95-102 credits
Aids the candidate in developing skills and knowledge in curriculum, evaluation, research, and teaching methodology. Educational experiences are provided through course work and fellowship assignments. Programs are individualized to meet the specific goals of students.
Admission requirements
Applicants must meet the admission requirements of the Graduate School. An applicant must also hold a master’s degree from an accredited college or university with a grade-point average (GPA) of at least 3.2 on a scale of 4.0; have achieved acceptable scores on the Graduate Record Examination (GRE); submit an autobiography, philosophy of education, 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.
Degree requirements
General guidelines include 95-102 graduate credits, at least 48 of which ordinarily will be completed at Ball State University. The program also requires a major of 40 credits, including 10 credits for the dissertation; cognate fields of either two 15-credit (minimum) cognates or one 24-credit (minimum) cognate. The 15-credit cognates must include a minimum of 9 Ball State University credits; the 24-credit cognate must include a minimum of 12 Ball State University credits; and two consecutive semesters of residency, (15 credits within one calendar year) which are expected to begin within two years of acceptance to the program.
Teachers College requirements
| EDPS 641 | Intro Statistical Methods | 3 |
| EDPS 642 | Analysis of Variance | 3 |
| ID 705 | Research Colloquium | 1 TO 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 8 |
(or another approved course)
Humanistic studies
One course from
| EDFO 631 | Philosophy of Education | 3 |
| EDFO 641 | History of American Education | 3 |
| EDFO 651 | Educational Sociology | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 3 |
Behavioral studies
One course from
Area of specialization
(Elementary, Early Childhood, Reading)
Doctoral seminar (2 semesters)
| EDEL 798 | Seminar in Elementary Educ | 2 |
| | or | |
| EDEL 799 | Seminar in EC Education | 2 |
| | or | |
| EDRD 700 | Seminar in Reading | 2 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 4 |
Research
One course from
| EDEL 740 | Research in EC and Elem Educ | 3 |
| EDEL 791 | Seminar in Research Elem Educ | 3 |
| EDRD 770 | Study of Reading Research | 4 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 3-4 |
Dissertation
| DISS 799 | Doctoral Dissertation | 1 TO 24 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 10 |
Cognate(s)
Total Credit Hours: 95-102