The Doctoral Program
1.1 Introduction
1.2 Review of Policies and Procedures
1.3 Amendment of Policies and Procedures
1.4 Exceptions to Policies and Procedures
1.5 Academic Appeals
Admission
2.1 Florida Residency
2.2 Faculty Participation
2.3 Admissions Criteria
2.4 Exceptions
Advisement
3.1. Initial Advisement
3.2 Research Mentor
3.3 Changing Faculty Sponsor or Research Mentor
Academic Standing
4.1 Doctoral Student Status: Definition
4.2 Continuous Enrollment
4.3 Academic Load
4.4 Recency of Credits
4.5 Leave of Absence
4.6 Incomplete Grades
4.7 Academic Dismissal
4.8 Administrative Dismissal
Program of Study
5.1 Preparation of Program of Study
5.2 Educational Leadership Core
5.3 Research Core
5.4 Foundations Core
5.5 Cognate/Minor
5.6 Required Credit Hours
5.7 Transfer of Credit
5.8 Academic Standards
5.9 Repeating Courses for Credit
5.10 Residency
5.11 Time Limits
Candidacy
6.1 Advancement to Candidacy
6.2 Comprehensive Examination
6.3 Qualifications for Taking the Comprehensive Examination
6.4 Procedures for Development of the Comprehensive Examination
6.5 Assessment of Performance on the Written Comprehensive Examination
6.6 Eligibility to Take the Oral Examination
6.7 Assessment of Performance on the Oral Examination
Dissertation
7.1 Dissertation Enrollment
7.2 Dissertation Committee
7.3 Dissertation Proposal
7.4 Dissertation Completion
7.5 Dissertation Defense and Approvals
7.6 Filing the Dissertation
7.7 Graduate Certification
Support Services
9.1 Financial Aid
9.2 Thomas G. Carpenter Library
9.3 Computing Services
9.4 Student Services
Faculty
10.1 Graduate Faculty
10.2 Doctoral Chair Status
10.3 Consulting Faculty
10.4 Doctoral Teaching Faculty
10.5 Faculty Productivity and Recognition
Governance
11.1 Introduction
11.2 College Dean
11.3 Dean of the Graduate School
11.4 University Graduate Council
11.5 Program Director
11.6 Doctoral Steering Committee
11.7 Doctoral Teaching Faculty
