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Doctor of Education Degree
This program is intended to provide practicing educators the opportunity
to continue their study and earn the terminal professional degree in their
field. The Ed.D. degree requires a minimum of 60 semester hours
of credit beyond the master's degree. The Graduate Record Examination
(General Test) is required for admission to the program.
There are three components to the program: 15 semester hours in a Professional
Common Core of work in educational foundations, fundamentals,
and research; 38 semester hours of Advanced Professional Study in one
of four areas of intensive study and a related area; and a Dissertation
of 7 semester hours.
By design, then, all students are required to study
in basic areas that undergird and define educational practice and develop
skills of problem definition, data collection and analysis, and interpretation.
The four areas of intensive study provide for a specialized focus on practice.
The four intensive study areas are: Curriculum and Instruction,
Educational Leadership, Leisure, Youth and Human Services, and Special
Education. (In some areas, it is possible to combine doctoral
degree study with work toward an endorsement to perform a particular role
in K-12 education.) Brief definitions of the four areas follow.
Curriculum and Instruction
This area of intensive study is designed to prepare scholar-practitioners
to plan, implement, evaluate, and supervise educational programs for children
and adult learners. (For more information, contact the Head, Department
of Curriculum and Instruction.)
Educational Leadership
This area of intensive study involves the preparation of personnel for
leadership roles in PK-12 schools, postsecondary institutions, and non-school
educational settings. (For more information, contact the Head, Department
of Educational Leadership, Counseling, and Postsecondary Education.)
Leisure, Youth and Human Services
This area of intensive study is designed to interpret and apply youth
development models and concepts as well as nonprofit administrative practices
to the planning, management, supervision and evaluation of informal education
programs in the community. Graduates are prepared for careers as applied
scholars, administrators of community nonprofit organizations, youth serving
agencies, public parks and recreation, foundations, and government agencies.
(For more information, contact the Coordinator, Leisure, Youth and Human
Services Division, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services.)
Special Education
This area of intensive study is designed to provide students with a
variety of leadership positions in public schools, higher education and
human services agencies serving infants, children, youth and adults with
disabilities. This program will center on preparing leaders who will be
able to promote new meanings about diversity, develop inclusive school
cultures and instructional programs, and forge productive relationships
between schools and their communities. (For more information, contact
the Head, Department of Special Education.)
Program Requirements: Doctor of Education
The program of study consists of three components: the Professional
Common Core, Advanced Professional Studies, and the Dissertation. While
there are discrete elements in the program, ideally all of the work should
be seen as interrelated and focused on a professional career interest.
The dissertation, especially, should be seen as an integrating, culminating
experience rather than as an "add on" following course work.
I. Professional Common Core (15 hours) |
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Education Foundations |
3 hours |
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Interdepartmental Education:190:301. |
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Research: |
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Interdepartmental Education: 190:303; 190:305; 190:307 |
9 hours |
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Measurement and Research: One of the following --250:270; 250:300;
250:301; 250:310 |
3 hours |
II. Advanced Professional Studies 38 hours
This is the component of the program that relates to and supports the
student's professional career goal. Students will elect one of four areas
of intensive study. Specific course requirements for individual students
will depend on faculty requirements and student background, interests,
and goals. The only program limitations on work in this component are
that the course work (including seminars, practica, independent readings,
and independent research) be at the 200- or 300-level except as allowed
by the general regulations (page xxx), and that there be a minimum of
6 hours outside of the elected area of intensive study. The four areas
of intensive study are:
Curriculum and Instruction
Educational Leadership
Leisure, Youth and Human Services
Special Education
III. Dissertation (7 hours)
This is the program component in which the student demonstrates proficiency
in the integration of theory and practice (i.e., it involves the application
of existing knowledge and/or results of individual research to an educational
problem or situation).
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Doctoral Seminar: 190:389 |
1 hour |
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Dissertation Research: 190:399 |
6 hours |
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Admission to Doctoral Study
Initial Admission
Formal application to doctoral study should be made to the appropriate
intensive study area office, where descriptive materials and application
packets may be obtained.
Admission to the program will be granted to those applicants who provide
evidence of prior academic success; successful and appropriate professional
experience; effective oral, written, and interpersonal communication skills;
and professional and academic goals which may be effectively served by
the degree program offered. Additional criteria may be established by
an area of intensive study since some previous specialization work is
presumed.
- The applicant must hold a master's degree from a regionally accredited
institution of higher education.
- Each applicant must submit transcripts of all previous academic work.
Applicants with a grade point average of less than 3.50 for all
prior graduate work will not usually be considered for regular admission.
- Examinations. The following examination is required
of students enrolled in the Doctor of Education program:
Graduate Record Examination. Students applying for admission
to the Ed.D. degree program must have their verbal, analytical, and
quantitative sections of the Graduate Record Examination forwarded
directly to the Office of the Registrar in order to be considered
for degree status admission.
The Graduate Record Examination is required in the doctoral intensive
study areas of Curriculum and Instruction, Educational Leadership,
and Leisure, Youth and Human Services. The doctoral intensive study
area in Special Education requires a written statement from each applicant
as part of the total application packet. The written statement should
articulate the applicant's professional background, reasons for seeking
the doctoral degree and a statement of career goals. Also required
is a sample of professional writing that will be formally assessed.
The professional writing sample may consist of a master's research
paper or thesis, published article, a paper prepared for presentation
at a professional conference, or similar document. The Graduate Record
Examination is not required.
- The applicant must have a minimum of three years of professional
educational experience.
- Three letters of recommendation must be submitted from individuals
familiar with the applicant's potential for advanced professional study,
at least one from a professor familiar with the applicant as a student
and at least one from an educational employer/supervisor.
- Applicants for whom English is not their first language must complete
the Test of English as a Foreign Language Examination (TOEFL) and check
with their desired intensive study area regarding acceptable scores.
Provisional degree status may be recommended for an applicant who does
not meet all of the requirements or for whom it is felt that further graduate
course work or professional experience would be useful in making the admission
decision. Provisional degree status will not be considered for applicants
whose admission files are incomplete. An individual admitted to provisional
degree status must be formally reconsidered for regular admission, and
course work completed during that time must be subsequently approved by
an appropriate faculty committee before it may be applied to a degree.
Candidacy Status
Soon after full admission, an advisor will be appointed for each student.
In most instances, the advisor will be from the student's area of intensive
study. Prior to the completion of 15 semester hours of course work toward
the doctorate at the University of Northern Iowa, the student will meet
with the advisor and develop a program of study for submission to the
Graduate College. Approval of the program of study will signify admission
of the student to candidacy status.
General Regulations
- Scholarship. A cumulative grade point average of
3.00 or above (on a 4.00 scale) must be maintained for all course work
taken toward the Doctor of Education Degree at the University of Northern
Iowa. No more than 6 semester hours of C credit (C-, C, C+) earned within
the program of study may be applied toward credit for graduation.
- Recency of credit. Courses taken more than seven
years prior to the granting of candidacy status cannot be used to meet
degree requirements.
- Credit from Other Institutions. Usually a maximum
of 15 hours of credit from regionally accredited graduate institutions
may be applied toward meeting the minimum credit hour requirements for
the Doctor of Education degree (subject to the Recency of Credit regulation).
Usually not more than 3 hours of acceptable transfer credit may be applied
toward any given subcomponents of the Professional Common Core.
(See Program Approval on page xxx.)
All transfer credit, including work taken prior to formal admission,
is subject to review by the Office of the Dean of the Graduate
College, Office of the Dean or Associate Dean of the College of Education,
and the College Committee for Doctoral Study. The student's doctoral advisor
will make recommendations regarding the applicability of transfer credit.
A student can apply toward a doctorate a combined maximum of 15 hours
of transfer credit and a second or third master's, or specialist
degree credit (maximum of 6 hours).
- Transfer credit. Usually a maximum of 15 hours of
credit from regionally accredited graduate institutions may be applied
toward meeting the minimum credit hour requirements for the Doctor of
Education degree, subject to the Recency of Credit regulation. Hours
that have been applied to meet the requirements of another degree cannot
be transferred.
- Master's degree credit. A maximum of 6 hours of
graduate credit applied to meet the requirements of a second or third
master's degree may be applied toward the doctorate, subject to the
Recency of Credit regulation. These hours must be approved by the Chair
of the Intensive Study Area and the Department Head.
- Residence credit. Following admission to the Doctor
of Education program, the student shall be enrolled for at least two
courses from the approved program of study for each of two on-campus
semesters.
- Maximum academic load. The maximum graduate load
during an academic year semester is 15 hours; for the eight-week summer
session, 9 hours is the normal maximum -- a maximum of 6 hours during
one four-week period and 3 hours during the other four-week period;
or 3 three-hour courses during an eight-week period. The maximum load
during a two-week post-session is 2 hours. Exceptions to these load
restrictions may be granted only by the Dean of the Graduate College.
- Level of courses. Credit earned as part of the candidate's
program of study will be earned in courses which are at the graduate
level. A minimum of 50 hours of course work at the 200- or 300-level
must be completed. No more than 10 hours of credit at the 100g level
(upper-level undergraduate and lower-level graduate) may apply toward
this program of study.
- Examinations. The following examinations are required
of all students enrolled in the Doctor of Education program:
a. Doctoral comprehensive examination. The candidate requests
permission to take the comprehensive examination through the Intensive
Study Area office. Normally, such a request is made during the term
prior to the administration of the comprehensive examination. The
doctoral comprehensive examination is governed by the following conditions:
1) The candidate will have completed 80 percent of her/his
program of study.
2) The candidate will have satisfied the research proficiency requirement.
3) The examination is prepared within the guidelines established
by the ISA.
4) A candidate may be permitted to take the doctoral comprehensive
examination a second time.
Note: Upon successful completion of the Doctoral
Comprehensive Examination, the degree candidate achieves the status
of active candidate.
Post-comprehensive registration: Doctoral students who have
completed all of their program but the dissertation, and who have
passed their comprehensive examination must be continuously registered
until the degree is completed. Students reaching this stage will be
automatically registered and assessed a fee for 190:300, the post-comprehensive
"course" registration number.
b. Doctoral dissertation examination. Upon completion
of her/his doctoral dissertation, the active candidate will request
and submit to a public examination over the content, design, and methodology
used in conducting the dissertation research.
- Doctoral dissertation proposal. The student, in
conjunction with her/his advisor, should make arrangements to present
the dissertation proposal to the doctoral committee as a group. The
membership of the committee will include at least one member from outside
the College of Education appointed by the Graduate Dean. Formal work
on the dissertation may not proceed without approval from this committee.
- Time limitation. The program of study for the Doctor
of Education degree must be completed within seven calendar years from
the date that admission to candidacy is granted. Extensions in this
time requirement should be the exception and will be granted only for
good cause. Such extensions may be granted by the Dean of the Graduate
College.
- Preview. During the semester in which the student
intends to graduate, the student must make an appointment with the Graduate
College for a dissertation preview to have the style and format of the
dissertation reviewed. The student must have an approved program of
study (GF-1) on file in the Graduate College with the members of the
dissertation committee listed before a preview meeting will be scheduled.
All problems may not be detected during the preview; however, the major
difficulties will be discussed. Often a brief consultation will uncover
format problems that are easily remedied at this stage. No dissertation
will be accepted by the Graduate College for final approval without
the completion of this meeting.
- Filing of dissertation. A dissertation
is required of all candidates for the Ed.D. degree. It will involve
7 hours of credit. The first one hour will be Dissertation Seminar.
Regulations governing the physical appearance (format) may be obtained
from the Graduate College. The dissertation must be in final copy form
before doctoral committee members may affix their signatures for approval.
The student must present three unbound copies of the dissertation in
final form, either originals or photocopies, to the Graduate College
no later than six weeks before graduation. Failure to meet this deadline
will result in a delay in graduation. The requirements for
the preparation and filing of the dissertation are set forth in the
Thesis and Dissertation Manual. Copies of the manual may be
obtained through the Graduate College and should be consulted prior
to beginning the dissertation. Final copies submitted to the Graduate
College must be on white, acid free, 24-pound, 25 percent or 100 percent
cotton paper. The student may purchase the approved paper at the print
centers in the Rod Library or the Physical Plant. The Rod Library Print
Center is equipped to photocopy dissertations. The final copy must be
clean and suitable for microfilming, with uniform darkness and a sharp
imprint.
- Abstracts of dissertation. Three copies of an abstract
of the dissertation must be filed in the Graduate College Office at
the time of final deposit of the dissertation. Regulations for the dissertation
also apply to the abstract. The abstract must not exceed 350 words in
length. Please see the most current edition of Thesis and Dissertation
Manual, for details.
- Microfilm agreement. A "Microfilm
Agreement" and "Survey of Earned Doctorates" must be
completed and returned to the Graduate College with the final dissertation.
The University of Northern Iowa participates in a program sponsored
by the Association of Research Libraries and conducted by University
Microfilms, Ann Arbor, Michigan, for reproduction of doctoral dissertations
on microfilm. If the dissertation has been copyrighted, this information
must be included on the university agreement form.
- Dissertation fees. Several fees are required in
connection with the dissertation; these include:
a. a binding fee for the library and department copies
of the dissertation. If a student wishes to bind additional copies,
individual arrangements with a binder must be made.
b. a microfilm fee to cover the cost of microfilming the dissertation
and publishing the abstract.
c. a copyright fee if the student wishes to have the dissertation
copyrighted.
Students should check with the Graduate College office or the most current
edition of the Thesis and Dissertation Manual, for the amount
of each of the above fees.
The binding, microfilming, and copyrighting fees must be paid at the
UNI Office of Business Operations and a copy of the receipt submitted
to the Graduate College at the time the final copy of the dissertation
is deposited.
- Application for graduation. Candidates for the Doctor
of Education degree must make application for graduation on appropriate
university forms. These forms may be obtained from the Office of the
Registrar or departmental office. An active candidate must file application
for graduation not later than the end of the ninth week of the semester
or the fourth week of the summer session in which (s)he plans to receive
the degree.
- Attendance at commencement.
The candidate for the Doctor of Education degree is expected to secure
the appropriate academic regalia and appear at commencement for the
awarding of the degree.
Doctor of Industrial Technology Degree
The University of Northern Iowa offers the Doctor of Industrial Technology
degree to meet the increasing need for advanced degree work in this field.
Industrial technology is a relatively new and rapidly expanding knowledge
base for a wide variety of professional fields: these include technology,
trade and industrial education, technical institute education, industrial
training, and technology transfer. This research-oriented degree program
also includes the study of the technological systems used in industry
and their effect on society and culture.
The Doctor of Industrial Technology degree is designed to develop scholars
in the fields of education and industry. Programs emphasize the development
of a thorough knowledge of (a) industrial technology as an intellectual
discipline, (b) the technological systems used in industry and their effect
on people and the environment, and (c) the potential and limitations of
future developments in technological systems and their utilization in
industry. Program emphasis is on providing the intellectual tools necessary
to pursue scholarly research and applied practices in the field of industrial
technology. Efforts will be made to develop in each student the interest
and desire required for a leadership role in improving educational and
industrial programs and determining directions for future programs. The
degree program requires a minimum of 64 semester hours of credit
completed beyond the master's degree.
The Doctor of Industrial Technology degree program is intended to prepare
graduates for one or more of the following professional careers:
- Faculty, supervisors, and consultants of industrial technology, trade
and industrial education, technical institute education and technology
education in secondary schools, colleges and universities.
- Researchers and project coordinators, technology transfer specialists,
technology forecasters and assessors of technology for industrial policy
planning and decision making.
- Leaders (e.g., deans, department heads, or directors) of technology-oriented
programs at postsecondary institutions.
- Researchers and research coordinators for education and industry
in specific content fields of industrial technology.
- Designers, coordinators and directors of industrial training or human
resource programs, and related industrial applications.
Program Requirements: Doctor of Industrial Technology
It is the student's responsibility to be familiar with all degree program
requirements and take the initiative in meeting established guidelines.
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Industrial Technology foundations |
12 hours |
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Industrial Technology: 330:375; 330:376; 330:377; 330:378 |
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Industrial Technology: 330:282 (3 hrs.). |
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(Students must enroll in a one-hour seminar during the first three
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Industrial Technology: 330:283 (1 hr.) |
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Research, Statistical Methods |
9 hours |
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Measurement and Research: 250:180. |
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Industrial Technology: 330:292; 330:296. |
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Internship |
6 hours |
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Industrial Technology: 330:388. |
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Dissertation |
12 hours |
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Industrial Technology: 330:399. |
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Supporting course work |
21 hours |
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Supporting course work may be taken from any discipline in the university
as long as it relates to the career goals and competencies identified
on the program of study and is approved by the student's faculty advisory
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Admission to Doctoral Study
Application for Admission
Individuals possessing the master's degree in Industrial Technology,
Technology Education, Technology or a related technical program, from
any accredited institution may apply for admission to the Doctor of Industrial
Technology degree program.
Applicants in the final semester or summer session of work on the master's
degree may submit application materials and be admitted on provisional
degree status until the master's degree notification is received in the
Office of the Registrar.
Types of Admissions
Admission to the Doctor of Industrial Technology degree program may
be granted on a degree status or provisional status basis.
1. Degree Status Admission.
- The applicant must hold a master's degree with an education or industry
specialization in a content field in or related to industrial technology;
the degree must have been granted by a nationally accredited institution
or internationally reputable institution.
- Each applicant must have an overall grade point average of 3.20
on all prior graduate course work.
- The applicant must have completed the Graduate Record Examination
(GRE) and have her/his percentile scores forwarded directly from the
testing agency to the Office of the Registrar. These scores must rank
in the 30th percentile or higher for each of the verbal, analytical,
and quantitative sections. The department will not be able to
make an admission decision (degree status or provisional) until official
GRE scores are on file.
- Three references from persons familiar with the academic and professional
potential of the applicant must be submitted.
- Applicants for whom English is not their first language must complete
the Test of English as a Foreign Language Examination (TOEFL) and achieve
a score of at least 575 (paper-based)/230 (computer-based).
- Each applicant must have a minimum of three years of professional-level
educational or industrial experience in/or related to the major field
of specialization. Individuals without this experience may be admitted
to the program but appropriate professional experience must then be
included in the program of study. What constitutes appropriate professional
experience will be determined by the student's faculty advisory committee
and this requirement will be included in the student's program of study.
- All applications for admission will be reviewed by the Department
of Industrial Technology Graduate Programs Committee. The committee
may recommend degree status only if the candidate meets all the above
requirements.
2. Provisional Degree Status.
- Provisional degree status admission may be recommended if an applicant
does not meet all the above requirements or if the committee believes
further graduate course work or professional experience is desirable
prior to an applicant's being approved for degree status admission.
(See guidelines regarding provisional status.) The committee may require
a personal interview with an individual before taking action on an application
for admission.
- Applicants admitted on provisional status must meet one or both of
the following criteria before they may be reconsidered for degree status.
1) Completion of all deficiencies for admission to degree
status.
2) Completion of 9 hours for a summer session or 12 hours during a
spring or fall semester with a minimum grade point average of 3.20
in course work recommended by the faculty advisor appointed by the
department head. Course work completed while the individual is on
provisional degree status admission may be applied toward degree requirements
only if it is approved by the faculty advisory committee assigned
to the student.
Faculty Advisory Committees
After admission has been granted, a faculty advisory committee will
be appointed by the Graduate Dean in consultation with the Head of the
Department of Industrial Technology. The student and the faculty advisor
will be responsible for recommending members for appointment to the faculty
advisory committee. The student should then specify in a letter to the
Graduate Coordinator the rationale for each graduate faculty member recommended
to serve on the committee. The committee will consist of three members
from the Department of Industrial Technology and two members from outside
the department, one of whom will be a representative of the Graduate College
assigned by the Graduate Dean. Eligible committee members from within
the Department of Industrial Technology will serve as chair and co-chair.
The five committee members must be members of the University of Northern
Iowa Graduate Faculty. An expansion of the committee may occur if a non-faculty
person agrees to serve due to expertise or as a representative of an area
of knowledge. Approval shall comprise a written petition submitted in
the normal procedure. Non-faculty personnel will participate in all committee
responsibilities except for signature decisions. This advisory committee
shall have the responsibility for the following:
- Approval of the application for candidacy (Professional Career Development
Plan) and the Application for Program Approval or program of study (GF-1
form) for the individual student.
- Personal interview with student after completion of the Professional
Career Development Plan (PCDP).
- Preparation and evaluation of comprehensive written and oral examinations.
- Determination of any remedial requirements after comprehensive written
and oral examinations are completed.
- Approval of publication requirement before allowing student to submit
dissertation proposal.
- Approval of dissertation proposal and supervision of dissertation
effort.
- Final approval of completed dissertation.
- Preparation and evaluation of oral examination over dissertation.
- Recommendation of candidate for degree.
All but one of the voting committee members must approve all actions
of the committee.
Should it then be necessary to request changes in the composition of
the committee, the graduate student must specify in a letter to the departmental
Graduate Coordinator the rationale for the replacement. A disagreement
in perspective, thought, or position may not be cause for replacement.
Any faculty member choosing to resign from the committee must submit a
letter of request to the departmental Graduate Coordinator.
Admission to Candidacy
Students will usually apply for admission to candidacy and submit programs
of study for approval during their first semester or second summer session
in residence. All course work in progress or completed
prior to applying for admission to program approval must be subsequently
approved by the faculty advisory committee in order to be counted on a
student's program of study.
Admission to candidacy will be recommended to the department head only
after a formal interview of the student has been conducted by the faculty
advisory committee.
Any changes made in course requirements after the application for program
of study has been submitted must be approved by the faculty advisory committee
and the Dean of the Graduate College.
General Regulations
- Scholarship. A cumulative grade index of 3.00 (B average)
must be earned at the University of Northern Iowa in all courses attempted
as a graduate student. No credit toward graduation will be
allowed for courses in which the earned grade is below C- and a maximum
of 6 hours of C credit (C-, C, C+) earned within the program of study
may be applied toward credit for graduation.
- Recency of credit. Courses taken more than seven
years prior to the granting of the degree cannot be used to meet degree
requirements.
- Credit from other institutions. A student can apply
toward the doctorate either transfer credit (a maximum
of 12 hours) or credit from a second or third master's
degree (maximum of 6 hours), but not both or any combination
of the two.
1. Transfer credit. Usually a maximum of
12 semester hours of graduate credit from other accredited institutions
may be applied toward meeting minimum credit hour requirements for the
Doctor of Industrial Technology degree, subject to the recency of credit
regulation. Hours that have been applied to meet the requirements of
another degree cannot be transferred.
Credit may not be transferred if taken four years prior to application
for admission to the Doctor of Industrial Technology degree program,
taking into consideration three years for degree completion. The student's
faculty advisory committee will make recommendations regarding the applicability
of transfer credit. (See program approval on page xxx.)
2. Master's degree credit. A maximum of 6 hours of
graduate credit applied to meet the requirements of a second or third
master's degree may be applied toward the doctorate, subject to the
Recency of Credit regulation. These hours must be approved by the Doctor
of Industrial Technology Advisory Committee or the Graduate Programs
Committee and the department head.
- Residence credit. The student must be enrolled in
continuous, full-time study for one academic year plus the preceding
or following summer session. The student shall be enrolled for a minimum
of 18 hours of credit which may be distributed across three semesters
over two consecutive academic years. Persons serving as graduate assistants
in the department will be considered full-time if they carry at least
9 hours per semester in addition to the assistantship. Dissertation
research will not be used to satisfy the residency requirement.
- Maximum academic load. The maximum graduate student
load during each semester of the academic year is 15 hours, and 12 hours
for those with an assistantship; that permitted during the eight-week
summer session is 9 hours and during the two-week post-session, 2 hours.
- Level of courses. A minimum of 38 hours must be
in 200- or 300-level course work. All 100(g) series courses available
in the Department of Industrial Technology require activities beyond
those required for undergraduate students; and some courses require
activities for doctoral students beyond those required of pre-doctoral
students.
- Professional Career Development Plan (PCDP). The
candidate consults with the chairperson of the advisory committee in
the development of the Professional Career Development Plan which requires
approval by the candidate's faculty advisory committee. The PCDP includes
a statement of the candidate's career goals, a compilation of the competencies
and other skills already possessed along with supporting evidence, and
a proposed plan of study to achieve the remaining career goal competencies.
It requires both a written component and an oral interview. The PCDP
must be completed early in the first or second semester or summer session
in residence.
- Examinations. The following examinations are required
of all students working toward the Doctor of Industrial Technology degree.
a. Graduate Record Examination. Students
applying for admission to the D.I.T. degree program must have their
verbal, analytical, and quantitative sections of the Graduate Record
Examination forwarded directly to the Office of the Registrar in order
to be considered for degree status admission. Their percentile scores
must rank in the 30th percentile or higher for each of the verbal,
analytical, and quantitative sections of the Graduate Record Examination.
b. D.I.T. comprehensive examination. The comprehensive examination
is intended to be an evaluation of the candidate's mastery of the
entire planned program of study, including the tools of research.
It is used to evaluate the candidate's mastery of the subject at or
near the end of the program but prior to initiating the research activity
for the dissertation. It should be prepared, administered, and evaluated
by the candidate's faculty advisory committee upon completion of all
core program requirements, excluding dissertation research work, and
upon the completion of at least 80 percent of the proposed elective
courses in the program. The written portion will consist of three
4-hour periods. The dates will be scheduled in consultation with the
advisor. Upon satisfactory completion of the written portion, the
faculty advisory committee will conduct the oral portion with the
candidate present. The oral portion shall be opened to faculty who
provided questions for the written portion.
Successful completion of both the written and oral portions of the
comprehensive examination are required. The comprehensive examination
will be evaluated at a convened meeting of the faculty advisory committee
and reported as satisfactory or unsatisfactory to the Graduate Dean
via the Graduate Coordinator and Head, Department of Industrial Technology.
In the event of a report with three or more votes of "satisfactory
with reservations" in either portion, the exact stipulations
of the committee should be recorded on the report form. The statement
must specify the time allowed for satisfying the stipulations and
must be specific in defining the area if further examination in a
particular area is necessary, or in describing any additional courses,
actions or procedures that are required. The examination cannot be
deemed complete or reportable until such stipulations have been satisfied.
Successful completion of the comprehensive examination will be reported
if four of five committee members indicate a satisfactory report on
both the written and the oral portions. In case of a report of unsatisfactory
on a portion of the examination, a second examination must be administered
in the next succeeding semester or summer session. A candidate will
be permitted two opportunities to achieve a satisfactory report. A
third opportunity will only be allowed with a special approval by
the department head upon the recommendations of four of the five members
of the faculty advisory committee. The candidate receiving an unsatisfactory
report in the final opportunity by the convened faculty advisory committee
will not be permitted to continue or complete the program of graduate
studies, and upon submission of the report form to the Head, Department
of Industrial Technology, and Graduate Dean via the Graduate Program
Coordinator, the faculty advisory committee for this candidate will
be dissolved.
Post-comprehensive registration: Doctoral students who have
completed all of their program requirements except the dissertation,
and who have passed their comprehensive exam must be continuously
registered until the degree is completed. Students reaching this stage
will be automatically registered and assessed a fee for 330:300, the
post-comprehensive course registration number.
c. Dissertation Examination. An oral examination is required
over the content and methodology used in conducting the research associated
with the student's dissertation. The examination is conducted by the
student's faculty advisory committee after the dissertation has been
presented to the faculty advisory committee in final form.
- Publication. Before being allowed to submit a dissertation
proposal, the student must submit at least one scholarly paper for publication
in a periodical, journal, or textbook within one of the professional
fields related to industrial technology. The faculty advisory committee
shall determine when this requirement is met. Publication completed
prior to admission to the program may be submitted for consideration.
- Dissertation. A minimum of four final copies of
the accepted dissertation are required to be delivered to the Office
of the Graduate Dean no later than two weeks before graduation. The
original and three copies of the dissertation must be on white, acid
free, 24-pound (minimum weight), 25 percent or 100 percent cotton paper
(erasable paper is not acceptable). The student may purchase the approved
paper at the print centers in the Rod Library or the Physical Plant.
The Rod Library Print Center is equipped to photocopy dissertations.
The final copy must be clean and suitable for microfilming with uniform
darkness and a sharp imprint. In addition, two copies should be delivered
to the department office.
- Abstracts of dissertation. Three copies of an abstract
of the dissertation must be filed in the Graduate College at the time
of final deposit of the dissertation. Regulations for the dissertation
also apply to the abstract. The abstract must not exceed 350 words in
length. Please see the most current edition of the Thesis and Dissertation
Manual (obtainable from the Graduate College) for details.
- Microfilm agreement. A "Microfilm Agreement"
and "Survey of Earned Doctorates" must be completed and returned
to the Graduate College with the final dissertation. The University
of Northern Iowa participates in a program sponsored by the Association
of Research Libraries and conducted by University Microfilms, Ann Arbor,
Michigan, for reproduction of doctoral dissertations on microfilm. If
the dissertation has been copyrighted, this information must be included
on the university microfilm agreement form.
- Dissertation fees. Several fees are required in
connection with the dissertation; these include:
a. a binding fee for the two library and two department
copies of the dissertation. If a student wishes to bind additional
copies, individual arrangements with a binder must be made.
b. a microfilm fee to cover the cost of microfilming the dissertation
and publishing the abstract.
c. a copyright fee if the student wishes to have the dissertation
copyrighted.
Students should check with the Graduate College for the most current
edition of the Thesis and Dissertation Manual for the amount
of each of the above fees.
The binding, microfilming, and copyrighting fees must be paid at the
UNI Office of Business Operations and a copy of the receipt submitted
to the Graduate College at the time the final copies of the dissertation
are deposited.
- Credit hour requirements. A minimum of 64 semester
hours of credit must be completed beyond the master's degree. At least
52 hours of these credits must be earned at the University of Northern
Iowa. At least 38 of the credit hours used for meeting minimum credit
hour requirements for the degree must be in 200- or 300-level course
work.
- Research requirements. A dissertation is required
of all candidates. Research credit of 12 semester hours will be granted
for the successful completion of the dissertation. Students may register
for the research courses after successful completion of the research
methods courses noted in their doctoral program. The instructor of these
courses, or advisor, may assign an RC (Research Continued),
if s(he) feels the work has not reached the stage where it can be evaluated.
Registration for the last segment of research credit for which a student
registers (for work on her/his dissertation) should be postponed until
the paper is near completion. The Registrar may authorize the extension
of time for completion of an RC (Research Continued)
in research up to one additional calendar year with the consent of the
instructor. If at the end of that time the work has not been completed,
the RC will be changed to an F (Failure).
All dissertation research credit is recorded as RC (Research
Continued) until the faculty advisory committee has conducted
the final oral examination over the dissertation and given final approval
for the dissertation.
- Filing of dissertations. The dissertation must
be submitted in final form to the faculty advisory committee at least
seven weeks prior to graduation. Regulations governing the preparation
of dissertations may be obtained from the Graduate College.
- Application for graduation. The candidate for the
Doctor of Industrial Technology degree must make application for graduation
not later than the ninth week of the semester or the fourth week of
the summer session in which the student plans to receive the degree.
The application form may be obtained in the Department of Industrial
Technology. Applications received after the dates designated will be
placed with those for the following session.
- Attendance at commencement. The candidate for the
Doctor of Industrial Technology degree is expected to secure the appropriate
academic regalia and appear at commencement for the awarding of the
degree.
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