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Completing a Master's en route to the PhD
Note: Beginning Fall 2014, all EDP doctoral students who were admitted to their doctoral program without a master’s in the field must complete an en-route master’s before they receive their doctoral degree.
Typically, doctoral students who do not already have a master’s degree in the field of psychology or education complete an M.A. degree en route to the Ph.D. by turning their qualifying document into a master’s report. There are currently no specific department rules for this. Some advisers will permit a student simply to reformat their qualifying process document so that it meets the margin requirements of the Graduate School. Other advisers may require the addition of a section that includes the application of the topic to the master’s degree (e.g., Program Evaluation).
Students will have already completed the majority of the department requirements for the M.A. degree in their own specialization as part of their required course preparation for the qualifying examination. Most additional course requirements (e.g. any out-of-department/area courses) also apply to the doctoral degree. Thus, the only additional step that a student usually needs to take to complete the M.A. in the same area as the doctoral program is to register for the Masters Report (EDP 398R) in the semester he or she wishes to receive the master’s degree.
An alternative to earning an en-route M.A. is the en-route M.Ed. with a specialization in Quantitative Methods, which will require coursework beyond what is required for your doctoral program. Completion of this master’s also requires a separate application.
Note: The most common mistake students make is to register for Master’s Report during a semester in which they have not completed the out-of-department course requirement. Any coursework required for the master’s degree must be completed no later than the semester/summer in which the degree is to be conferred.
Any student earning a master’s degree must contact the Graduate Coordinator the semester prior to graduation. After receiving clearance from the Graduate Coordinator, students will apply online to graduate with their master’s on the Graduate School website.
M.A. Specialization: Human Development, Culture, and Learning Sciences
This en route master's degree is intended for HDCLS doctoral students. The M.A. component in the doctoral areas of specialization is designed to permit doctoral students to obtain a master’s degree on their way to the Ph.D. It is not designed for students wishing a terminal master’s degree.
| Required Courses | Hours |
Core Courses:
| 19 |
| 5 HDCLS courses | 15 |
1 out-of-department course and 1 out-of-area course (or 2 out-of-department courses) | 6 |
| Master's Report (EDP389R) | 3 |
| Total | 43 |
M.Ed. Specialization: Quantitative Methods
This en-route Master's is available for all Educational Psychology doctoral students. Students who wish to obtain a master’s specialization in Quantitative Methods must first complete an application and be accepted by the Quantitative Methods faculty.
| Required Courses | Hours |
| Statistical Analysis for Analytical Data | 3 |
| Correlation & Regression | 3 |
| Data Analysis Using SAS | 3 |
| Psychometric Theory & Methods | 3 |
| Program Evaluation Models & Techniques | 3 |
| Research Methods course (must be approved by Dr. Whittaker) | 3 |
2 courses from the following:
| 6 |
| 2 out-of-area courses approved by Dr. Whittaker, Area Chair | 6 |
| Total | 30 |
M.A. Specialization: School Psychology
See School Psychology Handbook.
M.A. Specialization: Counseling Psychology
See Counseling Psychology Handbook.
