Agricultural and Extension Education
The Agricultural and Extension Education Program in the School of Human Sciences offers graduate courses leading to the following degrees:
- Master of Science in Agricultural and Extension Education with a Leadership or Teaching emphasis
- Doctor of Philosophy in Agricultural Sciences with a concentration in Agricultural and Extension Education
Master of Science in Agricultural and Extension Education with a concentration in Teaching or Leadership
A minimum of 30 hours of coursework in a planned program of study must be completed for the M.S. degree. A minimum of one-half the total credit hours on the program of study must be at the 8000 level. Students wishing to complete a thesis must take at least 6 credit hours of research/thesis (6 of these credit hours substitute for coursework hours) and an approved statistics course.
A written or oral final comprehensive examination is required for the student in the non-thesis option. A student in the thesis option must pass a final thesis defense and submit the thesis.
Doctor of Philosophy in Agricultural Sciences with a concentration in Agricultural and Extension Education
The minimum requirement for the Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degree is the completion of 90 semester hours of graduate credit on an approved program of study above the bachelor's degree. Required courses for the Ph.D. include 30-36 hours of graduate credit in Agricultural and Extension Education; 16 graduate credits in statistics, research, and evaluation; 12-18 graduate credits in a minor or supporting area, 0-12 graduate elective credits; and 20 credit hours of dissertation research/dissertation. Students must pass a written and an oral comprehensive examination in both the major and minor/supporting area. To be eligible for the preliminary/comprehensive examination, a graduate student must have a 3.00 GPA on all graduate courses taken after admission to the degree program. Students must also pass the final dissertation examination. The student's graduate committee supervises the dissertation and examinations.
Health Promotion Emphasis
Ph.D. students in Agricultural and Extension Education may select an emphasis in health promotion by taking courses in the Food Science, Nutrition, and Health Promotion Department's Health Promotion curriculum. These courses must be approved by the Health Promotion graduate coordinator. This program is designed to equip students for careers as public health educators, health promotion specialists, and health scientists. Students in this emphasis may sit for the Certified Health Education Specialist exam offered by the National Commission on Health Education Credentialing when they have successfully completed at least 25 hours in the Health Promotion area.
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