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Program checklist · PhD

Education Policy, PhD

University of Pennsylvania · Philadelphia, PA

A checklist is the list of requirements to complete this program and receive the award, as the college publishes it in its catalog. It is the same for everyone. It does not say what you have completed; that comes from applying your own record.

Program
Award
PhD
Credential class
ceterms:DoctoralDegree
Total credits (published)
19
Credits (computed from items)
19
Catalog edition
2026-2027
Checklist type
degree-program
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
215062
CourseShelf checklist
CK_215062_6d19f22a
CollegeTransfer.Net
Institution Transfer Profile
Source
CourseShelf publish 59

Requirements to complete

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

Curriculum

0 items

    Disciplinary Foundation Courses

    15 items
    1. Select four of the following:
      Not resolved to a course
      4
    2. EDUC 5414
    3. EDUC 5436
    4. EDUC 5451
    5. EDUC 5460
    6. EDUC 5490
    7. EDUC 5782
    8. EDUC 6118
    9. EDUC 6736
    10. EDUC 6784
    11. EDUC 7531
    12. EDUC 7708
    13. EDUC 7742
    14. SOCI 5960
    15. MSSP 7060

    A course approved by your advisor

    0 items

      Policy and Program Analysis

      6 items
      1. Select three of the following:
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      2. EDUC 5760
        Applied Research Methods to Inform Policy
        As published: “Applied Research Methods to Inform Policy and Practice”
      3. EDUC 6720
      4. EDUC 6739
      5. EDUC 8710
      6. EDUC 8762

      Quantitative Research Methods

      19 items
      1. Select five of the following:
        Not resolved to a course
        5
      2. EDUC 6667
        Introductory
        As published: “Introductory Statistics for Educational Research”
        1
      3. EDUC 7762
        Introduction to Applied Quantitative
        As published: “Introduction to Applied Quantitative Methods for Education Research: Pre-K to 20”
      4. STAT 5000
        Applied Regression and Analysis of
        As published: “Applied Regression and Analysis of Variance”
      5. STAT 5010
        Introduction
        As published: “Introduction to Nonparametric Methods and Log-linear Models”
        1.0
      6. STAT 5030
      7. STAT 5200
        4
      8. STAT 5210
      9. STAT 5710
        1
      10. STAT 9210
      11. EDUC 7665
      12. EDUC 7667
        Regression and Analysis of Variance (Fall
        As published: “Regression and Analysis of Variance”
        1
      13. EDUC 7836
      14. EDUC 8671
        1
      15. EDUC 8680
      16. EDUC 8681
        Classifications, Profiles, and Latent Growth Mixture Models
        As published: “Classifications, Profiles, and Latent Growth Mixture Models”
      17. SOCI 5351
        3
      18. SOCI 6120
      19. SOCI 6620

      Elective Methods (Measurement, Qualitative, or Mixed)

      electives · 8 items
      1. Select two of the following:
        Not resolved to a course
        2
      2. EDUC 6130
      3. EDUC 6683
      4. EDUC 6684
        Measurement
        As published: “Measurement & Assessment”
        1
      5. EDUC 7460
        Qualitative Research: Concepts, Methods
        As published: “Qualitative Research: Concepts, Methods and Design”
        1
      6. EDUC 7464
      7. EDUC 7671
        1
      8. EDUC 7844

      Policy Seminar

      2 items
      1. Take the credit in second year of PhD program
        Not resolved to a course
        1
      2. EDUC 6738

      GSE First Year Seminar

      1 item
      1. EDUC 7132
        1

      Additional Requirements 1

      0 items

        Students must complete all University Milestones for Doctoral Candidates in addition to specific milestones for GSE. These include:

        1 item
        1. EDUC 9950
          Dissertation
          As published: “Dissertation 2”
          3

        A Qualifications Evaluation (also known as Program Candidacy)

        0 items

          A Preliminary Examination (also known as Doctoral Candidacy)

          0 items

            An Oral Defense of the Dissertation Proposal

            0 items

              Final Defense of the Dissertation

              0 items

                University PhD Benchmarks

                0 items

                  Qualifying Evaluation

                  0 items

                    Candidacy Examination

                    0 items

                      Dissertation Defense/Oral Exam

                      0 items

                        Dissertation Deposit

                        0 items
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