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positions. This option is housed in the School of Teaching, Learning and Education Sciences. The Social Foundations option is intended to prepare future scholars and educators to employ a number of different disciplinary perspectives to analyze critically and evaluate policies and practices within and outside education to understand better how such policies and practices shape educational institutions. This approach is intended to heighten students’ abilities to examine, understand and explain educational arrangements, processes and practices to develop a disciplined sense of policy-oriented educational responsibility. Scholars in social foundations are expected to contribute to advancing the educational enterprise at national and international levels. This option is housed in the School of Educational Foundations, Leadership and Aviation (SEFLA). The Workforce and Adult Education option is intended to strengthen research activities for improving practice in occupational education, provide graduate programs that reflect transformative roles in occupational education and the workplace, strengthen leadership and outreach services to the discipline, expand activities in international workforce development, and strengthen the cultural diversity in the field of occupational education studies. The focus is to prepare persons for leadership positions in higher education; international occupational education and workforce development organizations; national, state and community agencies; as well as public and private educational institutions. This option is housed in the School of Teaching, Learning and Education Sciences. General Program Requirements, Application Procedures and Financial Aid Master's Program TLL master’s degree options requires a minimum of 36 hours of coursework. In addition to coursework students take a comprehensive exam and complete either a Creative Component or Thesis. The Creative Component can take a variety of forms, as approved by the Advisory Committee, from an advanced paper to a creative demonstration of expertise gained through the degree. The thesis is original research. The student’s Advisory Committee (three members) assists the student through all aspects of the program. Application to the Graduate College precedes program admission decisions. For unqualified admission an applicant must have completed an undergraduate degree in Education or a related field and must submit a curriculum vita and goals statement aligned with the option area chosen. Option areas have minimum grade- point requirements for the undergraduate degree and may have additional materials that make up the admissions packet. Doctoral Program The Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree requires a minimum of 69 semester hours beyond the master's degree. Application to the Graduate College precedes program admission decisions. For program admission, candidates submit scores from the Graduate Record Exam or the Miller Analogies Test, a Statement of Goals and Objectives, references and examples of written expression. An interview may be required. To enter candidacy, students must pass a qualifying exam. Candidates conduct independent, original research reported through a dissertation. The student’s Advisory Committee (four members) assists the student through all aspects of the program. Financial Aid Some support is available each year for research assistantships and for qualified graduate students to assume teaching responsibilities in the

undergraduate curriculum. Interested persons are encouraged to apply at any time. Applications can be obtained from the School of Teaching, Learning and Education Sciences. Faculty Jennifer Sanders, PhD—Associate Professor and School Head Professors: Pamela U.Brown, EdD; Gary Duhon, PhD; Pamela Fry, PhD; Christine Ormsbee, PhD; Terry Stinnett, PhD; Juliana Utley, PhD; Hongyu Wang, PhD; Qiuying Wang, PhD; Virginia Worley, PhD Associate Professors: Julie Angle, PhD; Toni Ivey, PhD; M. Sue Christian Parsons, PhD; Brian Poncy, PhD; Jennifer Sanders, PhD; Adrienne Redmond-Sanogo, PhD; Donita Massengill Shaw, PhD; Sheri Vasinda, PhD; Shelbie Witte, PhD; Georgette Yetter, PhD Associate Professor and Career and Technical Education Program Coordinator: Starla Holcomb, PhD Assistant Professors: Christopher Anthony, PhD; Penny Cantley, PhD; Jennifer Cribbs, PhD; Erin Dyke, PhD; Candace Gann, PhD; Stephanie Hathcock, PhD; Shanedra Nowell, PhD Clinical Associate Professor and Secondary Education Coordinator: Gayla Foster, PhD Clinical Assistant Professors: Starla Halcomb, PhD; Claudia Otto, PhD Clinical Instructor and Elementary Education Coordinator: Jill Metzger, MS Clinical Instructors: Amy Olson, MS; Nicole Styers, MS; John Weaver, MS