In addition to Graduate School requirements:
- All students must successfully complete an initial interview on campus which includes an essay and oral report.
- Interviews and credential review is the responsibility of the program coordinator. The Graduate School is notified of those students who are recommended for admission into the program.
- Upon notification of acceptance into the doctoral program by the Dean of the Graduate School, candidates are permitted to register for graduate classes. Throughout the student's course work, the director of the Administration and Leadership Studies program serves as each student's advisor.
Residency Requirements
All doctoral students must complete a minimum of twelve graduate credits at IUP in one of the three following ways:
1. Across two consecutive semesters.
2. In each of two consecutive summers plus six graduate credits during the intervening academic year.
3. One semester preceding or following a summer of nine hours study.
Students who are admitted to the Administration and Leadership Studies doctoral program must have a master's degree in education or a master's degree in the liberal arts. Students who are admitted into the Administration and Leadership Studies doctoral program must also meet all graduate school requirements.
Admission to Candidacy:
You must apply for doctoral degree candidacy after completing twelve credits and maintain a minimum quality point average of 3.0.
Candidacy Examination:
You are required to submit the first chapter of your dissertation to
the Graduate Coordinator by June 1, 2009. If you do not pass your
candidacy exam, you may request to do one rewrite of your candidacy
examination. If you fail the second examination, then you will no
longer be permitted to remain in the program.
How do we evaluate the candidacy examination?
1. Does the candidate present a clear statement of the problem?
2. Is the problem significant? In other words, can the candidate justify in writing why the
problem needs further study. What arguments are presented? Is there a logical sequence to the argument.
3. Does the candidate establish a theoretical position? The theoretical position should
include citations and should establish a logical argument of why the study is needed.
4. Are the candidate’s research questions clear and will these questions address the
research problem?
5. Is there evidence that the candidate can read and interpret research articles and then
present arguments showing how the articles relate to the overall research problem?
If the Program Coordinator has concerns regarding the quality of a
candidate’s candidacy examination, then the coordinator has the
option having other faculty member(s) read and evaluate the candidacy
examination.
Doctoral candidates must have a minimum quality point average of 3.0.
Further explanations can be found in the Graduate Manual
The Comprehensive Examination:
Your comprehensive examination is an oral and written defense of the
first three chapters of your proposed dissertation. (Spring 2011) The
comprehensive examination is assessed by your dissertation chairperson,
your dissertation committee and possibly the Program Director.
Following approval of your comprehensive examination, the members of
your dissertation committee will make additional recommendations before
you submit a formal dissertation proposal. Your Comprehensive
Examination should be submitted within 6 months after finishing your
final academic course. *You
are advised to bring a tape recorder to this meeting to record faculty
suggestions intended to improve your dissertation proposal.
Upon completion of your exam, you must write a report of all faculty recommendations and how you intend to address each recommendation when you submit your formal dissertation proposal. Within one-week you should send this report to each member of your committee
Re-examination: If your comprehensive fails to meet the
committees’ approval, then you must make extensive revisions
prior to resubmitting it to your committee. No student is permitted a
third examination without a recommendation to that effect from the
degree program's sponsoring department along with the approval of the
Graduate Dean.
Dissertation Proposal
When you write your formal dissertation proposal, you must also write
your human subjects proposal for review by your dissertation committee.
(IRB) Your dissertation chairperson will review and approve your
proposal and your IRB prior to committee review. A
copy of your dissertation proposal and the human subject proposals must
be placed in the hands of all committee members at least one week in
advance of your formal proposal meeting. The proposal must be
approved by all members of your dissertation committee before you can
proceed with the dissertation. You should expect to have
additional suggestions from your committee members at this
meeting. Your dissertation proposal will include all the
recommendations that your committee members made during your
comprehensive examination. You are advised to bring a tape recorder to this meeting. You may be asked to write a one-page executive summary regarding your committee’s recommendations.
Your formal dissertation proposal must include a detailed plan of analysis imbedded into Chapter 3. This detailed plan should include actual tables of what your data might look like if you undertake a quantitative study. If you decide to undertake a qualitative study, then you should provide a sample of your narrative analysis.
The Dissertation Committee: Your dissertation committee supervises your dissertation. The committee approves the dissertation proposal and is responsible for approving the finished doctoral dissertation. You must select three members for your dissertation committee who are members of the IUP faculty and who are qualified to serve on dissertation committees. You may request to add an additional member to your committee who is not a member of the IUP faculty. Usually this person has special expertise in your research interests.
After you successfully pass your formal dissertation proposal, you must begin registering for dissertation credits.
The Dissertation: A dissertation is required of all doctoral candidates.
Publication of the Dissertation. An electronic option is now acceptable.
(Please be aware of Graduate School Application deadlines)
Application for Graduation:
Formal application for graduation must be filed through the department to the Graduate School no later than two months prior to the university's next published degree-granting date.