Relevant program modifications included in 2026–2027
Approval Period for Version 3: August 21, 2025–August 20, 2026
- The approximate number of pages for the qualifier text has been added.
- The term “Disciplinary Engineering concentration” has been changed to “Disciplinary Engineering Core.”
- A clarification has been added regarding what is acceptable as the Engineering core courses.
- A chart representing the Ph.D. program has been added.
- A chart that graphically represents the master’s degree has been added.
- Three core Ph.D. Engineering Education courses have been added to the options available to students completing the certificate.
- A second option to complete the Disciplinary Engineering Core requirement has been added. This option allows students to complete 9 Engineering credits + 6 Cognate courses.
Relevant program modifications included in 2025–2026
- Section 3.5 — Publication Requirement
Approved by the EEd Graduate Affairs Committee on February 10, 2025. - Section 4.1 — EEd Ph.D. Course Requirements
An explanation was added regarding how to complete the 90 credits, specifically explaining the number of credits for the Advanced Research course (EGS 7979) and Research for Doctoral Dissertation (EGS 7980).
This text was approved by the EEd Graduate Affairs Committee on March 17, 2025. - Course EGS 6940
The course name was updated to Preparation for Engineering Education Research to Experience. The previous name was Preparation for Engineering Education Practicum.
The Department approved this change in January 2024, and the University of Florida approved it on April 2, 2024. - Course EGS 6949
The prerequisites for this course were modified. EGS 6940 is now a co-requisite of EGS 6949, which means that EGS 6940 can be taken either before EGS 6949 or at the same time.
The Department approved this change on February 2, 2024, and the University of Florida approved it on June 18, 2024. - Publication Requirements
Modified in Spring 2025 — current
Approved by the EEd Graduate Affairs Committee on February 10, 2025
Previous Text
Ph.D. students must submit proof of at least one accepted, first-author, peer-reviewed journal article and one peer-reviewed conference proceedings paper related to a research topic, aligned with one of the projects of their current Ph.D. faculty advisor/committee chair, although students are welcome to publish in other areas with their advisor’s consent.
If self-funded, the student can publish in other venues of interest as long as the publication is peer-reviewed, the student is the first author, and it aligns with their career interest (i.e., IDP). In case of a change in research topic/advisor, conference paper publications can be in previous topics, but the journal article should be connected to one of the projects of their current Ph.D. faculty advisor/committee chair.
The venues and authorship ordering for both forms of dissemination must be generated and approved by the student’s supervisory committee chair. For a graduate student to be listed as an author on any disseminated work, they must make a significant, identifiable, original intellectual contribution to the research and not just participate in collecting, cleaning, or analyzing data. The student should also be involved in the research design, interpretation of results, writing, and editing process as well.
Other dissemination venues for publication (e.g., articles, conferences, workshops) stemming from a course or a non-funded research topic must be consulted with their faculty advisor first.
Modification
Ph.D. students must submit one journal article as first author to a peer-reviewed journal and have one published and presented peer-reviewed conference proceedings paper related to a research topic, aligned with one of the projects of their current Ph.D. faculty advisor/committee chair, although students are welcome to publish in other areas with their advisor’s consent.
If self-funded, the student can publish in other venues of interest as long as the publication is peer-reviewed, the student is the first author, and it aligns with their career interest (i.e., IDP). In case of a change in research topic/advisor, conference paper publications can be in previous topics, but the journal article should be connected to one of the projects of their current Ph.D. faculty advisor/committee chair.
The venues and authorship ordering for both forms of dissemination must be generated and approved by the student’s supervisory committee chair. For a graduate student to be listed as an author on any disseminated work, they must make a significant, identifiable, original intellectual contribution to the research and not just participate in collecting, cleaning, or analyzing data. The student should also be involved in the research design, interpretation of results, writing, and editing process as well.
Other dissemination venues for publication (e.g., articles, conferences, workshops) stemming from a course or a non-funded research topic must be consulted with their faculty advisor first.