G-19 TALBOT
SCHOOL OF THEOLOGY
sence may be granted upon petition for change of status only if there is deemed suf ficient reason for interrupting the program and intention to return to the program. Change of status forms are available from the Ed.D. Director. A leave of absence must be renewed by petition each semester and may not exceed two consecutive semesters. Each leave of absence must receive the approval of the student's advisor and the final approval of the Director of the Ed.D. program. The student on leave of absence will be required to pay a Continuation fee for each semester he/she is not enrolled in course work. Students who have not registered or re ceived permission for a leave of absence will be considered to be withdrawn from the program and must: 1) apply for readmission to the program, 2) petition the Ed.D. Committee for approval of an original dis sertation topic or submit a new dissertation proposal for topic and committee approval, and 3) may be required to pay the Continuation Fee or Continuous Dissertation Fee for the time of absence. (4) Dissertation Students Dissertation students must complete 12 units of EDD 891 Dissertation. If a student has completed the 12 units of dissertation course work, the student must register for EDD 892 Continuous Dissertation each semester until the dissertation is completed. EMPHASES The student may develop a unique spe cialization from graduate courses offered across the university. The Christian Education department offers advanced elec tive courses in the following two areas: Spiritual Development The focus of this emphasis is on the inte grative relationship between areas of human development and spiritual maturity. Sources for areas of human development are the research studies in the literature and the main source for spiritual develop ment is biblical. The emphasis is thus pri marily integrative in its approach and scope. The belief that all truth is God's truth is central to this emphasis as "secular'' studies are scrutinized for their relevance to the es tablishment and advancement of spiritual maturity in the life of individuals of all ages and in a family context.
830 Dev. Research and Spirituality..........2 833 Moral and Value Development .........2 835 Christian Faith Development... .........3 837 Integra. of Theo. & Dev. Research ...3 Educational Processes This emphasis focuses on the education al process in relation to the purpose of edu cation, principles of teaching, human growth, the nature of learning and the dy namics of groups in a variety of situations. Consideration given to the teaching min istry of]esus for principles and processes of education, ministry of the Holy Spirit in relationship to the teacher-learning process and Old Testament educational institutions. 821 Integration of Theo. & Ed. Process..3 822 Principles of Teaching ......... ..............2 823 Seminar in Educational Processes ...3 824 Curriculum Design & Development2 826 Cross-cultural Learning.......... ...........2 828 Intergenerational Learning ...... .........2 Additional courses can be used in em phasis with approval of the student's advi sor. Course listings and prerequisites for other schools can be found under the appro priate section in the catalog. Details for the Ed.D. in Cross-Cultural Studies section of the catalog for those interested/involved in cross-cultural educational ministries. PROGRAM SEQUENCE (l)A minimum of 60 units beyond the mas ter's degree of which at least 24 units must be completed within any given 24 months is required (12 units of dissertation credit are included in the 60 units minimum total). A maximum of any given eight units of appro priate doctoral level work from an accredited institution may be transferred. The student must maintain a 3.5 grade point average to continue in the program. (2) Program Agenda A written individual program agenda that includes proposed courses, emphasis, re search tools and growth covenant must be submitted to the student's academic advisor before the completion of 12 units. (3)Preliminary Oral Interview All students have an oral interview with a faculty committee to evaluate their progress and potential for successful com pletion of the doctoral program. This inter view is scheduled after the completion of 24 units in the program. The results of this in-
terview are reported to the Ed.D. Committee which votes either for the stu dent to continue, or continue with condi tions, or not to continue in doctoral study. (4) Vocational Experience A total of four years full-time Christian vocational experience as determined accept able by the Ed.D. Committee is required prior to the granting of the Ed.D. degree. Previous experience applies. (5) Qualifying Examinations To be taken in the last semester ofcourse work. Five written comprehensive examina tions will be required covering: 1) History and Philosophy of Education, 2) Human Development, 3) Educational Theory and Process, 4) Theology and Spiritual Development and 5) Research in Christian Education. These examinations will be given the third and fourth weeks of each semester. (6)Research Tools Two research tools which provide re search skills for the student's area of disser tation study are to be mastered. Validation of competency in each tool shall be deter mined by the Ed.D. Committee. Successful completion of certain courses may serve as research tools subject to acceptance by the student's academic advisor. Appropriate re search tools include: 1) biblical Hebrew lan guage; 2) New Testament Greek language; 3) modern German language; 4) statistics; 5) computer programming; 6) historical analysis; 7) philosophical method; 8) inter action analysis; 9) interview design and pro cedure and 10) questionnaire, survey de sign and procedure. (?)Advancement to Candidacy Upon the successful completion of all course work and the written comprehensive examinations, a student will be advanced to candidacy. Upon reaching candidacy a stu dent must register for EDD 891 Continuous Dissertation Research. (8)Dissertation Committee After a dissertation chairperson is appoint ed by the Ed.D. committee, a dissertation committee consisting of two or more addition al faculty members drawn from Talbot School ofTheology or other programs of Biola University shall be gathered by the student Committee members are to include a profes sor from a biblical or theological field. The committee shall oversee and approve the stu dent's dissertation proposal and dissertation.
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