A record of study and an internship, instead of a dissertation, are completed in this 64-hour program. The residence requirement must be fulfilled within the five consecutive calendar years. Students must be enrolled full-time for periods of at least six weeks to obtain credit for the residence requirement. This innovative professional degree designed for the practitioner of agricultural education is a joint degree with the Department of Agricultural Education and Communications of Texas Tech University. The 64 semester-hour program of study is undertaken completely at a distance by professionals in agriculture.
Students enter the program as members of a cohort and advance through the program together.
The first cohort of 18 students will graduate in 2004. The second cohort will begin in 2003. The degree will be awarded jointly by both universities.