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EducationPolicyandEvaluation

Ph.D.Program

StudentHandbookAguidetodoctoralrequirementsforstudentsin

EducationalLeadershipandPolicywithintheDepartmentofEducationalLeadershipandPolicyStudiesat

FloridaStateUniversity

2021-22ApprovedApril2021

ThepoliciesidentifiedinthisdocumentaretobeconstruedinlightofexistingUniversitypoliciesandwithdeferencetotherequirementsimposedongraduateeducationbytheUniversity,theBoardofTrusteesofFloridaStateUniversity,andtheGoverningBoardoftheStateUniversitySystemofFlorida.Theinformationoutlinedissubjecttochangeandstudentsshouldbealerttoannouncedrevisionsrequiredbythefacultyoftheprogram,thedepartment,CollegeandUniversity.

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DoctoralStudentHandbookTableofContents

Mission ............................................................................................................................. 3DoctoralDegreeProgram ............................................................................................... 3Application ...................................................................................................................... 3Admission ........................................................................................................................ 3FinancialAssistance ........................................................................................................ 4

AssistantshipsandFellowships .................................................................................... 4TuitionWaivers ........................................................................................................... 5EstablishingFloridaResidency ..................................................................................... 5

AcademicAdvisor ............................................................................................................ 6DiagnosticExamination .................................................................................................. 6CourseRequirements ...................................................................................................... 8

Core ............................................................................................................................. 8Seminar ....................................................................................................................... 8Discipline ..................................................................................................................... 8Research ...................................................................................................................... 9Majors .......................................................................................................................... 9Electives .................................................................................................................... 12

TransferofCourses ....................................................................................................... 12WaiverofCourses .......................................................................................................... 12MajorProfessor ............................................................................................................. 12SupervisoryCommittee ................................................................................................. 13ProgramofStudy ........................................................................................................... 13Residency ....................................................................................................................... 13ScholarlyEngagement ................................................................................................... 14PreliminaryExamination .............................................................................................. 14AdmissiontoCandidacy ................................................................................................ 21Prospectus ..................................................................................................................... 22Dissertation ................................................................................................................... 22DissertationDefense ..................................................................................................... 23Graduation ..................................................................................................................... 24AcademicHonorSystem ................................................................................................ 26

AcademicHonorCode ................................................................................................ 26ViolationsoftheCode ................................................................................................. 27Responsibility ............................................................................................................ 27

APPENDIXA–DoctoralProgramChecklist ...................................................................... 30APPENDIXB–CreditWaiverForm .................................................................................. 31APPENDIXC–PreliminaryExamResearchProposalGuidelines ....................................... 32APPENDIXD-UniversityPreliminaryExaminationPolicy...............................................................34APPENDIXE–ScholarlyEngagementPolicy.............................................................................................36

ScholarlyEngagementStatement ............................................................................... 38APPENDIXF–AssistantshipEvaluationForm.........................................................................................39

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MissionTheEducationalLeadershipandPolicyProgramaspirestobeaworldleaderinthepromotionofsocialprogressandeducationaladvancementthroughcutting-edgeresearch,bothpureandapplied,andchallenginggraduate-levelinstructionwhichaddressesquestionsofeducationalpolicyastheyaffectourcommunitiesatthelocal,state,nationalandinternationallevels.Wevalueacultureofacademicfreedom,intellectualcuriosity,opencommunication,andacademicrigoraswellastheinstitutionalsupportsnecessarytosustainsuchaculture.DoctoralDegreeProgramThePh.D.inEducationalLeadershipandPolicyisdesignedforindividualswhoseekpreparationforpositionsinresearch,policydevelopmentandanalysis,universityorcollegeteaching,and/oradministration.Theprogramincludesabroadcurriculum,encompassingthedepartmentalcoreofcourses,aninterdisciplinarycomponent,aresearchcomponent,andamajorarearelatedtooneoffourmajors:EducationalLeadershipandAdministration(EDA),EducationPolicyandEvaluation(EPE),InternationalandMulticulturalEducation(IME),andHistoryandPhilosophyofEducation(HAPE).Thesemajorsfallwithintwodegreeprograms:EducationalLeadershipandPolicy(EDA,EPE)andFoundationsofEducation(IME,HAPE).ApplicationIfaprospectivestudentaspirestojoinourintellectualcommunity,thefollowingmaterialsneedtobesubmittedwiththeonlineapplicationavailablethroughtheOfficeofGraduateAdmissions(https://admissions.fsu.edu/gradapp/):

• LetterofIntent• GREscores(verbal,quantitative,writing)• Ifaninternationalstudent,aTOEFLscore• Undergraduateandgraduate(ifapplicable)transcripts.• Threelettersofrecommendation,twoofwhichmustbeacademicreferences• WritingSample(e.g.apapersubmittedforcourseworkoratechnicalreport)

AdmissionAdmissionisgovernedbyrequirementsstatedinthe“Admissions”chapteroftheGraduateBulletin,andbystandardsadoptedbytheprogram.ItisexpectedthatsuccessfulapplicantswillpossessaMaster’sdegreefromanaccreditedinstitutionwitha3.5GPAonafour-pointscale(orequivalent).Inexceptionalcircumstances,therequirementforaMaster’sdegreemaybewaivedprovidedtheapplicantmaintaineda3.0inthelast60hoursofundergraduateworkandcandocumentrelevantprofessionalexperience.

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Inadditiontothegradepointaveragerequirement,successfulapplicantstypicallypresentcompetitiveGREscores.AllGREscoresmustbewithinarecentfive-yearperiod.Forinternationalstudents,aTOEFLscoreof550orbetterisrequiredinadditiontotheGREscores.Pleasenotethatthedoctoralprogramishighlyselectiveandenrollmentislimitedonayearlybasis.Meetingminimumrequirementsisnoguaranteeofadmission.Otherfactorsthatarecentraltotheadmissionsdecisioninclude,butarenotlimitedto,leadership,policyand/orinternationalexperienceineducationorrelatedareas,highmotivationtoachievepersonalandprofessionalgoalsconsistentwiththeprogram’smission,andoutstandingwrittenandoralcommunicationskills.Theadmissionsprocessisintendedtoestablishaculturallydiverselearningcommunitythatwillpromoteacultureofcriticalinquiryandencourageeducationaltransformationandchange.FinancialAssistanceAssistantshipsandFellowshipsAlimitednumberofgraduateassistantshipsareavailabletoqualifieddoctoralstudentswhoenrollfull-time.Graduateassistantsareexpectedtocontributetheirtimeandenergytoresearch,teachingorserviceprojectsassociatedwiththeDepartment,affiliatedcenters,individualfacultygrantprojects,orexternalagencies.Additionally,highlyselectivedoctoralfellowshipsandscholarshipsareavailablewithintheCollegeofEducationandtheUniversity.ConsulttheGeneralBulletin-GraduateEditionforinformationonUniversityscholarships,fellowships,andassistantships.GotothefollowingwebsiteforadditionalinformationonUniversityfellowshipsandscholarships:http://www.gradstudies.fsu.edu/Funding-AwardsGotothefollowingwebsiteforadditionalinformationonCollegeofEducationscholarships:http://education.fsu.edu/student-resources/scholarships-and-aidFloridaStateUniversityrequiresgraduatestudentstobeenrolledfull-timetoqualifyforassistantshipsorfellowships.Agraduateassistantwithaonequarter-time(tenhoursormore)perweekassistantshipmustcarryaminimumofninecredithourstoqualifyasfull-time.Graduatestudentsfinancingtheireducationthroughloanprogramsshouldnotethatmostlendersrequirestudentstoverifythattheyarecarryingafull-timecreditload.Studentsreceivinganassistantshipasagraduateassistant,researchassistant,teachingassistant,orcoursementoraresubjecttoannualreview(seeAppendixF).

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TuitionWaiversFullorpartialtuitionwaiversareoftenavailablewithqualifyinggraduateassistantships.Thesewaiversareawardedonasemester-by-semesterbasisandmayvarydependingonthefundingsourceoftheassistantship.Tuitionwaivercoverageforanystudentshallbelimitedtoafive-yeareligibilityperiod.Thisperiodwillbeginfromthepointoffirstappointmentasagraduateassistant.ExceptionstothisrulemaybeconsideredbytheELPSDepartmentAdvisoryCommitteebysubmissionofastatementofappealfromthestudentandthestudent’smajorprofessor.Thestudent’sannualreviewmaysubstituteforthemajorprofessor’sstatement.CollegeofEducationDoctoralFundingPolicy.Fordoctoralstudents,tuitionwaiversmaybeusedforpre-dissertationcourseworkforthreeacademicyears.Fordoctoralcandidates,tuitionwaiversmaybeusedforamaximumof54dissertationcredits,or6semesters,witha2-semesterwarningat36credits.Bothoftheselimitstodoctoraltuitionwaiverfundingapplyregardlessoffundingsource.QuestionsabouttuitionwaiversanddeadlinesforregistrationandwaiverapplicationsshouldbedirectedtoJimmyPastrano,theDepartment’stuitionwaivercoordinator,intheEducationalLeadershipandPolicyStudiessuite–Stone1209(850-644-6777).EstablishingFloridaResidencyStudentswhorelocatetoFloridatoconductgraduatestudiesatFloridaStateUniversitymaywishtodeclareFloridaresidencytoqualifyformuchlowerin-statetuitionrates.OneyearaftermovingtoFlorida,newresidents,includingthoseparticipatingintheAcademicCommonMarketscheme(seebelow),mustcompletetheResidencyClassificationFormandsubmitittotheGraduateOfficeofAdmissionspriortothebeginningofthesemesterforwhichin-statetuitionratesaredesired.Inordertoestablishevidencethattheresidencyadjustmentrequestisnotbeingmadeforthesolepurposeofobtainingin-statetuitionrates,newFloridaresidentswillneedtoprovideevidenceofnon-scholastictiestothestateofFlorida.Suchevidenceincludes,butisnotlimitedto,obtainingaFloridadriver'slicense,obtainingFloridavehicleregistration,becomingregisteredtovoteinFlorida,owningpropertyinFlorida,employmentinFlorida,andsoforth.Studentswhohaveobtainedagraduateassistantshiparestronglyencouragedtobegintheprocessofestablishingresidencyassoonaspossible.Afteroneyearofretainingagraduateassistantposition,onlyin-statetuitionwaiverscanbeissuedtostudentshopingtocontinueworkingasgraduateassistants.Internationalstudentsareexemptfromthispolicyduetotheirineligibilitytoobtainresidency.FormoreinformationregardinghowtobegintheprocessofsecuringFloridaresidency,pleasevisitthefollowinglink:http://admissions.fsu.edu/residency/

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AcademicAdvisor

Uponadmission,thestudentwillbeassignedatemporaryacademicadvisortoassistthemindevelopinganinitialprogramofstudyandcounselthemondegreerequirements.Thisrolewillultimatelybeassumedbythemajorprofessor.AchecklistofkeyprogrammilestonesaswellasprofessionaldevelopmentactivitiesisprovidedinAppendixA.TheprogramofstudyformisavailableontheCollegeofEducation’sOfficeofAcademicServices&InternSupport–GraduateSupportwebsitehttps://education.fsu.edu/OASIS

DiagnosticExamination

Everystudentwhohasbeenadmittedtoworktowardadoctoraldegreewithinthedepartmentmust,duringthesixthweekofthesecondsemesterafteradmission(or,forpart-timestudents,afterthecompletionofthreecourses),completeadepartmentallyadministereddiagnosticexamination.Thisexaminationwillbedesignedtoappraisethestudent'sabilitytopursuethedoctoraldegreeinthefield.

Itisthestudent’sresponsibilitytoregisterforthediagnosticexamfor0credithoursduringthesemesterforwhichtheywilltakethetest.

A.Content&Format

Thisexamconsistsofreadinganarticleselectedbyfacultyinthemajorandrespondingtoaseriesofquestionsinaeight-hourtake-homeexamaccessedandmanagedthroughCanvasandsubmittedtoTurnItInviaCanvas.Thediagnosticexamiscomprisedoftwoparts.Thefirstpartfocusesonarticlecritiqueandthesecondpartisanin-depthdiscussionofstudents’researchinterests.Thestudentsarerequiredtoaddressallthequestionsoutlinedunderpart1andpart2below.Studentsarerequiredtoattemptandcompletepart1ofthisexamduringthe8hoursontheassigneddateinthe6thweekofthesemester.Thispartoftheexamismeanttoevaluatestudents’abilitytocriticallyengagewithpublishedresearch.Part2oftheexamfocusesonresearchinterestsofthestudentsandismeanttofacilitatestudentstodeveloparesearch-orientedapproachtoeducationalissues.Studentsareexpectedtodevelopthispartoftheexaminadvance.Theywill,however,submitpart2oftheexamalongwithpart1.

Part1:ArticleCritique(nomorethan6pagesintotal;double-spacedand12font)

1. Brieflysummarizethemainargument,methodsofdatagathering,dataanalysis,principalfindings,andconclusionsofthearticle(nomorethan2pages)

2. Provideanin-depthandcriticaldiscussionofthefollowing(nomorethan4pages)a. Discussoverallcontribution(s)ofthisstudy(1/2page)

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b. Discussthemostsalientlimitationsidentifiedinthisarticle.Inaddition,describeanylimitationsofthedesignofthestudyand/oranyissuesrelatedtothevalidityorreliabilityofthestudy.(1½pages)

c. Discusssomepossiblealternativeexplanationsorinterpretationsofthedataorfindings.(1page)

d. Discussanalternativeapproachtostudyingtheprincipalphenomenonunderinvestigationinthisstudy.(1page)

Part2:ResearchInterests(nomorethan3pagesintotal;double-spacedand12font)

1. Drawingonyourcoursesandotherliterature,whatproblemsineducationareyouinterestedinstudying?(1/2page)

2. Whatresearchquestionscanyoucomeupwithtoexaminethatproblem?(1/2page)

3. Whatconceptual/theoreticalframeworkswouldyouliketodrawontoconceptualizeandrespondtothoseresearchquestions?(1page)

4. Whatmethodsanddatamightbeagoodfittoanswertheseresearchquestions?(1page)

B.Evaluation

1. Thediagnosticexamwillbeheldinthe6thweekofthesemester.2. Studentswillhaveeighthourstocompletepart1oftheexam.3. Studentsareexpectedtohavecompletedpart2oftheexaminadvanceand

submititalongwithpart1.4. TheELPexamcommitteewillgradethediagnosticexamofalltheELP

students.Theexamcommitteewillsharestudentresponsesandexamresultswiththestudent’smajoradvisor.

5. Studentswilleitherreceiveapass(passingbothpartsoftheexam)orconditionalcontinuance(failingeitherorbothpartsoftheexam)ontheirfirstattemptoftheexam.

6. Ifstudentsreceiveconditionalcontinuance,theywillhavefourweekstorewritetheirexamincorporatingthefeedbackprovidedbytheexamcommittee.

7. Studentswillreceiveapassorconditionalcontinuanceontheirsecondattempt.

8. Studentswhopasstheexamarerequiredtomeetwiththeirmajoradvisorandanadditionalfacultymember,whoshouldbeselectedincollaborationwiththemajoradvisor,bythe12thweekofthesemester.Thestudentwillofficiallypassthediagnosticexamonlyafterthemajoradvisorandthefacultymemberhavesignedoffontheirprogramofstudy.

9. Studentswhoreceiveconditionalcontinuanceontheirsecondattemptarerequiredtoworkwiththeirmajoradvisortodevelopstrategiestoimprovetheirresearch,conceptual,methodologicalskills,and/orlinguisticcapabilitiestosucceedingraduateschool.

10. Studentswhoreceiveconditionalcontinuanceontheirsecondattemptwillretaketheirdiagnosticexaminfullinthefollowingspring(orayearfromtheirfirstattempt).

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11. Thestudentswillreceiveeitherapassorfailontheirthirdattempt.Ifstudentsreceiveafailinggrade,theywillnotbeabletocontinueintheprogram.

C.Process

1. Timing:Allstudentsarerequiredtotakethediagnosticexamsduringthesixthweekofclassesinthesecondsemesterafteradmissionorafterthestudenthascompleted3coursesforthosewhoattendpart-time.

2. TheELPExamcommitteewillevaluateandgradethediagnosticexam.3. Studentswhopasstheexamarerequiredtomeetwiththeirmajoradvisorand

anadditionalfacultymember,whoshouldbeselectedincollaborationwiththemajoradvisor,bythe12thweekofthesemester.Thestudentwillofficiallypassthediagnosticexamonlyafterthemajoradvisorandthefacultymemberhavesignedoffontheirprogramofstudy.

CourseRequirementsTheEducationalLeadershipandPolicyprogramofstudyleadingtothePh.D.degreeconsistsofeighty-eight(88)credithours,ofwhichtwenty-four(24)arerequireddissertationhours.Oftheremainingsixty-four(64)credithours,thirty-one(31)areELPcorerequirements.Eachmajorhasadditionalrequiredcoursesthatstudentsalsoneedtoconsultwhendecidingonaprogramofstudy(seebelow).AcourserequirementsworksheetcanbefoundinAppendixC.Core

Thetwocorecourses(sixcredits)requiredasaplatformforadvancedstudyare: EDF5641IntroductiontoPolicyStudiesinEducation(3credits) EDF5652PolicyDevelopmentinEducation(3)Seminar

Studentsarerequiredtoenrollinthe0credithourPhDseminarcourseinthefalltermoftheirfirstyearofstudy. EDH6059ProseminarinHigherEducationandEducationPolicy(0credits)Discipline

Inadditiontothecorecourses,studentsareexpectedtodevelopadiscipline-basedperspectiveonthestudyofpublicpolicyandevaluation.Studentsmustselectaminimumofnine(9)creditsfromthefollowingselectionofcourses. EDF5612AnthropologyofEducation EDF5624EconomicsofEducation EDF5517HistoryofEducation EDF5551SocialPhilosophyandEducation

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EDF5548PhilosophiesofTeachingandLearning EDA5288ThePoliticsofEducation EDF5630SociologyofEducationHAPEmajorsshouldnotethatEDF5548,EDF5551,andEDF5517arerequiredcomponentsoftheHAPEcoreandcannotalsocounttowardtheELP-leveldisciplinaryrequirement.

Research

Competenceininquiryandanalysisincludesknowledgeofresearchmethods.Whilethefollowinglistofcoursesisnotintendedtobeexhaustive,studentsarerequiredtotakeaminimumofsixteen(16)creditsinbasicresearchmethods,withemphasisonthecoursesbelow.Doctoralstudentsspecializingindisciplinaryfieldsmaysubstitutecoreresearchcoursesforappropriatecoursesintheirdisciplinewiththeapprovalofthesupervisorycommitteeandthedepartmentchair.Thesedisciplinaryfieldsincludeanthropology,economics,history,philosophy,politicalscience,psychology,andsociology. EDF6486AppliedResearchMethodsinELP(3)

EDF5400DescriptiveandInferentialStatistics(4) EDF6475QualitativeMethodsinEducationalResearch(3)EDF6476AdvancedQualitativeMethods(3)EDF5649CAppliedEducationalPolicyAnalysis(3)

Thefacultystronglyrecommendthatthiscoursesequencebefollowed:Fall1:EDF6486,Spring1:EDF6475,Summer1:EDF5400,Fall2:EDF5649C,Spring2:EDF6476. Majors

TheProgramofEducationalLeadershipandPolicyoffersfourmajors(pleaseseefootnoteforanimportantnoteondegreesandmajors)1:

• EducationalLeadership/Administration(EDA)• EducationPolicy&Evaluation(EPE)• InternationalandMulticulturalEducation(IME)• HistoryandPhilosophyofEducation(HAPE)

Uponapplicationforadmissiontotheprogram,thestudentshouldselectamajoranddisciplinary/methodologicalapproachcloselyalignedwithherorhisinterestsandprofessionaldevelopmentgoals.Courserequirementsforeachmajoraretailoredtotheuniqueneedsoftheindividualstudent.

1PleasenotethatallfourmajorsconstitutetheEducationalLeadership&Policy(ELP)program.Thereare,however,two-degreeauthorizationsthatthemajorsfallunderandthatwillappearonone’sdiploma(themajorappearsonlyonstudenttranscripts):130401EducationalLeadership&Policy(EDA&EPE)and130901FoundationsofEducation(HAPE&IME).

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MajorCourseRequirements(InadditiontoELPCore)

EducationalLeadership/Administration

(33+Core)

EducationPolicyandEvaluation

(33+Core)RequiredCourses(9hours)EDF6576PolicytoPracticeEDF6666TeacherPolicy&Reform EDF5887MulticulturalEducation Electives(15hours)Seethelistonpage13AdditionalResearchCourses(9hours)EDF5401GeneralLinearModelingEDF6471Quasi-ExperimentalDataAnalysisEDF5414IntroductiontoLargeScaleDatasetsEDF5449SurveyResearchMethodsEDF6479QualitativeDataAnalysis

RequiredCourses(9hours)EDA5288ThePoliticsofEducationEDF5461IntroductiontoProgramEvaluationEDF6576PolicytoPracticeElectives(15hours)Seethelistonpage13AdditionalResearchCourses(9hours)EDF5401GeneralLinearModelingEDF6471Quasi-ExperimentalDataAnalysisEDF5414IntroductiontoLargeScaleDatasetsEDF5449SurveyResearchMethodsEDF6479QualitativeDataAnalysis

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MajorCourseRequirements(InadditiontoELPCore)

HistoryandPhilosophyofEducation(33+Core)

InternationalandMulticulturalEducation(33+Core)

RequiredCourses(9hours)EDF5517HistoryofEducationEDF5551SocialPhilosophyandEducationEDF5548PhilosophiesofTeachingandLearningElectives(18hours)HAPEstudentswilltakeaminimumof12ofthe18electivecreditsoutsideofthedepartmentinarelevantareaofstudy.Seethelistonpage13forwithin-departmentelectives.Allelectivesmustbeapprovedbythemajorprofessor.AdditionalResearchCourses(6hours)HAPEdoctoralstudentsmustdemonstratecompetenceinaresearchmethodologyappropriatetotheirareaofspecialization.Thisshallincludeatleasttwoadditionalcoursesinaresearchmethodologyappropriatetoinquiryinthehistoryofeducation,sociologyofeducationorphilosophyofeducation.Thesedisciplinarymethodscoursesmaybetakenoutsideofthedepartment,withthemajorprofessor’sapproval.

RequiredCourses(9hours)EDF5850InternationalDevelopmentEducationEDF5887MulticulturalEducationEDF5853ComparativeEducationPolicyElectives(15hours)Seethelistonpage13AdditionalResearchCourses(9hours)EDF5401GeneralLinearModelingEDF6471Quasi-ExperimentalDataAnalysisEDF5414IntroductiontoLargeScaleDatasetsEDF5449SurveyResearchMethodsEDF6479QualitativeDataAnalysis

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ElectivesStudentsinthefourELPdoctoralmajorsmaychoosetheirelectivesfromthislistofcourses,aswellasadditionalelectivesthatmaybeaddedorofferedasspecialtopicscoursesintheELPprogram.Choicesofelectivesmustbeapprovedbythemajorprofessor.EDF6576PolicytoPractice(requiredforEDA,electiveforothermajors)EDF6666TeacherPolicy&Reform(requiredforEDA,electiveforothermajors)EDF5089BlackandLatinoEducationEDF 6865PromotingLiteracyinInternationalSettingsEDF5706GenderandEducationEDF5887MulticulturalEducation(requiredforIME,electiveforothermajors)EDF5853ComparativeEducationPolicy(requiredforIME,electiveforothermajors)EDF5850InternationalDevelopmentEducation(requiredforIME,electiveforothermajors)EDF5461IntroductiontoProgramEvaluation(reqiredforEPE,electiveforothermajors)Additionaldisciplinarycoursesfromthelistonpage9alsocountaselectives.Studentsmaytakeelectivesoutsidethedepartment,withapprovalfromtheirMajorAdvisor.TransferofCoursesAstudentmaytransferuptosixsemesterhoursofrelevantcoursecreditintothedoctoralprogram,providedthecourseswereearnedwithagradeof"B"orbetter,areapprovedbythestudent'sadvisorandweretakenafterthecompletionofthemaster'sdegreeandwithinfiveyearsofadmissiontothedoctoralprogram.Thesetransferhoursmaybecountedtowardthecompletionoftheprogramofstudiesleadingtothedoctoraldegreeifapprovedbythestudent'sacademicadvisor.WaiverofCourses

Givenevidenceofrelevantgraduatecoursework,astudentmaywaivecredithours,inclusiveofthesixcredithoursthatonemaytransfer(seeabove).Studentsmustprovidesyllabiorofficialcoursedescriptiontosupporttheirrequest.Therequestshouldbedevelopedinconsultationwiththestudent’stemporaryadvisor.FinalauthorizationwillbemadebytheELPcoordinatorinconsultationwiththeELPprogramfaculty.RequestsmustbesubmittedbyApril1stinthefirstacademicyear.AwaiverdoesnotapplytotheELPcorecourses.SeeAppendixBfortheCreditWaiverForm.MajorProfessor Aftertheinitialyearofstudy,thestudentshouldconsultwiththeprofessorsunderwhomthestudentmaybeinterestedinworkingandfromwhoseareasofmajoradissertationtopiccouldbedeveloped.Afterconsultation,thestudentshouldinviteamemberofthefacultywithexpertiseintheareainwhichtheyhaveaninteresttoserveasmajorprofessorandchairofthesupervisorycommittee.Iftheprofessorconsents,thedepartmentalchairappointstheprofessoraschair.Afacultymemberwhoservesaschairofastudent’s

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supervisorycommitteemusthaveGraduateFacultyStatusandhavecompetenceinthestudent’sproposedmajor.Thisappointmentmustbemutuallyagreeabletothestudent,majorprofessor,anddepartmentalchair.SupervisoryCommittee Upontherequestofthemajorprofessor,thedepartmentalchairwillappointthesupervisorycommitteethatwillbeinchargeofthestudent’sworkuntilthecompletionofallrequirementsforthedegree.Theappointmentofthestudent’ssupervisorycommitteemustbecompletedbytheendofthefirstacademicyear.ThemembershipofthesupervisorycommitteewillbereportedtotheDeanofGraduateStudies.

Thesupervisorycommitteewillconsistofaminimumoffourmembersofthegraduatefaculty,allofwhommusthaveGraduateFacultyStatus,oneofwhomisarepresentative-at-largeofthegraduatefacultydrawnfromoutsidetheDepartmentofEducationalLeadershipandPolicyStudiesandwhoistenured.Theremainingmembers,includingthemajorprofessor,mustallbefacultymembersintheDepartmentofEducationalLeadershipandPolicyStudies.

Therepresentative-at-largeisresponsibleforensuringthatUniversitypoliciesarefollowedandthatdecisionsmadebythesupervisorycommitteereflectthecollectivejudgmentofthecommittee.Therefore,thegraduatefacultyrepresentativemustbesomeonewhoisfreeofconflictsofinterestwithothermembersofthecommittee.IfquestionsarisetheyshouldbereferredtotheDeanofGraduateStudiesforresolution.

ProgramofStudyThestudentshouldprepareacompleteplanofcoursestobetakenunderthesupervisionofthemajorprofessor.Thisprogramofstudymustbesignedbyeachmemberofthecommitteeandthedepartmentchair.AsignedprogramofstudymustbesubmittedtotheOfficeofAcademicServicesandInternSupport(OASIS)bytheendofthefirstacademicyear.Itisnecessarytolistthesemesters’andyears’coursesinchronologicalorder(pasttopresent)todeterminethatuniversity,department,andcollegerequirementswillbemet.Itisthestudent’sresponsibilitytomakesurethattheyhavemetalldegreerequirements.Uponreceiptofaprogramofstudyapprovedatthedepartmentallevel,theOfficeofStudentServiceswillreviewtheproposedprogramtoinsurethatthemake-upofthesupervisorycommitteeandrequirementsforinquiryskills,residency,andtransferofcourseworkareincompliancewithcollegeanduniversitypolicy.Formsforthedoctoralprogramofstudyareavailableathttps://education.fsu.edu/OASISResidency

Afterhavingfinishedthirty(30)semesterhoursofgraduateworkorbeingawardedthemaster'sdegree,thestudentmustbecontinuouslyenrolledintheEducationalLeadershipandPolicyPh.D.programonTheFloridaStateUniversityTallahasseecampusfora

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minimumoftwenty-four(24)graduatesemesterhoursofcreditinanyperiodof12consecutivemonthstosatisfytheresidencyrequirement.Dissertationhoursmaybeusedtosatisfyresidencyrequirements.

AcademicProgressExpectationsAlldoctoralstudentsareexpectedtoenrollincoursesasindicatedontheapprovedProgramofStudy(POS),maintainaminimumof3.0GPA,andactivelyengageindissertationresearchthroughfrequentindividualconsultationswiththeirmajorprofessors.Inanannualreviewconductedduringsummer,amajorprofessorwillassesstheprogressofthestudentinwritingandwillmakeavailablecopiesoftheannualreviewtothestudent,thedepartmentalchair,andtheacademicdean.Majorprofessorswillusemultiplesourcesofinformationincludingthestudent’sscholarlyengagementactivities,courseworkqualityandgrades,previousfeedbackgiventothestudent,andtheperformanceinmilestoneassessments(i.e.,diagnostic,preliminaryexamination,prospectus)toevaluatetheacademicprogressandtoprovidefeedbackonareasforimprovementbasedontheirexpectations.Studentsareexpectedtodiscusswiththeirmajorprofessorstofullyunderstandthemajorprofessors’academicexpectationsandfeedbackgiventothemforimprovementbeforesigningtheannualreviewform.Whenastudentisnotmakingasatisfactoryprogress,arevisedPOSand/oranimprovementplan(oraremediationplan)mayberequiredatthetimeofannualevaluation.ScholarlyEngagementAsnotedintheFSUGraduateBulletin,“ThepurposeoftheScholarlyEngagementrequirementistoensurethatdoctoralstudentsareactiveparticipantsinthescholarlycommunity.TomeettheScholarlyEngagementrequirement,doctoralstudentsshouldinteractwithfacultyandpeersinwaysthatmayincludeenrollingincourses;attendingseminars,symposia,andconferences;engagingincollaborativestudyandresearchbeyondtheuniversitycampus;andutilizingthelibrary,laboratories,andotherfacilitiesprovidedbytheuniversity.Thegoalistopreparestudentstobescholarswhocanindependentlyacquire,evaluate,andextendknowledge,aswellasdevelopthemselvesaseffectivecommunicatorsanddisseminatorsofknowledge.”(FSUGraduateBulletin2016-2017)AppropriateScholarlyEngagementactivitieswillbedeterminedbythestudentandhisorheradvisoraccordingtothestudent’sscholarlyinterestsandchosencareerpath.StudentswilldocumenttheiractivitiesthroughouttheyearontheELPSScholarlyEngagementActivitiesCanvassite.AppendixEshowsanillustrativelistofScholarlyEngagementactivities.PreliminaryExamination

Satisfactorycompletionofapreliminaryexaminationisrequiredforadmissiontocandidacyforthedoctoraldegree.Nostudentmayregisterfordissertationhourspriortothepointinthesemesterinwhichthepreliminaryexaminationwaspassed.Anadmission

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tocandidacyformmustbecompletedandfiledintheOfficeoftheUniversityRegistrarpriortoregistrationfororconversiontodissertation/treatisehours.

Thepreliminaryexaminationisdesignedtotestscholarlycompetenceandknowledgeandtoaffordtheexaminersthebasisforconstructiverecommendationsconcerningthestudent'ssubsequentformalorinformalstudy.Priortotheexamination,thestudent'smajorprofessorwilldeterminewhetherthestudent1)hasa3.0average,2)nooutstandingincompletesand3)hasprogressedsufficientlyinthestudyofthedisciplineanditsresearchtoolstobeginindependentresearchintheareaoftheproposeddissertation.

TheresultsofeachexaminationattemptwillbereportedtotheOfficeoftheUniversityRegistrarandtheOfficeofAcademicServicesandInternSupport(OASIS)forinclusioninthestudent'spermanentrecord.FormoredetailsaboutUniversitypolicyregardingthepreliminaryexamination,seetheFSUGraduateBulletinhttps://registrar.fsu.edu/bulletin/graduate/.AcopyofthecurrentpolicyalsoappearsinAppendixD.

ClearanceandRegistrationClearanceforthepreliminaryexaminationiscompletedbytheGraduateCoordinatorfortheCollegeofEducation.Clearanceisgivenonlyifthestudenthasmetthefollowingrequirements:registeredforthepreliminaryexamination;anoverallGPAof3.0orbetterforallgraduateworkcompletedwithnoincompletegrade;anapprovedsupervisorycommittee;anapprovedprogramofstudyonfileinthegraduateoffice,andcompletionofthediagnosticexamination,residency,andresearchtoolrequirements.Studentswhoregisterforthepreliminaryexaminationmustbeintheirlastsemesterofcourseworkforthedoctorateorhavenomorethansixhoursofcourseworkremainingontheapprovedprogramofstudy.Content,Format,Evaluation,andRecommendationsTheoverallobjectiveofthepreliminaryexamistoassessthestudent’spreparednesstoengageinindependentdissertationresearch.Preliminaryexamsareofferedinfallandspringterms,butwillnotbeofferedduringthesummerterm.

A.Content

Thepreliminaryexamconsistsoffourparts(describedbelow).

Part1,ResearchMethodologies:Studentswillbeaskedtodemonstrateanunderstandingofabroadarrayofresearchmethodologiesandthetypesofquestionsthemethodologicalapproachesarebestsuitedtoanswer.Part2,MajorAreaKnowledge:Studentswillbeaskedtoexploreanissueineducationrelatedtotheirareaofmajor.

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Part3,ResearchProposal:Studentswilldeveloparesearchproposalfollowingestablishedguidelines(seeAppendixC)thatdemonstratestheirabilitytodesignindependentresearch.Thepurposeoftheresearchproposalistoascertainwhetherthestudenthastheconceptualandwritingskillstodesignacoherentindependentresearchproposal.Whileastudentmayconsultwiththeirmajorprofessortodiscusspotentialresearchtopics,questions,andrelevantliterature,studentsaretowritetheresearchproposalindependently.TheresearchproposalwillbesubmittedinadvanceofthecommencementofParts1and2anduploadedtoCanvasthroughTurnItIn.

Part4,OralDefense:StudentsorallydefendtheirresearchproposaltothethreedepartmentalmembersoftheirrespectiveSupervisoryCommittees.

B.Format

Parts1and2:Inatimedelimited“take-home”exam,studentswillrespondtoatotaloffourquestionsamongeightposed.Eachresponseshouldbebetween8to12pagesexcludingthecoverpageandreferences,followingthelatestAPAformat.Theexamwillbeaccessed,managed,andsubmittedthroughCanvas(asitedevotedtodiagnosticandpreliminaryexams).Indownloadingandaccessingtheexam,studentswillberequiredtoagreetotheFSUAcademicHonorcodeandsubmittheirresponsesthroughTurnItIn.StudentswillhavefromFridayat5pmattheendofthefirstweekofthesemestertoMondayat10amatthebeginningofthethirdweekofthesemestertocompletetheexam.

Part3:Studentsmustfollowtheresearchproposalguidelines(seeAppendixC)andsubmittheirresearchproposalofnomorethan20pagestoTurnItInviaCanvas.Tables,figures,andreferencelistsarenotcountedtowardsthepagelimit.Theresearchproposalisduebythestartofthefirstdayofthepreliminaryexamsession(i.e.,Fridayat5:00pm).Part4:Studentsshouldscheduleadefenseoftheresearchproposalduringthesixthorseventhweek.However,theymayproceedwiththescheduleddefenseonlyafterreceivingtheresultsofParts1and2,passingallfourquestions.

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C.Evaluation

Parts1and2:TheExamCommitteeconsistsofthreemembersofthefacultywhoservefortwoyearsonarotatingbasis.Thecommitteereceivesandreadseachexamwithoutknowledgeoftheidentityoftheauthoroftheexam.Astudent’smajorprofessormustrecusehimorherselffromtheadvisee’sexamreviewifservingonthecommitteeduringthatyearandwillbereplacedbyanotherfacultymember.TheExamCommitteewillevaluatethestudents’responsesonbasedontherubricbelow(endofthisevaluationsection).Theresultswillbeannouncedtothestudentnolaterthantheendofthefifthweekofclasses.Informationtothestudentswillincludethecommittee’snumericalassessmentandadditionalqualitativefeedbackoneachofthefourquestions.Thiswillbethecaseforastudent’sinitialattemptfortheexamaswellasforanysubsequentrewriteorsecondattemptoftheexam.

Therearethreepossibleoutcomesforthefirstattemptofthepreliminaryexam:

1. Ifastudentpassesallfourquestions,thestudentmayproceedwiththeoraldefenseoftheresearchproposal(Part4).ThisoraldefensemustoccurbytheendoftheseventhweektoconvertanyDirectedIndependentStudy(DIS)hourstodissertation(DISS)hours.Allstudentsarerequiredtosuccessfullydefendtheresearchproposalsubmittedduringthefirstweekbytheendofthesemestertoreceiveapassinggrade.

2. Ifastudentfailsonequestion,thestudentwillbegivensevendaystore-

writeandre-submitthatquestionbasedonthecommitteefeedback.Ifthe

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studentthenpassesthequestion,thestudentmayproceedwiththeoraldefense.Ifthestudentdoesnotpassthatquestion,thestudentwillfailthefirstattemptofthepreliminaryexamandmayattemptthefullpreliminaryexaminthesubsequentofferingoftheexam.

3. Ifthestudentfailstwoormorequestions,thestudentwillfailthefirstattemptofthepreliminaryexamandmayattemptthefullpreliminaryexaminasubsequentofferingoftheexam.

Inthecaseofasecondattemptoftheexam,therearethreepossibleoutcomes:1. Ifthestudentpassesallfourquestions,thestudentcanproceedwiththeoral

defenseoftheproposal.

2. Ifastudentfailsonlyonequestion,thestudentwillbegivensevendaystore-writeandre-submitthatquestion.Ifthestudentthenpassesthequestion,thestudentmayproceedwiththeoraldefenseoftheproposal.Ifthestudentfailsthequestionagain,thestudentwillfailthesecondattemptofthepreliminaryexam

3. Astudentwhofailsmorethanonequestionwillbeassignedafailinggrade

onthesecondattemptofthepreliminaryexam.

Inanyresubmissionorsecondattemptoftheexam,followingtheFSUAcademicHonorPolicyonmultiplesubmissions,studentsarenotallowedtosubmitthesameresponsemultipletimes.

Parts3and4:Thestudent’ssupervisorycommitteewillevaluateParts3and4,theresearchproposalandtheoraldefense.Ifthecommitteefindsthattheresearchproposaldoesnotmeettheappropriatestandard,studentswillhaveoneadditionalopportunitytosuccessfullyreviseandre-defendnolaterthanthe7thweekofthefollowingsemester.Ifthestudentdoesnotproducearesearchproposalthatmeetstheappropriatestandard,thestudentwillfailthefirstattemptofthepreliminaryexam.Studentswhofailparts3and4(theresearchproposalanddefense),butpassparts1and2(thetake-homeessayportion)donotneedtoattemptthefullpreliminaryexaminafutureadministrationoftheexam.Instead,astudentwhofailsthefirstattemptofthepreliminaryexamasaresultofonlyfailingparts3and4needonlyattemptparts3and4inasecondadministrationoftheexam.

FailingGradeAstudentwhoisassignedafailinggradeonthesecondattemptoftheexamisnolongereligibletocontinueintheprogram.However,thestudentmayapplyforadmissiontoanotherterminaldegreeprogram(e.g.,Specialist)inthedepartment.Applicationtotheprogramandapprovalforcompletionofthenewprogramwillbereviewedbytheprogramfacultycase-by-case.

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ELP Preliminary Examination Assessment Rubric 1. Rating Dimension Content Poor Fair Good Very

Good Excellent

1 Knowledge Demonstration of foundational knowledge of disciplinary content or research methods.

1 2 3 4 5

2 Application Effective application of key disciplinary or methodological concepts to a specific topic or context through critical interpretation and analysis.

1 2 3 4 5

3 Writing Analytical academic writing and organization in building a focused, logical and coherent argument with appropriate citations of relevant publications.

1 2 3 4 5

4 Professional Expectation

Follows the latest APA format and ELP prelim policy by responding to all questions within a specified length.

Unsatisfactory Satisfactory

5 Academic Honor

Follows the FSU Academic Honor Policy.

Unsatisfactory Satisfactory

FINAL DECISION

To pass, students must receive 3 or above in the first three dimensions and satisfactory in the last two dimensions.

PASS FAIL

2. Narrative Feedback Dimension Comments 1 Knowledge

2 Application

3 Writing

4 Professional Expectation

5 Academic Honor

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D.RecommendationsforStudyingforPreliminaryExams

Inthepreliminaryexams,thestudentisexpectedtoshowthattheyhavemasteredthebodyofknowledgeofboththecoreofELPaswellashisorherspecialization.Astheexamisopen-book,ELPfacultyexpectsstudentstonotonlyhaveasolidfoundationofthematerial,butalsothatthestudentwilldemonstrateknowledgeoftheappropriatesourcesandreferencesforanswersduringtheexam.ELPfacultyexpectthatthestudentwillansweralltheexamquestionsdirectly,drawonappropriateandsufficientcontentandresearch,andanswereachquestioninahigh-qualitymanner.Whereasstudentsarerequiredtoprovidereferencesfrompublishedresearchtosupporttheirarguments,theresponsesmustconstitutecriticalengagementwiththepublishedresearchinsteadofmerelysummarizingorreiteratingwhatsuchresearchhasalreadystated.Inotherwords,theresponsesshouldhighlightstudents’familiaritywiththerelateddisciplineandthemainthemesinthatdiscipline.Inaddition,theresponsesmustreflectstudents’abilitytothoughtfullyandcriticallyengagewithrelatedresearchtomakeandsupporttheirarguments.Thepurposeofadoctorateprogramistopreparestudentstoplan,develop,andconductindependentresearch.Preliminaryexamevaluatesifstudentsarereadytoconductindependentdissertationresearchunderthesupervisionoftheiradvisorandthedissertationcommittee.Itisfurthersuggestedthatthestudentanswereachexamquestionasthequestionisorganized(e.g.,Ifthequestionhasthreesubsections,thestudentshouldanswereachsubsectionintheorderinwhichtheywerepresentedinthequestion.).ItisexpectedthatthestudentwillusethemostrecentAPAformat.FacultymakethefollowingsuggestionsforpreparingforthePreliminaryExams:1. Organizeyourmaterialsfromtheresearch,policy,andmajorcoursesyouhave

taken.Reviewmaterialsrelatedtothemajoroutcomesandobjectivesfromthecoursesasthesereflecttheemphasesofthecourses.Rereadthereadingsandrelatedmaterials.Reviewmajortheoreticalframeworks,theorists,andconcepts.Itiscrucialtoengagewiththismaterialinanin-depthandcriticalmannersothatyouunderstandthemainfocusoftheseframeworksandconceptsaswellasthesimilaritiesanddifferencesbetweentheseframeworksandconcepts.Inaddition,itisimportanttoensurethatyouareabletoapplythisknowledgetoyourdifferentquestionsandissueswithinthefieldofeducation.

2. Reviewdifferentdisciplinaryperspectivesforunderstandingmajorphenomenainthefield.Itisimportanttoexaminehowthesedifferentdisciplinaryperspectivesmayprovideussimilarand/ordifferentunderstandingsaboutthesamephenomenon.

3. Citesufficientsupportingevidencefromtherelevantresearch.Asstatedearlier,insteadofmerelysummarizingthisresearch,youareexpectedtobeabletousethisevidencetosupportthearguments/discussionsinyourresponses.

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4. ReviewthemostrecentAPAformatforcitationsandreferencelists.5. Inyouranswers,demonstrateanabilitytosynthesizeandrelatewhatyouhave

learnedtospecificcasesorcontexts.6. Clearyourcalendarsothatyouwillnothavedistractionsorothercommitments

duringtheexamweekend.7. Youarestronglyencouragedtoattendthepreliminaryinformationsessions

organizedbytheELPexamcommitteeduringthefallandthespringsemesters.Itisadvisabletostartattendingthesesessionsbeforeyouplantoattmempttheexam,andattendasmanysessionsasyoucantolearnabouttheformat,structure,andprocessofthepreliminaryexam.ELPexamcommitteealsoanswersstudents’questionsaboutthepreliminaryexamduringthesesessions.

8. Youarestronglyencouragedtostartdiscussingyourresearchinterests,planstoattemptthepreliminaryexam,possibledissertationtopics,andresearchplanwithyouradvisorattheearlystagesoftheprograminsteadofwaitinguntilthepreliminaryexam.Youareexpectedtotaketheinitiativetoscheduletimetoregularlymeetwithyouradvisortoinitiatethesediscussions.Thesediscussionswillhelpyoudevelopaqualityresearchproposal.

E.RecommendationsforCompletingthePreliminaryExam

1. Readthequestionoptionsandselectwhichonesyouaregoingtoanswer.2. Createanoutlineorconceptmapofyourresponse.3. Organizeyourmaterialsforcitationandreference.4. Usespellandgrammarchecks5. Takeperiodicshortbreaks

AdmissiontoCandidacyUponpassageofallpartsofthepreliminarydoctoralexamination,thestudentisadmittedtocandidacyforthedoctorate.Astudentmustbeadmittedtocandidacyforatleastsixmonthspriortothegrantingofthedoctoraldegree.All requirements for the doctoral degree must be completed within five calendar years from the time the student passes the preliminary examina- tion and is admitted to the candidacy. If the student’s major professor and/ or Department Chair does not choose to either approve an Extension of Time (EOT) or require the student to take the preliminary exam and/or coursework again for readmission to candidacy, then the student may no longer be enrolled in that program or at Florida State University. DissertationHourRequirementAstudentwhohascompletedtherequiredcoursework,passedthePreliminaryExaminationandsubmittedanAdmissiontoCandidacyformtotheOfficeoftheRegistrar,andcontinuestousecampusfacilitiesand/orreceivesfacultysupervision,buthasnotbeenclearedbytheManuscriptClearanceofficeshallincludeintherequiredfull-timeloadaminimumoftwocredithoursofdissertationpersemester,includingSummerterm,untilcompletionofthedegree.Doctoralstudents,aftercompletionofthepreliminaryexamandtwenty-fourcredithoursofdissertation,mustbeenrolledforaminimumofthreecredit

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hourspersemester(ofwhichatleasttwomustbedissertationhours)untilcompletionofthedegree. Prospectus

Afterpassingthepreliminaryexamination,thestudentwillberequiredbythedepartmenttosubmittothemajorprofessor,supervisorycommittee,anddepartmentalchairaprospectusonaresearchprojectsuitableforadoctoraldissertation.

TheprospectusmustbepreparedaccordingtothestyleandformprescribedbythedepartmentandtheCollegeofEducationandmustbesubmittedthroughTurnItIn.Uponprospectusapproval,thestudentmustsubmitaProspectusClearanceForm,prospectustitlepageandprospectussignaturepage.Theformscanbefoundathttps://education.fsu.edu/OASIS.Astudentcannotdefendthedissertationearlierthan4monthsfromthedateofthedepartmentalchair’ssignatureontheProspectusClearanceForm.Dissertation

Adoctoraldissertationmustbecompletedonatopicrelevanttotheareaofmajor.Tobeacceptableitmustbeanachievementinoriginalresearchconstitutingasignificantcontributiontoknowledgeandrepresentasubstantialscholarlyeffortonthepartofthestudent.

ThemanuscriptmustbepreparedaccordingtothestyleandformprescribedbythedepartmentandmustbesubmittedthroughTurnItIn.FormattingandclearanceguidelinesforthefinalelectronicsubmissioncopymaybeaccessedfromtheOfficeofGraduateStudieswebsite,http://www.gradstudies.fsu.edu/Academics-Research/Thesis-Treatise-Dissertationorbycontactingthemanuscriptclearanceadvisor.

Beforeregisteringfordissertationhours,thestudentshouldconsultthemajorprofessorastotheproportionoftimetobedevotedtodissertationwork.Thestudentmustregisterforaminimumof2dissertationhourseachsemesterofenrollment.Theminimumnumberofdissertationhoursforcompletionofadoctoraldegreeis24semesterhours.

Finalapprovalofthedissertationbytheentiresupervisorycommitteeisaprerequisitetotheawardingofthedegree.Thisistruenomatterhowmanyhoursastudenthascompletedindissertationorwhatgradeshavebeenrecordedforthedissertationhours.

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DissertationDefense

Thedefenseofdissertationwillbeoral.Responsibilityforsuggestingthetime,designatingtheplace,andpresidingattheexaminationrestswiththemajorprofessor.Theexaminationmustbecompletedatleastfourweekspriortothedateonwhichthedegreeistobeconferred.PleaseseetheFSUacademiccalendar(Registrar)ortheGradSpacesectionofyourCanvassiteforspecificdatesforeachacademicterm.

Asanacademiccourtesy,thedissertationmustbesubmittedtoeachmemberofthesupervisorycommitteeatleastfourweeksbeforethedateoftheoralexamination.Thesupervisorycommittee,thechairofthemajordepartment,andsuchothermembersofthefacultyappointedbytheacademicdeanwillconducttheexamination.Allmembersofthegraduatefacultyareinvitedtoattend.Atleasttwoweekspriortothedateoftheexamination,thestudentormajorprofessorwillpresentanannouncementofthedissertationtitleandthedateandplaceoftheexaminationtotheOfficeofAcademicServicesandInternSupport(OASIS).ConsulttheRegistrationGuideforthedeadlinedates.

Dissertationdefenseresultssignedbyallcommitteemembersandthedepartmentchair.Allcommitteemembersandthestudentmustattendtheentiredefenseinrealtime,eitherbybeingphysicallypresentorparticipatingviadistancetechnology.Ifexceptionalemergencycircumstances,e.g.medicalorotheremergencysituations,preventtheparticipationofacommitteememberthenitmaybenecessarytoarrangeforanadditionalappropriatelyqualifiedcolleaguetoattendthedefense.AminimumoffourmemberswithGraduateFacultyStatusmustparticipate(FSUGraduateBulletin,CollegeofEducation).

Thesupervisorycommitteewillcertifyinwritingtotheacademicdeanofthemajordepartmenttheresultsoftheexamination:passed,failed,ortobereexamined.Thereportofresultsfollowingareexaminationmustindicatethestudenteitherpassedorfailed.

Awrittencritiqueoftheconductoftheexaminationindefenseofdissertationshouldbesubmittedbytherepresentative-at-largefromthegraduatefacultytotheappropriateacademicdeanandtheDeanofGraduateStudieswithinoneweekafterthedateofdefense.

ThefinalmanuscriptapprovedbythesupervisorycommitteemustbesubmittedelectronicallytothemanuscriptclearanceadvisorintheGraduateSchoolwithin60daysofthedefensedateorthestudentmustre-defend.Amanuscriptprocessingfeeischarged.

TimeLimitforCompletionofDegreeAllrequirementsforthedoctoraldegreemustbecompletedwithinfivecalendaryearsfromthetimethestudentpassesthepreliminaryexaminationandisadmittedtocandidacy.Ifthestudent’smajorprofessorand/orDepartmentalChairdoesnotchoosetoeitherapproveanExtensionofTime(EOT)orrequirethestudenttoattemptthepreliminaryexamand/orcourseworkagainforreadmissiontocandidacy,thenthestudentmaynolongerbeenrolledinthatprogramoratFloridaStateUniversity.

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GraduationThestudentmustapplyforgraduationathttp://registrar.fsu.edu/graduation/duringthefirsttwoweeksofthesemesterinwhichgraduationisplanned.Ifthestudentdecidednottograduateduringthesemesteraftersubmittinganapplication,thestudentmustnotifytheCOEGraduateDirector.Studentsmustberegisteredforaminimumoftwohoursofdissertationcreditinthesemesterinwhichtheyapplyforgraduation.ContinuousEnrollmentContinuousenrollmentatFloridaStateUniversityisdefinedasenrollmentwithoutaninterruptionoftwoormoreconsecutivesemesters(includingSummerterm).CreditsearnedatotherinstitutionsduringanysemesterwhilenotregisteredatFloridaStateUniversitywillnotconstitutecontinuousenrollmentattheUniversity.StudentswhoarenotenrolledattheUniversityfortwoormoreconsecutivesemesters(orconsecutivesemesterandSummerterm),andwhoarenotonapprovedleaveofabsence,mustapplyforreadmissionbeforeresumingtheirstudies.ReadmissionWhenastudentfailstoregisterforminimumhoursfortwoconsecutivesemesters,theOfficeoftheUniversityRegistrarregardsthestudentasinactiveandthestudentwillnolongerbeabletoregisterforcourses.ItisthepolicyoftheDepartmentofEducationalLeadershipandPolicyStudiesthatdoctoralstudentswhobecomeinactivemustseekreadmissioninordertocontinuetheirdegreeprogram.Readmissionisanoptionforstudentswhohavebeeninactivefortwoyearsorless.Studentswhowereinactiveformorethantwoyearswithoutaleaveofabsencemustgothroughtheregularadmissionsprocess.Toregainan“active”studentstatus,thestudentneedstoformallyapplytotheprogramforthefollowingsemester.Inadditiontosubmittingthesamematerialsrequiredfortheregularadmission,thestudentisrequiredto:1)explainintheletterofintentthereasonfortheinactivityandtheplanforcontinuousenrollmentanddegreecompletioninatimelymannerindicatedintherevisedPOS,and2)obtainaletterofrecommendationfromthecurrentacademicadvisorwhoevaluatesthecurrentprogressandthefutureprospectintheacademicworkofthestudenttowarddegreecompletion.Theprogramwillmakeareadmissiondecisioninconsultationwiththestudent’sacademicadvisoratthebeginningofthefallandspringsemesters.Ifthestudentseekingre-admissionhadalreadypassedthepreliminaryexaminationandbeenadmittedtocandidacybeforebecominginactive,thestudentmustalsosubmitaprospectusandproposedtimelineforcompletionthatthemajorprofessorconsidersdefensibleandreasonable,respectively.Uponreadmission,thestudent’ssupervisorycommitteeshallrequirethatthestudentsetadateforthedefenseoftheprospectus,inaccordancewiththeTimeLimitforCompletionofDegreepolicy.Thestudentmustthen

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remaincontinuouslyenrolled(seesectiononContinuousEnrollment)bycompletingaminimumoftwodissertationhourspersemester(orthreehoursaftercompleting24DISShours)whilecompletingallrequirementsforthedoctoraldegreewithinfiveyearsfromthedateofadmissiontocandidacy.Ifthestudentseekingre-admissionhadalreadypassedtheprospectusbeforebecominginactive,thestudentmustalsosubmitaspecifictimelineforgraduationwithsubmissionduedatesofdissertationchapters,inadditiontothedocumentslistedaboveforreadmission.Ifthestudentpassedfiveyearssincethepreliminaryexam,thestudentmustfollowthepolicyontimelimitforcompletiondegreeabove.LeaveofAbsenceUnderspecialcircumstances,graduatestudentsmayapplyforaleaveofabsencefromtheUniversityforaspecificperiodofuptothreeconsecutivesemesters(includesSummerterm).Thecircumstancesjustifyingaleaveinclude,butarenotlimitedto:personalorfamilymedicalconditions,calltoactivemilitaryduty,parentalleave,deathinimmediatefamily,orcompletionofanoff-campusinternship.Thestudentmustprovideappropriatedocumentationandarationalefortheleaverequest.Toapplyforaleaveofabsence,astudentmustcompletetheRequestforLeaveofAbsenceFormathttps://gradschool.fsu.edu/formsandsubmitittogetherwithappropriatedocumentationtothemajorprofessor/advisor/ProgramDirector.Ifthemajorprofessor/advisor/ProgramDirectorapprovestheapplicationitshouldthenbeforwardedtothedepartmentheadandsubsequentlytothecollegedeanforconsideration.Ifapprovedatalloftheselevels,thecollegedeanshouldnotifytheRegistrarandtheDeanoftheGraduateSchoolofthedecision.Thecollegedeanshouldalsonotifythestudentofthedecision(approvedordenied).TheRegistrarwillplaceanotationonthestudent’srecord.AstudentwhoisdeniedarequestforleaveatanystepmayappealthedecisiontotheDeanofTheGraduateSchool.RetroactiveLeaveofAbsenceRequestsarenotpermissible.Anapprovedleaveofabsencepreservesthestudent’sacademicstatusintheirdegreeprogram,andthetimeoffwillnotbecountedagainstthetimelimitsforawardingdegrees.Consequently,registrationisnotrequiredduringtheleaveperiodandthestudentneednotre-applytotheprogramtoreturntoactivestatusattheendoftheapprovedleaveperiod.Aleavemaybeextendedforadditionalconsecutivesemesters(includesSummerterm).Astudentshouldapplyfortheleaveextensionnolaterthanfourweekspriortotheendofthefinalsemester/termoftheinitialleavetoallowtimetoconsiderandprocesstherequest.Extensionofaleaveissubjecttoapprovaloftheprogram,college,andtheGraduateSchool.Thecumulativenumberofconsecutiveleavesemesters(includingsummerterm)shallnotexceedsix.Thetotalconsecutiveornon-consecutiveleavetimeastudentisnotregisteredintheprogramshallnotexceedtwenty-fourmonths.Attheconclusionoftheapprovedleave,astudentmustenrollatFloridaStateUniversityandreturntoactivestatusnolaterthanthestartofthenextacademicsemester.Studentscannotbeonleaveduringtheirsemesterofgraduationandmustberegisteredforaminimumoftwohoursthatsemester.

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Astudentonaleaveofabsencemayterminatetheleaveatanytimepriortotheapprovedendingdate.Insuchcasesthestudentwouldbeimmediatelysubjecttothecontinuousenrollmentandregistrationpolicies.Studentsreturningfromaleaveofabsenceofmorethanoneyearwillberequiredtodiscloseanylegalorcampusdisciplinarychargesthataroseduringtheleaveandprovideupdatedcontactandmailingaddress,residencydocumentation,andotherbiographicalinformationasrequiredbytheUniversityforreportingandprocessingpurposes.Whileonleaveastudentwillnothaveaccesstocampusfacilitiesandpersonnel.Thismeansastudentwillnothaveaccesstolabs,libraries,andonlineresourcesthatrequireanFSUID.Studentsonleavecannotremaininstudenthousing.Thereisnoguaranteethatfinancialaidwillbecontinued.StudentswithfinancialaidorstudentloansshouldconferwiththeFinancialAidOfficeandreviewtheirloanagreementspriortorequestingaleaveofabsencetoascertaintheconsequencesaleavewillhaveontheirloanstatus.Universityassistantshipandfellowshipsupportwillbediscontinuedforthedurationoftheleave.Programsarenotobligatedtoreinstatefundingsupportthatwasprovidedpriortotheleavethoughtheyareencouragedtodosoiffundsareavailable.Studentsreceivingexternalsupport,e.g.,anNSFGraduateResearchFellowship,shouldcheckthetermsoftheawardtodeterminetheimpactofbeingonleave.In-stateresidencystatusmaybeimpactedifthestudentmovesoutoftheStateofFlorida,andthenreturnstoresumethedegreeprogram.StudentsshouldseekguidancefromtheRegistraronthepotentialimpactonin-stateresidency.InternationalstudentsshouldcheckwiththeCenterforGlobalEngagementtodetermineifaleavewouldadverselyaffecttheirvisastatus.Studentsshouldalsoconsiderotherfactorsthatmightimpacttheircircumstancesupontheirreturntoactivestatus.Forexample,amajorprofessormightdeparttheUniversity,orunderextremecircumstancesadegreeprogrammightbesuspendedorterminated.TheUniversityhasanobligationtoprovideapathtocompletionforenrolledstudentsaswellasstudentsonaformallyapprovedleaveofabsence.AcademicHonorPolicyAmajorconcernofanyeducationalinstitution,rankingwithitsconcernfortheadvancementanddisseminationofknowledge,isthemaintenanceofhighstandardsofintegrityandresponsibilityintheacademiccommunity.Theprogram,DepartmentandUniversityrecognizetheresponsibilityofbothfacultyandstudentsindevelopingandmaintainingthesestandards.ThelegalfoundationforthecoordinatedeffortsoffacultyandstudentstoupholdacademicintegrityandcombatacademicdishonestyisprovidedintheStudentConductCode(FACC22-3.04),whichcanbefoundintheFloridaStateUniversityStudentHandbook.AcademicHonorPolicy TheacademichonorsystemoftheFloridaStateUniversityisbasedonthepremisethateachstudenthastheresponsibilityto:

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1)Upholdthehigheststandardsofacademicintegrityinthestudentsownwork,2)RefusetotolerateviolationsofacademicintegrityintheUniversitycommunity,and3)FosterahighsenseofintegrityandsocialresponsibilityonthepartoftheUniversitycommunity.

ViolationsoftheCode Informaton on violations of the code can be found online: https://fda.fsu.edu/academic-resources/academic-integrity-and-grievances/academic-honor-policy ResponsibilityEachstudentshallberesponsibleforabidingbytheAcademicHonorCodeatalltimes.Theinstructormayfurtherdefineinwritinginthesyllabusorotherdocuments,theinstructor'sspecificationoftheactswhichshallconstituteaviolationoftheAcademicHonorCode.Asrequiredbytheinstructor,attheconclusionofeachexaminationorsubmissionofanassignment,eachstudentshallsignapledgethatthestudenthasneithergivennorreceivedaidfromanyunauthorizedsourceduringtheexaminationortheassignment.AnystudentwhoobservescheatingorviolatestheAcademicHonorCodeisexpectedtoreporttheviolationtotheinstructorand/ortheUniversityjudicialofficer.GradeAppealsSystemThepurposeofthegradeappealssystemistoaffordanopportunityforanundergraduateorgraduatestudenttoappealafinalcoursegradeundercertaincircumstances.Facultyjudgmentofstudents’academicperformanceisinherentinthegradingprocessandhenceshouldnotbeoverturnedexceptwhenthestudentcanshowthatthegradeawardedrepresentsagrossviolationoftheinstructor’sownspecifiedevaluation(grading)statementandthereforewasawardedinanarbitrary,capricious,ordiscriminatorymanner.Theevaluation(grading)statementutilizedduringthegradeappealsprocessistheonecontainedintheinstructor’ssyllabusatthebeginningofthesemester.Thissystemdoesnotapplytopreliminaryorcomprehensiveexamsortothesisordissertationdefenses;theseissuesarereviewedbytheStudentAcademicRelationsCommitteeviatheVicePresidentforFacultyDevelopmentandAdvancement.Step1.Withinfifteenclassdays(definedthroughouttheGradeAppealsSystemasMondaysthroughFridaysduringregularfall,spring,andsummersemesters,asnotedintheFSUAcademicCalendarmaintainedbytheUniversityRegistrar.Classdaysarenotdependentonwhetheranindividualstudenthasclassonaparticularday)followingthedatethatfinalgradesaremadeavailabletostudents,thestudentmustcontacttheinstructorinquestiontodiscussthegradeandattempttoresolveanydifferences.Thestudentshoulddocumentanyattemptstocontacttheinstructorinordertoestablishthattheappealwasbegunwithinthisfifteen-class-dayperiod.Intheeventthattheinstructoris

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notavailable,thestudentshouldprovidethatdocumentationtotheinstructor’sprogramordepartmentchair.Itisexpectedthatthestudentwillfirstattempttoresolvethegradedisputewiththeinstructor;however,eitherthestudentortheinstructormayconsultwiththeappropriatedepartmentchair,schooldirector,ordesigneeduringthisprocess.Step2.Ifnoresolutionisreachedwithinthisfifteen-class-dayperiod,afterthestudent’sdocumentedattempt,thestudenthasanadditionaltenclassdaystosubmitawrittenstatementtothedepartmentchair,schooldirector,ordesignee.Thisstatementmustincludeanaccountofattemptstoresolvetheissue,aswellastheevidencethatformsthebasisfortheappeal.Withintwentyclassdaysthereafter,thedepartmentchair,schooldirector,ordesigneewillsetadateforameetingofagradeappealsscreeningcommitteecomposedofthreestudentsenrolledintheacademicunitofferingthecoursetoreviewtheappeal.Thesestudentsshouldbeeitherundergraduateorgraduatestudents,dependingontheenrollmentstatusofthestudentchallengingthegrade.Themeetingshouldoccurwithinthattwenty-class-dayperiod,ifpracticable.Appropriatestudentswhohavenoconflictofinterestwillbechosentoserveonthisscreeningcommitteebyastudentorganizationassociatedwiththeprogramordepartment,ifsuchanorganizationexists.Ifnoneexistsorifmembersofsuchanorganizationarenotavailable,thedepartmentchair,schooldirector,ordesigneewillselectappropriatestudentswhohavenoconflictofinterest.Boththestudentandtheinstructormayattendthemeeting,asmaythedepartmentchair,schooldirector,ordesignee.Theroleofthescreeningcommitteeissolelytodeterminewhetherthestudenthaspresentedsufficientevidencetowarrantfurtherreview.Withinfivecalendardaysafterthismeeting,thescreeningcommitteewillrenderitsdecisioninwriting(recommend/donotrecommendfurtherreview)tothedepartmentchair,schooldirector,ordesignee,thestudent,andtheinstructor.Anegativedecisionwillendtheappeal.Apositivedecisionwilltriggerthenextstepintheprocess.Step3.Withinfifteenclassdaysofapositivedecisionfromthegradeappealsscreeningcommittee,thedepartmentchair,schooldirector,ordesigneewillappointandarrangeforameetingofagradeappealsboard.Themeetingshouldoccurwithinthatfifteen-class-dayperiod,ifpracticable.Theboardiscomposedofthreefacultymembersandtwostudentsotherthanthosewhoservedonthescreeningcommittee.Thesestudentsshouldbeeitherundergraduateorgraduatestudents,dependingontheenrollmentofthestatusofthestudentchallengingthegrade.Thepurposeofthisboardistodeterminewhetherornottoupholdthefinalgradeassignedbytheinstructor.Theboardwillconsideronlytheevidenceprovidedbythestudentandtheinstructorinmakingthedetermination.Thestudent,theinstructor,andthedepartmentchair,schooldirector,ordesigneemayattendthemeeting.Thegradewillbeupheldunlesstheevidenceshowsthatthegradewasawardedinanarbitrary,capricious,ordiscriminatorymanner,asaresultofagrossviolationofthe

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instructor’sownevaluation(grading)statement.Iftheoriginalgradeisnotupheld,theboardwillrecommendthatanalternativegradebeassignedbythedepartmentchair,schooldirector,ordesignee.Ifthestudenthasevidencethatthisgradeappealsprocesshasdeviatedsubstantiallyfromtheseestablishedprocedures,resultinginabiaseddecision,thestudentmayconsultwiththeOfficeofFacultyDevelopmentandAdvancementregardingreferraltotheFacultySenateStudentAcademicRelationsCommittee.Note:Foradditionalinformationregardinggeneralgradingpracticesandapprovals,pleaserefertothe‘GradingPractices’sectioninthe“AcademicRegulations”chapteroftheGeneralBulletin.

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APPENDIXA–DoctoralProgramChecklist Student: TermFirstEnrolled: PROGRAMMILESTONESMilestone √ Date&Notes

Diagnostic

Residency

PrelimExam

Prospectus

Dissertation PROFESSIONALDEVELOPMENT

CV/Resume

MembershipsinProfessionalAssociations

ConferencePresentations

OtherActivities

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APPENDIXB–CreditWaiverFormEducationalLeadership&Policy

Ph.D.Program

CreditWaiverFormInternalAddendumtoProgramofStudies

EquivalentGraduateCoursework CourseWaivedCreditHours

RequiredInformation:Coursecode,nameandgradeearnedInstitutionYearandsemesterDocumentationprovided(e.g.syllabus)Y/N

RequiredInformation: Coursecode,name

TOTALCreditHoursWaived

(Maximum30):

APPROVALS:TemporaryAdvisor,DateNote:Waiversarenotofficiallyapproveduntilformissignedbycommitteechairandmembers.CommitteeChair,DateCommitteeMember,DateCommitteeMember,DateCommitteeMember,Date

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APPENDIXC–PreliminaryExamResearchProposalGuidelines

ELPPh.D.PreliminaryExaminationPart3:ResearchProposal

Guidelines

Writearesearchproposalofnomorethan20pages2thatincludesthefollowingsections:

I.IntroductionII.LiteratureReview

III.ResearchDesign/Methodology

IV.Summary/StatementofSignificance

I.IntroductionTheintroductionshouldincludeanexplicitresearchquestion(s).Inaddition,youshouldstatethesignificanceofthisquestionforeducationalresearch,policy,andpractice.Providearelevantcontextforthestudy.Youshouldalsosummarizebrieflyyourresearchdesignandhowyourdesignisdifferentfromthoseusedinpaststudiesofsimilartopics,ifany.II.LiteratureReviewThereviewoftheliteratureneednotbecomprehensive,giventheshortlengthoftheproposal,butitshouldidentifyrelevantbodiesofliteratureandincludekeystudiesonthesubject,aswellasyourassessmentoftheirstrengthsandweaknesses.Givenyourassessmentofthesestrengthsandweaknesses,whatconclusionsmaybedrawnregardingthetopicbothintermsofwhatisknownandnotknown?III.ResearchDesign/MethodologyTheresearchdesign/methodologyshoulddiscusshowyouaregoingtogoaboutansweringyourresearchquestion(s)byexplicatingthefollowing:

Ø Conceptualframework:developordrawfromananalyticmodelthatisrootedintheoryandpriorempiricalresearch.Forquantitativeresearch,provideadiagramthatillustratesthelogicmodelanddiscussthemajorconstructsofthemodelaswellasthelikelyrelationshiponemightexpecttoseeamongtheconstructs(i.e.,theoryofaction).Forqualitativeresearch,identifyanddescribeatheoryanddiscusshowyouwilluseitinyourstudy(i.e.theoryofaction,institutionaltheory).

Ø Methods:discusshowyouwillcarryoutyourstudy.Beasspecificaspossible.Forexample,ifyouchoosearegressionanalysis,thenwriteouttheequation(s)youplantoestimateandclearlyidentifythecoefficientsofinterest.Or,ifyouchooseaqualitativeapproach,explainyourchoicefortheparticularmethodology–i.e.,ethnography,casestudy.

2 Proposal should be double-spaced, 12-point font, one-inch margins. The twenty-page limit can exclude title page and reference list.

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Ø SourcesofData:discussthedatayouwilluse.Ifyouaredoingaquantitativestudy,includeadescriptionofyourconstructsorvariablesthatareessentiallyoperationalizingelementsofyourconceptualframework.Ifyouarecollectingyourowndata,describehowyouwillgoaboutdoingsoandprovideashortlistofkeysurvey/protocolitems.Ifqualitative,describethedatayouwillcollectandwhy.Ifpertinent,provideasampleprotocol.

Ø Sample:identifyyoursampleofinterest.Discusshowyouwillselectthesampleandwhatsizeitwillbe.Ifyouareusingtheentirepopulation,stateit.Ifnot,explaintherationalebehindyoursample.

Regardlessofwhichapproachyouchoose,beclearaboutitsstrengthsandweaknessesforthegivenresearchquestion.

IV.Summary/StatementofSignificanceThesummary/statementofsignificanceshouldprovideasummaryoftheresearchproposalanddiscussinspecifictermstheimplicationsoftheresearchforpolicyandpractice.V.ReferenceList(notincludedorcountedinthe20-pagelimit)Allsourcesusedmustbeparentheticallyreferencedinthetextoftheproposalandfullycitedinareferencelist.Thereferencelistmustfollowasingleprofessionalformat,forexampleAPA,ChicagoManualofStyle,Turabian,etc.,Youneednotformatthebodyofyourproposalotherthanasindicatedinfootnote1.Someofthequestions3thatyourcommitteewillbeaskedtousetoevaluateyourresearchproposalinclude:

Ø Doestheproposalshowanin-depthknowledgeofrelevanteducationalresearchinthefield?Doesitreviewandcritiquerelevantandimportantpreviousstudiesintheareaoftheproposal’sresearch?

Ø Doestheproposalspecifyanappropriateresearchdesignandmethodtocollectthe

data?Isthedesignandarethemethodsappropriatetotheresearchquestion?Willthatdesignallowtheresearchertofindtheanswerstotheresearchquestionsposed?

Ø Doestheproposalspecifyhowtheprojectwillcontributetoandextendeducational

knowledge?Whatrelevancedoestheprojecthavetoeducation?Doestheprojectaddressanimportanteducationalissue?Willtheprojectenhanceeducationalknowledgeinacriticalway?Doesitexplainwhythisknowledgeisworthpursuingorhowwillitbenefiteducation?

Isthisawell-writtenproposal?Istheorganizationandstructureoftheproposalclear?Doesitdefinetermsandprocedures,etc.?

3 Adapted from NAE/Spencer guidelines for reviewers.

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APPENDIXD–UniversityPreliminaryExamPolicySatisfactorycompletionofapreliminaryexaminationshallberequiredforadmissiontocandidacyforthePhDdegree.Nostudentmayregisterfordissertationhourspriortothepointinthesemesterinwhichthepreliminaryexaminationwaspassed.AnadmissiontocandidacyformmustbecompletedandfiledintheOfficeoftheUniversityRegistrarpriortoregistrationfordissertationhours.Aftercompletionoftheadmissiontocandidacyprocess,thestudentmayretroactivelyadddissertationhoursforthatsemesterinwhichthepreliminaryexaminationwascompleted.Retroactivechangesareonlypermittedifthepreliminaryexaminationispassedbytheendoftheseventhweekofthesemester.Fortermspecificdeadlinedates,pleaserefertothe"AcademicCalendar"intheRegistrationGuide.

Thepreliminaryexaminationisdesignedtotestscholarlycompetenceandknowledgeandtoaffordtheexaminersthebasisforconstructiverecommendationsconcerningthestudent'ssubsequentformalorinformalstudy.Theformandcontentofthisexaminationwillbedeterminedbythedepartment,college,school,orexaminingcommittee(typically,butnotnecessarilythesamecompositionasthesupervisorycommittee)administeringthedegreeprogram.Priortotheexamination,thestudent'sexaminingcommitteewilldeterminewhetherthestudent1)hasa3.0average,and2)hasprogressedsufficientlyinthestudyofthedisciplineanditsresearchtoolstobeginindependentresearchintheareaoftheproposeddissertation.

Thechairofthemajordepartment,theacademicdean,andtheDeanofTheGraduateSchoolmayattendanysessionofthesupervisoryorexaminingcommitteeasnonvotingmembers.AmembermaybeappointedtotheexaminingcommitteeatthediscretionoftheacademicdeanorDeanofTheGraduateSchooloronrecommendationofthemajorprofessor.Normally,theexaminingcommitteewillbeidenticalwiththesupervisorycommittee.

Theexaminingcommitteewillreporttheoutcomeoftheexaminationtotheacademicdean:passed,failed,additionalworktobecompleted,ortobere-examined;thereportfollowingthereexaminationmustindicatethestudenteitherpassedorfailed.TheresultsoftheexaminationwillbereportedtotheOfficeoftheUniversityRegistrarforinclusioninthestudent'spermanentrecord.

Ifastudentfailsthepreliminaryexaminationbeforebeingadmittedtocandidacy,are-examinationmaybeofferedbythestudent’ssupervisorycommitteeorotherrelevantdecisionmakingbodywithineachdepartmentorunit,perthatdepartmentorunit’sdoctoralstudenthandbook.TheAcademicDean’sofficeshouldbenotifiedoftheoutcomeofanypreliminaryexamattempt.Studentscantakethepreliminaryexaminationforadmissiontocandidacyonlytwotimes.Asecondfailureonthepreliminaryexammakesthestudentineligibletocontinueinthedegreeprogram.Thesecondattemptatthepreliminaryexamshalloccurnosoonerthansixfullclassweeksaftertheresultsofthefirstattemptaresharedwiththestudent.Forthepurposeofthispolicy,a“fullclassweek”isdefinedasaweekwithfivedaysduringwhich

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classesareheldatFSU.Studentsmustberegisteredseparatelyfortheirfirstandsecondattempt,ifnecessarywithinthesamesemester,andmustreceiveeithera“pass”ora“fail”gradeforeachattempt.Anexceptionrequestregardingthetimingofthere-examinationcanbesubmittedforconsiderationtotheAcademicDean’sOfficebyeitherthestudentorthesupervisorycommittee.Studentswhoallegethatacademicregulationsand/orprocedureswereimproperlyappliedforthere-examinationoftheirpreliminaryexammayhavetheirgrievancesaddressedthroughthegeneralacademicappealsprocess.Thefullpreliminaryexampolicyaslistedheremustbeaddedtoalldoctoralstudenthandbooks.Formoreinformation,seetheGraduateBulletinathttps://registrar.fsu.edu/bulletin/graduate/.

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APPENDIXE–ScholarlyEngagementPolicy

ScholarlyEngagementPolicyELPProgram

Purpose:ThegoaloftheScholarlyEngagementrequirementistopreparedoctoralgraduatestobecomelifelongparticipantsandcontributorstothescholarlycommunityandtobecomeactivescholars,whoacquire,criticallyevaluate,andcreatenewknowledgeanddisseminatetheirwork.Studentsshouldconsultwiththeirmajorprofessoratthestartoftheacademicyeartodevelopaplanforscholarlyengagementforthatyear.ConfirmationofScholarlyEngagement:Eachyear,aspartoftheannualreviewprocess,doctoralstudentsmustdemonstratetheirscholarlyengagementactivitytotheirfacultyadvisor.ThisprocesswillbefacilitatedbytheuseoftheELPSScholarlyEngagementActivitiesCanvassite.ILLUSTRATIVESUGGESTIONSFORSCHOLARLYENGAGEMENT:Ph.D.andFace-to-FaceEd.D.students:Pre-Diagnostic/DiagnosticExam

• JoinandattendLEARNeventsandactivities• EstablishaPOSapprovedbytheadvisorandtwootherELPfacultymembers• AttendtheMarvaleneHughesConferencehostedbytheCOE• AttendR3RelevantResearchRoundtablehostedbythedepartment• DevelopaCurriculumVitae(CV)• Engageyourmajorprofessoraswellasotherfacultymembersontopics,ideasof

interest,etc.

Pre-Prospectus/ProposalDefense• Continuetheaboveactivities• UpdateCV• Attendatleastoneprospectusdefenseasanobserver• Attendatleastoneofthefollowing:

o anationalconference/professionalorresearchassociationo amethodologicalworkshop(IESsponsoredworkshops;professional

associationssuchasAERA)o anFSUprofessionaldevelopmentseminar/workshop

Pre-DissertationDefense

• Continuetheaboveactivities• UpdateCV• Attendatleastonedissertationdefenseasanobserver• PresentatR3• Presentasfirstorsecondauthor/presenteratanationalconference

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• Presentasthefirstorsecondauthor/presenteratastateorregionalconference• Publishanarticleasthefirst/secondauthorinapeer-reviewjournal(article

acceptedor“inpress”bythetimeofgraduation)OnlineEd.D.students:Pre-Diagnostic/DiagnosticExam

• EstablishaPOSapprovedbytheadvisorandtwootherELPfacultymembers• DevelopaCurriculumVitae(CV)andsharewithyourmajorprofessor• Engageyourmajorprofessoraswellasotherfacultymembersontopics,ideasof

interest,etc.Pre-Prospectus/ProposalDefense

• Continuetheaboveactivities• UpdateCV• Attendatleastoneprospectusdefenseasanobserver,virtuallyorinperson• Attendatleastoneofthefollowing,eitherinpersonorvirtually

o anationalconference/professionalorresearchassociationo amethodologicalworkshop(IESsponsoredworkshops;professional

associationssuchasAERA)o anFSUprofessionaldevelopmentseminar/workshopo aprofessionaldevelopmentworkshoprelatedtoyourareaof

professionalpractice.• Identifyalocalmentorwithkeyknowledgeofyourproblemofpracticeand

sharethisinformationwithyourmajorprofessorPre-DissertationDefense

• Continuetheaboveactivities• UpdateCV• Attendatleastonedissertationdefenseasanobserver,virtuallyorinperson• Sharefindingswithlocalmentorandreceivefeedbackonprogress• Presentfindingsataprofessionaldevelopmentworkshoprelatedtoyourareaof

professionalpractice

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ScholarlyEngagementStatement

StudentName:_________________________________AcademicYear:________________MajorAcademicMilestone(s)reachedthisyear:

____PassedDiagnosticExam Date:________________ ____PassedPreliminaryExam Date:________________

____DefendedProspectus Date:________________Inthespacebelowpleaseprovideastatementsummarizingyourscholarlyengagementfortheacademicyear.Besuretoincludeexamplesinyourstatementandreflectonthoseexperiences.Pleaseattachaseparatepage,ifadditionalspaceforcommentsisneeded. Signature of Student:_______________________________________Date:_________________ CV Attached: __________

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AppendixF–AssistantshipEvaluationForm

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These signatures indicate that the GA/RA/TA/CM has read the assessment and discussed it with their supervisor. The signatures do not imply agreement with the content.

Supervisor: Date:

Student: Date: