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DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN DIRECTED STUDIES
DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN DIRECTED STUDIES
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PROGRAM DESCRIPTION:
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A Doctoral Committee directed program, covering exceptional circumstances.
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REQUIREMENTS:
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- Three years full time postgraduate study or the equivalent of 81 quarter credits.
- A dissertation based upon original research, orally defended before the Doctoral Committee as a whole.
- An annotated Bibliography and a Critical Analysis of a current problem, both in the field of concentration.
- 25%-50% concentration from the core curriculum.
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PREREQUISITES:
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- A master degree or the equivalent, plus substantive experience and/or licensure in a related field of concentration.
- Articulation of an original topic of research, including acceptable methodology, and related tothe specific degree title.
- An awareness of the objectives of external studies; the ability to achieve personal objectives; and a propensity for study by distance education.
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INSTRUCTIONAL METHODS:
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DISTANCE EDUCATION
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CURRICULUM:
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(CORE REQUIREMENTS)
As determined by faculty for unlisted major, or as contained in institutional syllabi for established majors. |
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