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Program checklist · PhD

Education, PhD

George Mason University · Fairfax, VA

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
CIP
13.0101
Total credits (published)
3
Credits (computed from items)
141-168
Catalog edition
2026-2027
Checklist type
degree-program
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
232186
CourseShelf checklist
CK_232186_007990e2
CollegeTransfer.Net
Institution Transfer Profile
Source
CourseShelf publish 59

Requirements to complete

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

General Culture

1 item
  1. EDUC 800
    Ways of Knowing
    As published: “Ways of Knowing 1”
    or: EFHP 860 Critical Perspectives in Exercise, Fitness, and Health Promotion
    3

Research Methods

24 items
  1. EDRS 810
    3
  2. EDRS 811
    3
  3. EDRS 812
    3
  4. Select two from the following:
    Not resolved to a course
    6
  5. EDRS 814
    3
  6. EDRS 818
    3
  7. EDRS 820
    3
  8. EDRS 821
    3
  9. EDRS 822
    3
  10. EDRS 823
    3
  11. EDRS 824
    3
  12. EDRS 825
    3
  13. EDRS 826
    3
  14. EDRS 827
    3
  15. EDRS 828
    3
  16. EDRS 829
    3
  17. EDRS 830
    3
  18. EDRS 831
    3
  19. EDRS 832
    3
  20. EDRS 833
    3
  21. EDRS 836
    3
  22. EDRS 850
    3
  23. EDRS 897
    3
  24. WMST 890
    Advanced Topics in Feminist Research and Scholarship
    As published: “Advanced Topics in Feminist Research and Scholarship 1”
    1-6

Transfer of Prior Earned Credits

1 item
  1. Students can transfer eligible credits from an earned Master's degree: PhD without concentration (9-18 credits), Kinesiology concentration (9-18 credits), Education Leadership concentration (15 credits), Higher Education concentration (9-18 credits). Approval from student's Program Advisory Committee required.
    Not resolved to a course
    9-24

Dissertation Proposal and Research

3 items
  1. Minimum 12 credits of
    Not resolved to a course
    12
  2. EDUC 998
    Doctoral Dissertation Proposal
    As published: “Doctoral Dissertation Proposal 1”
    1-9
  3. EDUC 999
    Doctoral Dissertation Research
    As published: “Doctoral Dissertation Research 2, 3”
    or: HE 999 Doctoral Dissertation
    1-9

Primary Specialization

1 item
  1. Students select course work based on their area of specialization. They may choose EDUC 994 and EDUC 890 to broaden their professional expertise. These internships must be taken in a setting that differs from the student's work setting, and includes 100 clock hours of work.
    Not resolved to a course
    18-24

Secondary Specialization

1 item
  1. Students may develop a secondary specialization from coursework offered within CEHD or coursework offered within other Mason units, in consultation with their advisor
    Not resolved to a course
    12-18

Higher Education Core

major core · 2 items
  1. EDEP 823
    Research Project: Designing your Study
    or: HE 886 Doctoral Internship in College Teaching and Administration
    or: HE 897 Directed Reading in Higher Education
    3
  2. EDUC 813
    Systematic Reviews of Research
    or: HE 886 Doctoral Internship in College Teaching and Administration
    or: HE 897 Directed Reading in Higher Education
    3

Select 30 Credits from the following:

16 items
  1. HE 701
    3
  2. HE 702
    3
  3. HE 703
    3
  4. HE 704
    3
  5. HE 705
    3
  6. HE 706
    3
  7. HE 707
    3
  8. HE 710
    3
  9. HE 711
    3
  10. HE 712
    3
  11. HE 713
    3
  12. HE 721
    3
  13. HE 722
    3
  14. HE 792
    1-3
  15. HE 886
    1-3
  16. HE 897
    1-6

Kinesiology Core

major core · 8 items
  1. EFHP 810
    3
  2. EFHP 811
    3
  3. EFHP 813
    3
  4. EFHP 815
    3
  5. EFHP 820
    3
  6. EFHP 825
    3
  7. EFHP 840
    3
  8. EFHP 880
    3

​Experiential Learning

3 items
  1. KINE 890
    6
  2. KINE 891
    3
  3. KINE 897
    Independent Study. 3
    As published: “Independent Study”
    3

Education Leadership Core

major core · 7 items
  1. EDLE 801
    3
  2. EDLE 802
    3
  3. EDLE 812
    3
  4. EDLE 813
    3
  5. EDLE 814
    3
  6. EDLE 816
    3
  7. EDLE 818
    3

​Experiential Learning

2 items
  1. EDUC 890
    3
  2. EDUC 994
    3

Dissertation Proposal

1 item
  1. EDUC 998
    Doctoral Dissertation Proposal
    As published: “Doctoral Dissertation Proposal 1”
    3
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