Courses
Our doctoral program takes three-and-a-half years to complete, including a dissertation that begins in the first semester.
Thematic Research Areas
Select from the following six areas in which to conduct research:
- Completion and Transfer
- Learning Outcomes
- Equity
- Labor Market Outcomes
- Technology
- Culture/Organizational Behavior
Tentative Schedule
Year 1
Summer (six hours)
- Reflective Practice
- The Change Process
Fall (seven hours)
- Improvement Science
- Organizational Issues in Adult and Community College Education
- Dissertation Seminar
Spring (seven hours)
- Proposal Writing
- Administrative Issues in Adult and Community College Education
- Dissertation Seminar
Year 2
Summer (seven hours)
- Research Methods I
- Leadership in Adult and Higher Education
- Dissertation Seminar
Fall (seven hours)
- Research Methods II
- Community College and Two-Year Post-secondary Education
- Dissertation Seminar
Spring (seven hours)
- Research Methods III
- Workforce Development
- Dissertation Seminar
Year 3
Summer (seven hours)
- Internship
- Evaluation
- Dissertation Seminar
Fall (three hours)
- Dissertation Seminar
Spring (three hours)
- Dissertation Seminar