COLLEGE OF EDUCATION & HUMAN DEVELOPMENT

Texas A&M University

EDTC Degree Completion

Read all the information in the Graduate Catalog.

Master's students must select committee members and develop a Degree Plan. The completed plan must be filed with the Office of Graduate Studies by the time you have finished 18 semester hours, otherwise you will not be able to register for more classes.

Ph.D. students must select committee members and develop a Degree Plan. The completed plan must be filed with the Office of Graduate Studies by the time you have finished 36 semester hours, otherwise you will not be able to register for more classes.

Click for form downloads: degree plan, EDTC 683 - Practicum agreement, and EDTC 684 - Professional Internship contract.

GUIDELINES FOR THE PREPARATION OF DEGREE PLANS
A degree plan cannot be filed until you have received official notice of your full admission to a graduate program. It must be filed according to deadlines published by your college and no later than 90 days prior to the preliminary exam for doctoral student or the final exam for masters students. Currently, all degree plans must be typed on the official form which may be downloaded from the Office of Graduate Studies Forms Web site http://ogs.tamu.edu/OGS/currentForms.htm or from the download page listed above. This is the ONLY form that will be accepted by the Office of Graduate Studies. All coursework must be listed alpha-numerically (prefix & course number) on the form. All course titles must be entered exactly as currently presented in the university catalog or when they were actually taken if different. Master's degrees are to be listed as an MEd in Educational Technology and will consist of a minimum of 39 hours. Doctoral degrees are to be listed as a PhD in EPSY. Fill in the letter grades for any courses that have been completed. Do not lump official grades for courses that have been repeated.

Transcripts for all previous degrees and any transfer work must be on file with the Office of Graduate Admissions before filing your degree plan.

Directions for Filling Out the Form:

  • Type your name and department in the spaces provided.
  • For master of science or master of education degrees, choose either "thesis option" or "non-thesis-option". List major exactly as shown in the Graduate Catalog. These are the only approved majors; any exceptions will not be recognized.
  • List only those courses to be used toward the degree being sought. Do not list any courses which have already been counted for credit toward a previous degree. When listing the courses on the degree plan form:
    • Order the courses alphabetically by departmental abbreviation and then numerically.
    • Use only the official departmental abbreviations under the column headed "Dept. Abbr."
    • If necessary, you may use two degree plan forms.
    • Remove the signature section from the first form.

Committee/Signatures
The chair, co-chairs (if applicable), all members of the advisory committee, the department head, and the student must sign on the appropriate lines at the bottom of the degree plan form. All names and departmental abbreviations must be indicated in the spaces provided.

Master's Candidates Oral Exams
Click here for information about Oral Exams.

Ph.D. Requirements
Click here for Office of Graduate Studies steps for doctoral students.

The Department of Educational Psychology requires that your dissertation in final "polished" draft form be submitted to your committee 30 calendar days prior to your defense. This is a firm deadline that is not waived.

In addition, following your defense, you must bring a plain paper copy of your dissertation along with your signature pages to the Student Services Office for the Department Head's signature. There will be a 48-hour turn-around in this process.

• All students must set their examination dates with the agreement of all members of their committee.

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