After Admission

Current Students

Advisory Committee

During the first semester in the program, each doctoral student will be advised by the program head or department chair, or assigned to a temporary faculty advisor. By the end of the first year of the program, each student must have an advisory committee formally appointed and must submit a program of studies outline to the Graduate Studies Office.

Members of the Advisory Committee

The advisory committee consists of at least three faculty members. Two must be from the major area of study, and one from the minor area. The committee chair, who becomes the student's primary advisor, must be a regular faculty member in the major area of specialization. For interdisciplinary minors, the minor representative must be from outside the major. At least two of the faculty members on each doctoral advisory committee must be regular faculty members; one may be an adjunct or part-time faculty member. For Ph.D. advisory committees, two members, including the chair, must be members of the University Graduate School faculty.

Review of the Doctoral Program of Studies

Check to see if it is a 60-credit hour post-master's Ed.D. or a 90-credit hour Ed.D. or Ph.D.

60-Credit Hour Program of Studies

If it is a 60-hour program, the hours must total 60 and no credit from the student's master's degree may be used.

60-Credit Hour Post-Master's Ed.D.
Course Work: 51 Hours
Major Includes Inquiry Linkage (3 cr.) 27 hours*
Inquiry Core From approved inquiry core course list; at least one course must be 600-level 9 hours*
Minor Interdisciplinary minor requires written description/approval 9 hours*
Electives Flexible 6 hours*
TOTAL 51 hours
Dissertation: 9 Hours
Proposal Prep X795 3 hours
X799 6 hours
TOTAL 9 hours
TOTAL FOR DEGREE 60 hours

*The number of credits listed in these areas are minimums. The total number of hours of course work prior to the dissertation component must be at least 51 hours.

A total of 42 credit hours must be from IU Bloomington and IUPUI. The remaining 18 credits can be from other IU campuses or other accredited institutions.

Course revalidation must be completed for all courses older than seven (7) years from the date that the student passes the oral qualifying exam.

90-Credit Hour Program of Studies

If it is a 90-hour program, the hours must total 90 and credit from the student's master's degree may be used.

90-Credit Hour Ed.D. and Ph.D.
Course Work: 75 Hours
Major Includes Early Inquiry (3 cr.) and Inquiry Linkage (3 cr.) 36 hours*
Inquiry Core Y520 or Y521 (3 cr.) plus 6–12 additional credits from approved inquiry core list; at least one course must be 600-level 9 (12–15) hours* Must be a minimum of 27 hours combined outside the major
Minor Interdisciplinary minor requires written description/approval 12 hours* Must be a minimum of 27 hours combined outside the major
Electives Flexible 6–18 hours* Must be a minimum of 27 hours combined outside the major
TOTAL 75 hours
Dissertation: 15 Credit Hours
Proposal Prep X795 3 hours
Thesis X799 12 hours
TOTAL 15 hours
TOTAL FOR DEGREE 90 hours

*The first number of credits listed in these areas are minimums. The total number of hours of course work prior to the dissertation component must add up to at least 75 credit hours.

Some majors require more than nine (9) hours in the inquiry core, including:

Some majors require 12 credit hours in the inquiry core, including:

The following programs require 15 credit hours in the inquiry core:

There must be a minimum of 27 hours outside the major program area.

A total of 60 credit hours must be from IU Bloomington or IUPUI. The remaining 30 credits can come from other IU campuses or other accredited institutions.

Course revalidation must be completed for all courses older than seven (7) years from the date the student passes the oral qualifying exam.