Typical Ph.D. Course Sequence for Students Beginning in Even Years without Prerequisites

(assuming EPSY 5601, 5602, 5605, and 5607 need to be completed)

Year 1:

Fall
EPSY 5605 Introduction to Quantitative Methods I*
EPSY 5602 Educational Tests and Measurements
EPSY 5601 Introduction to Educational Research*
EPSY 5510 Learning: Its Implications for Education
Spring
EPSY 5621 Construction of Evaluation Instruments
EPSY 5607 Introduction to Quantitative Methods II*
XXXX Elective

Year 2:

Fall
EPSY 5610 Applied Regression Analysis
EPSY 6601 Methods and Techniques of Educational Research
XXXX Elective
XXXX Elective
Spring
EPSY 6636 Measurement Theory and Application
EPSY 6194 Methods for Causal Inference from Data
EPSY 6194 Advanced Techniques for Psychometric Research
EPSY 5613 Multivariate Analysis in Educational Research

Year 3:

Fall
EPSY 6637 Item Response Theory
EPSY 6611 Hierarchical Linear Models
EPSY 6615 Structural Equation Modeling
EPSY 6621 Program Evaluation
Spring
EPSY 6194 Advanced Program Evaluation
EPSY 6194 Advanced Perspectives on Item Response Theory
ESPY 6194 Advanced Modeling Techniques

Year 4:

Dissertation Credits