The Department of Elementary Education at Ball State University offers two degree programs at the doctoral level: the Ed. D. in Elementary Education and the Ph. D. in Elementary Education.  Each doctoral program helps students to achieve their professional goals. Program activities may include in-service training, research and publication, college teaching, curriculum development, clinical or laboratory work, and graduate courses in the major and related subjects.

Doctoral programs include a minimum of 90 hours of graduate credit with at least 48 hours completed at Ball State University.  Each program requires a major, dissertation, and one or two cognates.  Candidates are expected to begin doctoral work within two years of acceptance to the program.

The Doctor of Education in Elementary Education offers advanced development for public school professionals and others who seek future leadership and service to the profession.  The program includes a theoretical base as well as a research design and methodology component.

The Doctor of Philosophy in Elementary Education is designed for graduate students who are interested in a career as a college or university professor.  The program includes collaboration with faculty and builds familiarity with university resources and operation.  A cognate of 15 or 24 hours in research is required for the Doctor of Philosophy.

To be considered:

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Applicants must first meet the admission requirements of the Graduate School.

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Applicants must also hold master's degrees from accredited colleges or universities with grade-point averages of at least 3.2 on a scale of 4.0, have achieved acceptable scores on the Graduate Record Examination; submit autobiographies, philosophies of education statements, and five references; have two or more years of successful teaching or appropriate professional experience; and be recommended by the Advanced Graduate Studies Committee of the Department of Elementary Education.

Admission Guidelines

Submit to the Graduate School:

1	An application for admission to the Graduate School
2	Two copies of official transcripts of all higher learning with degrees awarded
3	Satisfactory scores on the Graduate Record Exam

4Submit to the Chair of the Department of Elementary Education:

5	A written statement of purpose with respect to a specific doctoral program and specialty and including autobiographical information
6	A  statement of philosophy of education
7	Five letters of reference from individuals listed on the graduate application and copies of official tanscripts

When all application materials have been received, a meeting with the candidate and the Department's Advanced Graduate Studies Committee will be scheduled.

Ed.D. Degree

Doctor of Education in Elementary Education

Prerequisite:  EDPSY 640, Methodology of Educational and Psychological Research, (or its equivalent) is a prerequisite for the doctoral program.  Graduate students who enter without this credit, must meet the requirement as a deficiency rather than as part of the program.

Basic Required Courses (15 hours)

	EDPSY 641        Statistical Methods in Educational and Psychological Research
	EDPSY 642  Intermediate Statistics
	ID 705  Research Colloquium

Humanistic Studies (Choose one course)

	EDFON 631  Philosophy of Education
	EDFON 641      History of American Education
	EDFON 651      Educational Sociology

Behavior Studies (Choose one course)

	EDPSY 600        Advanced Educational Psychology: Learning
	EDPSY 603        Psychology of Human Development
	EDPSY 627        Child Development

Area of Specialization in Elementary, Early Childhood, or Reading Education

	The 40 hours to be determined with the candidate's doctoral committee and must include:
	10 hours – dissertation
	4 hours – doctoral seminar (EDEL 798 or EDEL 799 or EDRDG 700)
	3 hours – research (EDEL 740 or EDRDG 770 or EDEL 791)

Cognate Areas

Ed.D. candidates will complete either one 24-hour cognate or two 15-hour cognates of their choice.  Courses for the cognate(s) will be determined with the doctoral committee.

Doctor of Education candidates must complete at least 15 semester hours in one calendar year.

Ph.D. Degree

Doctor of Philosophy in Elementary Education

Prerequisite:  EDPSY 640, Methodology of Educational and Psychological Research, (or its equivalent) is a prerequisite for the doctoral program.  Students who enter without this credit, must meet the requirement as a deficiency rather than as part of the program.

Basic Required Courses (15 hours)

	EDPSY 641        Statistical Methods in Educational and Psychological Research
	EDPSY 642        Intermediate Statistics
	ID 705  Research Colloquium

Humanistic Studies  (Choose one course)

	EDFON 631      Philosophy of Education
	EDFON 641      History of American Education
	EDFON 651      Educational Sociology

Behavior Studies  (Choose one course)

	EDPSY 600        Advanced Educational Psychology: Learning
	EDPSY 603        Psychology of Human Development
	EDPSY 627        Child Development

Area of Specialization in Elementary, Early Childhood, or Reading Education

The 40 hours to be determined with the candidate's doctoral committee and must include:

	10 hours – dissertation
	4 hours – doctoral seminar (EDEL 798 or EDEL 799 or EDRDG 700)
	3 hours – research (EDEL 740 or EDEL 770 or EDEL 791)

Cognate Areas

The Ph.D. program requires a research cognate.  Candidates may choose a research cognate of  24 hours, or two 15-hour cognates.  If a candidate chooses the latter, s/he will complete a 15-hour research cognate and a second cognate approved by the doctoral committee.

Course choices for the research cognate include:

             EDCUR 660       Ethnographic Research in Education

             EDCUR 661       Introduction to Qualitative Research

             EDPSY 645        Survey of Advanced Research Methods and Statistical Designs

             EDPSY 646        Tests and Measurements

             EDPSY 740        Computer Analysis of Educational and Psychological Data

             EDPSY 741        Applied Regression Analysis for the Social Sciences

             EDPSY 742        Multivariate Statistical Techniques

             EDPSY 743        Introduction to Factor Analysis

             EDPSY 744        Seminar in Research Methodology

             EDPSY 785        Survey Research Methods

             Other research courses approved by the doctoral committee

Residency Requirements for the Ph.D. Degree

Candidates for the Doctor of Philosophy must complete 15 semester hours in at least two consecutive semesters of residency on campus.