Human Rehabilitation Ph.D.

Degree Requirements - 64 Credits

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Required Major Courses - 21 hours

HHS 758 Seminar in Collaborative Research in Human Sciences (3)

PSY 654 Seminar in College Teaching (3)

HRS 659 Seminar in Rehabilitation Counseling Supervision (3)

Practicum - Take any combination of the following for a minimum of 12 hours*

HRS 755 Supervised Practicum in College Teaching (3)

HRS 757 Advanced Seminar in Rehabilitation Administration (3)

HRS 759 Advanced Practicum in Rehabilitation Counseling Supervision (3)

*(The above courses are repeatable up to 9 credits each.)

Research and Statistics Core - 15 hours

All doctoral students are required to take the following 15 graduate level hours in statistics and research in order to satisfy one of the two university required research tools.

SRM 602 Statistical Methods I (3)

SRM 603 Statistical Methods II (3)

SRM 610 Statistical Methods III (3)

SRM 680 Introduction to Qualitative Research (3)

SRM 700 Advanced Research Methods (3)

Research Proposal/Dissertation - 16 hours

HRS 797 Doctoral Proposal Research (4)

HRS 799 Doctoral Dissertation (12)

Additional Tool - 12 hours

Select One Additional Tool:

1) Foreign Language: Pass the E.T.S. examination in any major foreign language (i.e., other than English) with a score not less than the 30th percentile. Students whose native language is other than English may be determined to have satisfied this requirement by unanimous vote of the student's doctoral program committee.

or

2)Collateral Field: Students will identify a concentration area (a body of knowledge represented by a minimum of 12 hours of course work) of study that relates directly to their goals as scholars in the field of rehabilitation. The concentration area and specific courses must be approved by their doctoral committee and the Graduate School. Examples of a collateral field could include, but are not limited to the following: educational technology, leadership, gerontology, community health, nursing, sociology and special education.

Note(s): Completion of a detailed portfolio that addresses all areas of the doctoral matrix of competencies is submitted and must receive a passing evaluation prior to scheduling of the oral comprehensive examination.