Biological Education Ph.D.
College of Natural and Health Sciences
Degree Requirements — 64 Credits
See “Biological Education Ph.D.”.
Master's en route to the Ph.D.
Students admitted to the Ph.D. program in Biological Education may complete a thesis master's degree in Biology en route to completion of the doctoral degree. A request for a simultaneous master's degree in a discipline other than Biology will not be accepted. The student, in collaboration with the student’s advisor, will develop a dual plan of study that includes clearly distinct master's and doctoral requirements. The student will be required to meet all of the requirements of both the master's and the doctoral degrees. The student must graduate from the master's degree program a minimum of one semester prior to conferring of the doctoral degree. The maximum time allowed for completion of the doctorate is eight calendar years beginning with the students’ first semester of enrollment after admission has been granted.
Degree Requirements
Pedagogical Elective Credits — 6-7 hours
| ET 502 | Instructional Design | 3 |
| PSY 540 | Theories and Principles of Learning | 3 |
| PSY 575 | Educational Assessment | 3 |
| PSY 654 | Seminar in College Teaching | 3 |
| PSY 674 | Measurement I: Educational Testing | 3 |
| PSY 675 | Measurement II: Advanced Techniques | 3 |
| PSY 681 | Cognition and Instruction I | 3 |
| SCED 555 | Science Education for Adults and Communities | 3 |
| SCED 678 | Science Education Seminar | 1 - 2 |
| SCED 680 | Science Curricula in Secondary/College Settings | 3 |
Content Elective Credits — 18-19 hours
Basic Electives — 8 hours-maximum
NOTE: All of the above courses are double-numbered.
Advanced Electives (10-11 hours — minimum)
Research Core — 23-24 hours
Select one of the following two courses:
| BIO 594 | Foundations of Biological Research | 2 |
| SCED 694 | Science Education Research | 3 |
Research Proposal/Dissertation — 16 hours
| BIO 797 | Doctoral Proposal Research | 1 - 4 |
| BIO 799 | Doctoral Dissertation | 1 - 12 |
Research Tools
All Ph.D. students must demonstrate competency in two acceptable research tools.
NOTES: Students must complete a minimum of 50 semester hours in biological science of combined undergraduate and graduate courses.
SRM 502 and SRM 700 may be waived depending on course background of the student.
Students are required to submit two manuscripts for publication prior to graduation. The student must be the first author on one of the submitted manuscripts.