbytheuseoftheELPSScholarlyEngagementActivitiesCanvassite.ILLUSTRATIVESUGGESTIONSFORSCHOLARLYENGAGEMENT:Ph.D.andFace-to-FaceEd.D.students:Pre-Diagnostic/DiagnosticExam

• JoinandattendLEARNeventsandactivities• EstablishaPOSapprovedbytheadvisorandtwootherELPfacultymembers• AttendtheMarvaleneHughesConferencehostedbytheCOE• AttendR3RelevantResearchRoundtablehostedbythedepartment• DevelopaCurriculumVitae(CV)• Engageyourmajorprofessoraswellasotherfacultymembersontopics,ideasof

interest,etc.

Pre-Prospectus/ProposalDefense• Continuetheaboveactivities• UpdateCV• Attendatleastoneprospectusdefenseasanobserver• Attendatleastoneofthefollowing:

o anationalconference/professionalorresearchassociationo amethodologicalworkshop(IESsponsoredworkshops;professional

associationssuchasAERA)o anFSUprofessionaldevelopmentseminar/workshop

Pre-DissertationDefense

• Continuetheaboveactivities• UpdateCV• Attendatleastonedissertationdefenseasanobserver• PresentatR3• Presentasfirstorsecondauthor/presenteratanationalconference

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• Presentasthefirstorsecondauthor/presenteratastateorregionalconference• Publishanarticleasthefirst/secondauthorinapeer-reviewjournal(article

acceptedor“inpress”bythetimeofgraduation)OnlineEd.D.students:Pre-Diagnostic/DiagnosticExam

• EstablishaPOSapprovedbytheadvisorandtwootherELPfacultymembers• DevelopaCurriculumVitae(CV)andsharewithyourmajorprofessor• Engageyourmajorprofessoraswellasotherfacultymembersontopics,ideasof

interest,etc.Pre-Prospectus/ProposalDefense

• Continuetheaboveactivities• UpdateCV• Attendatleastoneprospectusdefenseasanobserver,virtuallyorinperson• Attendatleastoneofthefollowing,eitherinpersonorvirtually

o anationalconference/professionalorresearchassociationo amethodologicalworkshop(IESsponsoredworkshops;professional

associationssuchasAERA)o anFSUprofessionaldevelopmentseminar/workshopo aprofessionaldevelopmentworkshoprelatedtoyourareaof

professionalpractice.• Identifyalocalmentorwithkeyknowledgeofyourproblemofpracticeand

sharethisinformationwithyourmajorprofessorPre-DissertationDefense

• Continuetheaboveactivities• UpdateCV• Attendatleastonedissertationdefenseasanobserver,virtuallyorinperson• Sharefindingswithlocalmentorandreceivefeedbackonprogress• Presentfindingsataprofessionaldevelopmentworkshoprelatedtoyourareaof

professionalpractice

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Scholarly Engagement Statement

Student Name:_________________________________ Academic Year: ________________ Major Academic Milestone(s) reached this year:

____ Passed Diagnostic Exam Date: ________________ ____ Passed Preliminary Exam Date: ________________

____Defended Prospectus Date: ________________ In the space below please provide a statement summarizing your scholarly engagement for the academic year. Be sure to include examples in your statement and reflect on those experiences. Please attach a separate page, if additional space for comments is needed. Signature of Student:_______________________________________Date:_________________ CV Attached: __________