PH.D.

Major: Teaching and Teacher Education

Minor: Supportive Area/Department other than Teaching and Teacher Education

Students admitted to the Ph.D. program in Teaching and Teacher Education can pursue a variety of concentrations and specializations, including teacher reflection and development; classroom processes and management; curriculum theory; social studies, mathematics and science education; environmental learning; educational foundations and policy studies; and Mexican-American studies. See the faculty list for names of experts to contact in these areas. The selection of a concentration is refined in consultation with a student's major professor and members of the student's major and minor committees. Normally this is a central part of the qualifying exam.

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Admission

3.5 GPA, with defined exceptions on a provisional basis

GRE Scores -Minimum combined verbal and quantitative of 1000

Master's degree with thesis or its equivalent in education or a related field from an accredited college or university

15 units of previous coursework in education

Two years of full-time teaching experience

Three letters of recommendation (one of which must be from a college or university professor)

Writing sample (Essay must be included with the Department Data Blank/Application)

Qualifying Procedures

The examination must be completed prior to the 24th unit of credit after admission to the doctoral program. The examination will include an oral defense of a scholarly paper written by the student, and a discussion and approval of the student's program of study for the degree.

Curriculum

TTE Major Core (9 units )

TTE 539

Recent Research on Teaching and Schooling

TTE 545

Curriculum Theory and Policy

EDP 560

Introduction to Educational Research

Statistics and Research Methods (16 units)

EDP 541 (Replaces EDUC 600)
Quantitative/Inferential Methods in Evaluation

LRC/HED 605 (Replaces EDUC 601)
Qualitative Methods in Education

TTE 696c (Replaces EDUC 602)
Research Design and Techniques in Education

TTE 696a
Research on Teacher Education

TTE 696b
Research on Teaching

Research Experience (6-12 units)

A minimum of 6 units of supervised internship must be completed with a focus on classroom studies and/or teacher education. Additional units may be specified, as necessary, by the candidate's major committee.

TTE 793a
Internship: Classroom Research (3-6 units)

TTE 793b
Internship: Teacher Education Research (3-6 units)

Major Supportive Coursework in TTE (Minimum of 18 units)
18 units to be selected from the approved list of TTE graduate courses and others as approved by the major committee.

Dissertation (18 units)

Residency Requirement
To meet the minimum Graduate College residence requirement, the student must complete a minimum of 30 units of graduate credit in residence at The University of Arizona, (18 units of dissertation plus 12 units of regular graded coursework taken at The University of Arizona). "In residence" is defined as units offered by The University of Arizona, whether or not they are offered on campus.

Comprehensive Exams
A two part exam (written and oral) given prior to dissertation work.