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Program checklist · Educational Theory and Policy

Educational Theory and Policy

Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend College · Erie, PA

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Program
Award
Educational Theory and Policy
Total credits (published)
57
Credits (computed from items)
102
Catalog edition
2026
Checklist type
degree-program
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
214591
CourseShelf checklist
CK_214591_70909cc9
CollegeTransfer.Net
Institution Transfer Profile
Source
CourseShelf publish 59

Requirements to complete

Every course or condition the catalog lists, in the catalog's order.

Master of Arts (M.A.)

0 items

    Required Courses

    1 item
    1. EDTHP 500
      3

    Research Methods

    3 items
    1. EDTHP 585
      Research Design: Implications for Decisions in
      As published: “Research Design: Implications for Decisions in Higher Education”
      3
    2. EDPSY 406
      Applied Statistical Inference for the Behavioral Sciences
      As published: “Applied Statistical Inference for the Behavioral Sciences (or another approved statistics course)”
      3
    3. EDTHP 586
      3

    Electives 1

    electives · 0 items

      Culminating Experience

      1 item
      1. EDTHP 600
        Thesis Research
        or: EDTHP 610 Thesis Research Off Campus
        6

      Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)

      0 items

        Required Courses

        1 item
        1. EDTHP 500
          3

        Research Methods

        3 items
        1. EDTHP 585
          Research Design: Implications for Decisions in
          As published: “Research Design: Implications for Decisions in Higher Education”
          3
        2. EDTHP 586
          3
        3. 6 additional credits approved by the program
          Not resolved to a course
          6

        Theory Foundations

        1 item
        1. A minimum of 9 credits in 500-level EDTHP courses approved by the program
          Not resolved to a course
          9

        Policy Foundations

        2 items
        1. EDTHP 587
          3
        2. 6 additional credits approved by the program
          Not resolved to a course
          6

        Focused Program of Study

        1 item
        1. A minimum of 9 credits in consultation with the adviser to prepare for dissertation research 1
          Not resolved to a course
          9

        Electives

        electives · 1 item
        1. The remaining 15 elective credits may be chosen from a list of approved electives maintained by the program office.
          Not resolved to a course
          15

        Integrated B.S. in Education and Public Policy and M.A. in Educational Theory and Policy

        0 items

          Courses Eligible to Double Count for Both Degrees

          4 items
          1. EDPSY 406
            3
          2. EDTHP 500
            3
          3. EDTHP 585
            Research Design: Implications for Decisions in
            As published: “Research Design: Implications for Decisions in Higher Education”
            3
          4. EDTHP 586
            3

          Degree Requirements

          0 items

            Courses Eligible to Double Count for Both Degrees

            5 items
            1. EDTHP 518
              3
            2. EDTHP 520
              3
            3. EDTHP 533
              3
            4. EDTHP 541
              3
            5. EDTHP 587
              3
            Source. Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend College, catalog 2026 — https://bulletins.psu.edu/graduate/programs/majors/educational-theory-policy/. Captured page pages/0811.html.gz. Assembled from the institution's published catalog as captured; every record names its captured page and source URL. Assembled, not asserted.