Requirements
Master of Science
18 credits in major courses
6 credits research thesis
6+ credits from major or other departments
30 Total Credits

Master of Education
21 credits in major courses
3 credits creative component
6+ credits from major or other departments
30 Total Credits

Doctor of Philosophy
42-50 credits in major courses
12 credits dissertation
10-18 credits outside the major
72 Total Credits

Students who have just completed a master’s may use those credits toward the Ph.D. if they were earned within the required period and are acceptable to the Program of Study Committee. A student wishing to apply for the Ph.D. program in Family and Consumer Sciences Education is not required to have completed a thesis as part of the master’s program. However, a student who has not done so may be asked to complete a master’s equivalency project to display basic research competence.
Prerequisites for Ph.D. program
--FCEdS 507 Program Planning in Family and Consumer Sciences --FCEdS 511 Research Methods
--FCEdS 515 Assessment in Family and Consumer Sciences
It is anticipated that a student could complete all the requirements for a Ph.D. degree in approximately five years if prerequisite course requirements are met.