CL 896 Ph. D Research Semina r (1,1) Theology/ fll le[;mlir)// (9 Units) Emphasis ( 15 ( 1 11i1s) Disser1a1io11 ( l .! I '11i1s) (2 ) Time Limit for Degree Completion All course and aca d e111 ic requ irements for the Ph .D. degree shou ld be comp leted wit hin seven years, beginn ing on the date of the swdcnc's fi rst registration. Pet i tions for extens ion beyo nd seven yea rs will be conside red on a case bs--case basis for studen ts who may encounter extensive fie ld resea rch requirements. (3) Withdrawal and Readmission Procedures A student who 111ust tl rop our of school or is p lanning ro retu rn to fie ld service 111usr go thro ugh the for111a l withdrawa l proccss . To retu rn to active status the studen t should contact the progra 111 dircc ror a nti f il e a readmiss ion fo rm with the Office of Admissions. (4) Leave of Absence l nacr i, ·c students arc ch ose.: who ha,·e requested and bee n granted Lc,11'c of 1\bsence fr o111 the program. A Lcal'c of Absence 111av be granted upon pet it ion fo r change of status if there is deemed suffic icnt reason for interrupting the program and intcnt ion to rcwrn ro the program. A Lea, e of Absence rnusc be renewed by petition each semester and may not cxcccd cwo consccu t i1·e semesters. A Leave of Absence longer than rwo se rn cs cc rs wi ll requ ire withdrawa l fro 111 the program and a pet ition for readmis sion if the swdcnt lace r II is hes co regain ac ti l'e srnrus. Each leave of absence 111ust receive the approva l of the student's program adv iso r and the Dean of the schoo l. Sw dents on leave arc req uired ro reg ister for ISCL 893 Leave of Absence.: each term. (5) Oral Intervi ew and Admis sion to Doctoral Study ,\ II scutlcnrs are required to participate in ,111 oral in te rview with a co111111 ittee of rhc fac ul ty to eva luate their progress and pocen cial for successfu l com p let ion o f t he docroral program. T he in cer viell' i; schedu led afte r one se 111es rc.:r in residence. Subm iss ion of at least one sign ifi cant piece of wr it ten work dc111onscracing t he stu dent's capacity to produce sat isfac tory doctora l resea rc h and writ ing is required prior ro the inte rview.
tlc.:nr should conrncr the program director and file a read111is,ion form II ith the admi"ions office. (4) Leave of Absence l nacti\'e ,rudcnrs arc tlHhe 11 ho ha1c n.:quesced and been granted Lea, e of ,\b,cnce fro111 the.: progrn111. A Lea, c of Absence 1rn1y he.: granted upon pc.:cicion for change of ,ta[Us if there is dec.:mc.:d sufficient reason for i nterrupting rhc program ,tnd intent ion ro return to rhc program. .\ Lc ,11 c.: of ,\bsencc 11111st be rc.:nc.:wcd b, petition c.:ach se111cstcr and may not C.\cCcd t\\'O con..,ccu t11t: semescc.:rs. A 1, ean; of' r\bsc.:nce lon,e;cr than r110 sc.:mcstcr, will require 11ithtlr,111al from the program and a petition for rcadmi.., ,ion if' the srndc.:nc later II i,hcs to rcg:1in acci, c.: status. Each lc,11·c.: of absc.:ncc 1111"1 rccc.:i1 c.: the approYal of rhc.: ,tuclcnr\ program ach i,or and rhc.: Dean of thc.: ,chool. Srn dcnt, on lca1<.: arc required to reg ister for ISC:L 8') 3 Lca1e of
doctorate. !·'.,tension students c,111 use a proctor (7) Fi eld Mini stry and Language Requ irement All swdcnts must complete a minimum of t h ree cont i nuous years of practica l 111issionary expe rience in a crossculcural (or cross subculwrnl) settinp:. It is assumed that the swtlcnr II ill acq uire fl u ent"~ in a ..,ccond lant;uagc lea rned during chis missionary scn·ice and char this language will be rhe lan guage of field research. (8) Admi ss ion to Candidacy Official candidac,· for the doc torate signific.:s an ad,·anced stage in the student's progress and is charac ccri1.cd b, sc.:lf-dircctcd research and preparation of a disse rtat ion under the direction of a facultv ad\'isor. In order to be.: adrnittcd to candidac1 thc.: srudent must ha, e: a. Passed the co111prchcnsi1 c C:\amin,1tiun b. Completed the ficltl 111inistry requirement c. Rccc.:i, cd apprornl of the d is serrn cion proposal bv the Doctoral Committee l · pnn reaching candidacy a st udent 111ust register for a meal of 8 disscrc,1cion units prior m gradu ation. l·nir, arc ordinarih taken at the rare of 3-➔ per sc111cster dur ing the dissertation stage and this constiwccs full-rime enro ll ment. During the dissertation phase, swdenrs arc considered full rime for a ma'\imum of one year. If the docrora l candidate has not clcfcndc.:d the dissertation b) thc.: time rhe 8 dissertation units arc completed, the candidate 11111st c.:nroll continuoush . in SCL 882 D.1\ l iss. Continuous Enro ll rncnr Research. T his enro ll ment carries no academic credit bur maintain~ the student's conrinu ou..:; reg istration. Swdcnrs who ha1·e advanced to the lc, ·el of candidac,· who arc unable ro register in person for their tlisscrcation research or con tinuous c.:nrollrnenr co urses ma) register in absent ia by se ntlinp: a 11 rittcn rcqucst ro the Office of the Dean. ,\ spccial fee of$➔ 5 app lies. (9) D issertat ion The doctoral dissertation will be based upon resc,nch conducted in the field of min i,tr), usually over a period of si, months ro one vcar. The di>Sc.:rtac ion must dc111onsrrntc hip:h attainment in scholarship related co profess ional rniss iologY. The tlisscrcarion top ic and proposal
111usr be appro1 ed lw t he ca nd i date's ach isorv eornrnittce prior to bcginning of the swtlcnr's field research. Th rec weeks prior ro cxrccted graduation the cantlitlarc muse submit ro rhe School of lncer culrnra l Srndies the origina l and two copies of his di,serracion sip:ncd bv the dissertation comm irccc. (10) Final Oral Examinati on The final exa111inarion is an oral defense of the dissertation before the docto ral committee and ocher i1ll'ited professionals . (11 ) G raduation Requirements All swdcnrs must present an acceptable dissertation. ha, e sar isfacrorils- passcd the ir co111prc hcnsivc cx,1111inacio ns and ha,·c co111p lercd all required course 11 ork II ith :1 111inimum 3.30 GPi\
to qua lif) for graduat ion. Doctor of Phi losophy (1) Course W ork
The progra177 requires a mini mum of 60 units past the appropri ate master's dcgrce, 11 ith ➔ 8 semeste r hours of course work and 12 sc111csrer hours of dissertat ion research. The ➔ H- u nit compnnent of the.: p rogrnm contains a 15-unit education cnrc requi rement, a 9- u n i r scqucnc.:c of ed ucat ion research requirc111cnts and') units of theo logical rcflccr ion and inte gration. Thi; allows the swdcnt to select an emphasis from the remain i ng I .) req ui red units from a wide I ariet1' of courses offered across the University curr icu lu m. If a student has co177pfctcd a master's degree II hich docs not contain the background nccc:,, sary for the Ph.D. prop:ra111, the total prop:ram II ill be longer than 60 units. :is dctcrrnincd by the p rogram direcwr. i\ fac ul ty advi sor wi ll guide each student 1n p lanning :1 program of stud,· ro scnc his or her career needs. J,;r111mlio11 (:on> (15 I 111i1s) CL 7I5 Educational Philosophies in the Great Rcli1;ious Tra ditions (,,) DE 80,l I l11111an Dc,dopmcnt ancJ Learning (.l) CL 76.', Crossculwral I,cadrnhip (3) CL 721 Crosscultural Teaching/ l,earnin1; Strategics for Curriculum (3) CL 816 Educat ional Theo r) (3) Fr/11m1io11 R1'.ietmh (9 l '11i1s) CL SOO Libran Resc:irch Skills (1) CL 03 Qualitati1e Resea rch (3) CL 79 Research Design (,1)
,\bscncc c.:ach term. (5) Ora l Interview
,\11 swdcnrs II ill ha, ·e an oral inren ic11 11 irh a foculr, co111mit t<.:c to C\'al11atc tlu.: ir progrc'-is ,rnd potential ti,r ,uccessful co111plerion of the doctoral rrogra111. The in ten ie11 is schedulc.:d after one scmc..,ter in rc"idcncc and the completion of at least one signifi cant piece of\\ rittcn \\ ·ork Ucmon s crating the s[Udcnt's skill in research 11riting . If needed. an oral inten ic11 11 ith a facult) com- 111ittee ma, be held ro c1 aluare a studcnr·.., progn.:s.., and pon.:nrial for successful co111plction of the doctoral program. The inrc.:n ic11 11 ill be schcduletl after at lea,t one significant piece of 11rim:n 11ork de111onstrnting the swdc.:nr\ skill in research II ricing; is co111pletcd. The rc\lilt of the in ten ie11 11 ill dcccr111inc the swdcnr\ status within the prop;ram. (6) Comprehensive Examinat ions \II students must pass eo111- prchcn<,i\·c exams co, cring the follcJ\\ inp: areas: a. Incercultur:11 studies b. I listory and thcolog, of mission c. Socicr,, tcchnolog, and 111is "i1on..., cl. The.: student's spcciali,ation. ' l 'hcsc c,am".i arc gi,cn onct: a ,car in .\pril l<>r on-campus stu dents and !-)Cr\ ca..., a major mcan.., of c1 aluaring a student's suitabil ity to c:ontinllc ":.tudic.., t<nrard the
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