Doctoral Degree in Educational Psychology in Hispanic Bilingual Education
The Ph.D. in Educational Psychology in Bilingual Education is designed with considerable flexibility within the core requirements and areas of specializations outlined. A total of 75 hours of approved coursework, practica, professional internship, independent study, seminars, and research credit beyond the Master's degree is required. Alternative courses or proficiency may be substituted with committee approval for the five required components listed below.
 
I. Bilingual Education Core - 18 Credit Hours
EPSY 610 Hispanic Bilingual Assessment and Monitoring Students (3 hrs)
EPSY 611 Dual Language Programs Methodologies (3 hrs)
EPSY 612 Content Area Instruction for Hispanic Bilingual Programs (3 hrs)
EPSY 613 Spanish/English Biliteracy (3 hrs)
EPSY 614 Bilingual Curriculum Development (3 hrs)
EPSY 616 Spanish for Bilingual and Dual Language Classrooms (3 hrs)
 
 
II. Research & Evaluation - 15 Credit Hours
EPSY 630 Research Options (3 hrs)
EPSY 631 Program Evaluation (3 hrs)
EPSY 640 Basic Statistics (3 hrs) (Prerequisite: EPST 636)
EPSY 689 Qualitative Research (3 hrs)

 
 
III. Practicum and Internship - 24 Credit Hours
EPSY 683 Field Practicum Hispanic Bilingual Research (6 hrs)
EPSY 683 Field Practicum in Grant Writing (3 hrs)
EPSY 683 Practicum in College Teaching (3 hrs)
EPSY 683 Field Practicum in Supervision (3 hrs)
EPSY 684 Professional Internship in Bilingual Education (9 hrs)
 
 
IV. Specialization/Cognate Electives - 9 Credit Hours
SPED 620 Bilingual Special Education (3 hrs)
 

Community-Based Integrated Services (3 hrs)

SPED 628 Consultation Theory and Techniques (3 hrs)
SPED 630 Reading for At-Risk and Disables Learners (3 hrs)
  Developing School0Community Partnerships (3 hrs)
EDTC 668 Application of Telecommunication in Education (3 hrs)
EDTC 621

Graphic Communication (3 hrs)
  Classroom Applications of Microcomputers Family Literacy (3 hrs)
  Developing School0Community Partnerships (3 hrs)

 

 
V. Dissertation - 12 Credit Hours Minimum
 
**Any other course work requires permission from student advisory committee.**

 
Requirements
 

Five main competencies must be successfully demonstrated within the program:

  1. College Teaching (mentored and supervised);
  2. Field Supervision (of bilingual education practitioners);
  3. Research: planning, executing, writing, presenting, and submitting for publication two studies prior to dissertation;
  4. Program Assessment Evaluation (planning, executing and writing); and
  5. Grant Writing (co-writing and submitting).
Qualitative Research (3 hrs) (Student & advisor select from qualitative offerings)
Research Options (6 hrs): ((Student & advisor select from: *Single-Case Research;
Survey Research; *Intermediate Statistics; *Nonparametric Statistics; *Meta-Analysis; *Tests & Measurement.)