May 13, 2024  
2021-2022 Graduate Catalog 
    
2021-2022 Graduate Catalog [FINAL EDITION]

Cognitive Studies in Reading, EdD


 

Degree Requirements

The minimum requirements for the doctoral degree are the completion of 60 semester hours of graduate credit, including completion of the doctoral dissertation. Students must have a minimum of *48 credit hours of content and research doctoral level courses, taken at Widener before they begin the doctoral dissertation.  The doctoral dissertation phase includes 12 credit hours of Dissertation Seminar and Dissertation Research related to the dissertation activity. Please note that a waiver of any requirement for the degree must be approved in writing by the student’s academic advisor and the Director of the Center for Education.

*Credits taken in a master’s program at Widener or transferred cannot be applied to the 48 credits; however, other doctoral level courses can be applied as electives.

Curriculum


Electives (6 Credits)


The two electives listed are for literacy coach certification. Students who are not pursuing the certification, may opt to take two other courses recommended by the advisor.

Dissertation (18 Credits)


Total Credits: 60 (48 + dissertation credits)


*Required for the literacy coaching endorsement.  ED 547  is also required for the literacy coaching endorsement.

The program of study that appears here applies to students who were admitted for the summer session of this catalog year and later.  Students admitted prior to that term should select the appropriate catalog year of their admission.  Choose previous catalogs from the Home, Graduate, or Undergraduate Catalog Page at http://Catalog.widener.edu.