Admission to candidacy in the doctoral program is contingent upon satisfactory completion of the master's degree requirements and maintenance of at least a High Pass average. The required courses during the first year of master's specialization are 525b, 529a, 901a, and 917b. Students may be exempted from 525b by demonstrating mastery of the course content. The master's research praxis provides an opportunity to develop the dissertation topic, either through pilot work or an integrative review. Elective courses can be used to take focus area courses and other required course work for the doctoral degree.
Students are eligible for predoctoral federal funding.
For full-time students it is estimated that the time to completion of the articulated program is approximately six to seven years.