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2016-2017 Graduate Catalog 
    
2016-2017 Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Early Childhood Education, Ph.D.


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Graduate School Contact:

Fiona Goodyear; goodyear@etsu.edu; 423-439-6148

Jane Broderick, Ed.D., Co-Coordinator, Doctoral Program

422 Warf-Pickel Hall
Box 70548
(423) 439-7695
e-mail: broderic@etsu.edu

Pamela Evanshen, Ed.D., Teaching and Learning Chair, Co-Coordinator, Doctoral Program

423 Warf-Pickel Hall
Box 70548
(423) 439-7694
e-mail: evanshep@etsu.edu

General Program Information


Graduate School Contact:

Fiona Goodyear; goodyear@etsu.edu; 423-439-6148

Amy Malkus, Ph.D., Graduate Coordinator, Master’s Program

516 Warf-Pickel Hall
Box 70548
(401) 463-0841
e-mail: malkus@etsu.edu

Pamela Evanshen, Ed.D., Teaching and Learning Chair; Co-Coordinator, Doctoral Program

423 Warf-Pickel Hall
Box 70548
(423) 439-7694
e-mail: evanshep@etsu.edu

Jane Tingle Broderick, Ed.D., Co-Coordinator, Doctoral Program

422 Warf-Pickel Hall
Box 70548
(423) 439-7695
e-mail: broderic@etsu.edu

Faculty:

Carol Bland; Jane Broderick; Pamela Evanshen; Rosemary Geiken; Lissy Gloeckler; Kim Hale; Rebecca Isbell; Amy Malkus, Kathryn Sharp.

Doctor of Philosophy in Early Childhood Education

Pamela Evanshen, Ed.D., Teaching and Learning Chair; Co-Coordinator, Ph.D. Program

423 Warf-Pickel Hall
Box 70548
Ph. (423) 439-7694, FAX (423) 439-7790
e-mail: evanshep@etsu.edu

Jane Tingle Broderick, Ed.D., Co-Coordinator, Doctoral Program

422 Warf-Pickel Hall
Box 70548
(423) 439-7695
e-mail: broderic@etsu.edu

Faculty:

Jane Broderick; Pamela Evanshen; Rosemary Geiken; Kim Hale; Rebecca Isbell; Amy Malkus; Kathryn Sharp; Carol Trivette.

Admission Requirements: Applications to the Ph.D. in Early Childhood program are evaluated once each year for admission in the fall semester. All application information must be received by March 15th. This deadline is flexible until enrollment is filled. Students will be admitted on a competitive basis. Admission to the Ph.D. in Early Childhood Education program has the same requirements as existing graduate school requirements plus additional specific requirements (in italics):

  1. Application fee.
  2. Application form.
  3. One official transcript of all previous undergraduate and graduate work.
  4. Personal resume.
  5. A personal essay that includes a written statement of career and educational goals, professional experience, and area of interest for the dissertation.
  6. Submit official scores on the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) taken within the past 5 years, except for those with a prior doctoral degree from an accredited institution within the United States. The preferred scores are 50th percentile or higher for verbal and quantitative sections.
  7. Four letters of recommendation.
  8. Master’s Degree in Early Childhood or a related field from an accredited university.
  9. An interview by members of the admission committee, when warranted.

Graduation Requirements: Completion of the Ph.D. in Early Childhood includes all of the following:

  1. A minimum of 69 semester credit hours of coursework beyond the master’s degree.
  2. A minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale.
  3. Completion of a required research apprenticeship and at least one of the additional apprenticeship options (university teaching, development of teachers, early intervention, or early childhood leadership).
  4. Passing the doctoral comprehensive candidacy written and oral examinations.
  5. Passing the preliminary oral examination, dissertation prospectus defense.
  6. Completion of a dissertation of publishable quality.
  7. Passing the final dissertation defense.

A student in the Early Childhood Ph.D. program shall have seven calendar years from the date of initial registration to complete and successfully defend a dissertation. All students must have Institutional Review Board approval by ETSU.

Total Major Field Core Hours: 12 Credit Hours


Total Specialization Hours: 15 Credit Hours


Electives


Nine (9) credit hours must be taken in the same academic area, as determined by the student and doctoral advisor.

Total Elective Hours: 9 Credit Hours


Total Apprenticeship Hours: 3-6 Credit Hours


Total Research Hours: 30 Credit Hours


Total for Ph.D. Degree: 69-72 Credit Hours


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