Marquette University College of Education Doctoral Program
A doctoral student at Marquette University must complete a program of study prepared in consultation with his or her advisor and outlined on an approved Doctoral Program Planning form. The program must include a MINIMUM of 45 credit hours of coursework beyond the master’s degree (at least 33 of which must be in the College of Education) and 12 credit hours of dissertation work. In addition, the doctoral student must pass a qualifying examination and submit and successfully defend an approved dissertation.
A doctoral program requires a supporting (minor) area of study, composed of 12 credit hours of work either in or outside of the College of Education. All doctoral students must also complete a minimum of 12 credit hours of post-bachelor’s course work in research skills, which includes the following: research methods, measurement, statistics and computer science.
