A total of 102 s.h. credit are required including 30 s.h. credit from a Master's degree. Applicants with fewer science hours may be held for more hours of graduate or undergraduate credit in their science area than credit listed as minimal. The major science area should reflect a family of courses selected in consultation with an appropriate member of the science department involved. It is recommended that candidates complete a science research experience as part of their science studies. Evidence of this research experience is to be certified by a faculty member in the science area of that research.
Competency is certified by the advisor.
The candidate must pass a comprehensive examination consisting of written and oral parts. Admission to the comprehensive examination is granted upon the recommendation of the candidate's advisor in science education, the filing of the plan of study, and the approval of the dean of the Graduate College. This examination, administered only on campus once each semester, is intended to be an inclusive evaluation of the candidate's mastery of the science education, the science specialization, and related fields of study. This examination should include a critical inquiry into the purposes, methods, and results of the investigation. The comprehensive and final examinations are conducted by a committee of no fewer than five members of the graduate faculty.