Straight through PhD Process Graduate Education Straight through PhD Process

Voting Language “Dr. Blow motioned to hold faculty vote to pass straight through curriculum committee recommendations, which include allowing bachelors students to apply directly to current PhD for Child Development and LHDFD. Website and additional materials will be updated to reflect this. Additionally, students entering with a Masters will enter PhD directly and students entering with Bachelors will be considered PhD students but will be coded as Masters. In fall, the Graduate Education Committee will develop annual systematic review process to determine funding and this will be in place before the next cohort of students start in fall 2018. Dr. Vallotton moved and Dr. Villarruel seconded. Faculty voted by count of hand and approved 17y-0n.” – April 2017 Faculty Meeting Minutes

Straight Though PhD Anticipated Process Students coded as a Masters Student; Completion of Masters Coursework Completion of Masters Thesis (as qualifying exam?) Students re-coded as PhD student; begin PhD Coursework (less what has already been completed in Masters)

Program Requirements University PhD Basic Requirement HDFS Masters Requirement 30 credits, including masters thesis University PhD Basic Requirement 24 Dissertation Credits HDFS PhD Requirement (less Masters Coursework): HDFS 901 (3 credits) 15 additional methods credits 6 additional CD electives

Example #1 Straight Through PhD Plan: Child Development Program Fall: HDFS 810 HDFS 811 HDFS 880 Spring: HDFS 881 HDFS 821 Diversity Course Year One HDFS 827 Thesis Credits (3) HDFS 960 Child Development Elective Methods Elective Year Two HDFS 901 HDFS 961 HDFS 826 HDFS 962 CD Elective Dissertation credits (3) Summer Dissertation Credits (3) Year Three Diss. Credits (6) Dissertation Credits (12) Year Four – Year Five Comps If Pass = Recode as PhD Student

Example #2- Straight Through PhD Plan: Child Development Program Fall: HDFS 901 HDFS 811 HDFS 880 Spring: HDFS 881 HDFS 821 HDFS 810 Year One HDFS 827 Thesis Credits (3) HDFS 960 Diversity Course Methods Elective Year Two Child Development Elective HDFS 961 HDFS 826 HDFS 962 CD Elective Dissertation credits (3) Summer Dissertation Credits (3) Year Three Diss. Credits (6) Dissertation Credits (12) Year Four - Five Comps If Pass = Recode as PhD Student

Major Milestones in the Program “State of the Art” Milestones Year One: Qualifying Exam Year Two: Thesis completion Year Three: Comprehensive Exams Year Four- Five: Dissertation Defense  “Preliminary Discussions 2016-2017” Year Two: Thesis completion; Ph.D. candidacy evaluation Year Three: Comprehensive Exams Year Four- Five: Dissertation Defense 

Funding 5 years of funding for “Straight Through PhD” students Currently Masters students don’t receive funding

Questions When will students take HDFS 901? (re-code) Qualifying exam = Thesis? Other milestones? Where do comps go?

Next Steps: Milestones and Qualifying Exam/PhD Candidacy Evaluation Process: What does this look like? Graduate Education will be discussing the questions Handbook Revisions: Need to add a section on Straight through PhD (including curriculum and major milestones to attain) Marketing: Language for the website – goal is to have it posted by early October; Letter sent from Dr. Bonomi to institutions Course curriculum revisions? - Potential to allow Straight through PhD students to take HDFS 901; Could affect other methods courses? Need to ensure courses are offered to meet student needs