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 Credits — 10 hours
| BIO 531 | Teaching College Biology | 3 |
| BIO 532 | College Biology Course Development | 3 |
| BIO 792 | Doctoral Supervised Teaching | 1-6 |
Content Elective Credits — 18-20 hours
BIO 591: Limit 2 hours
NOTE: A student can count a maximum of 8 credits from the following list of double numbered courses: BIO 525, BIO 530, BIO 533, BIO 534, BIO 535, BIO 537, BIO 538, BIO 540, BIO 550, BIO 554, BIO 562, BIO 566 BIO 567, BIO 576
NOTE: Students can count no more than 9 credits of non BIO content elective courses
Research Core — 18-20 hours
| BIO 691 | Seminar in Biological Sciences | 1 |
| SRM 700 | Advanced Research Methods | 3 |
Select one of the following courses:
Select one of the following courses:
| BIO 594 | Foundations of Biological Research | 2 |
| SCED 694 | Science Education Research | 3 |
Select 6 hours from the following courses:
Research Proposal/Dissertation — 16 hours
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.