Our goal is to prepare students for successful academic careers that include teaching, research and presentation competencies

Teaching
All doctoral students must teach for two semesters before they graduate. Requirements may be fulfilled by co-teaching, teaching as an assistant or solo teaching. Before beginning these experiences, students must take a teaching course approved by the doctoral committee. International students must meet the English proficiency standards set forth by the American Language Institute and participate, if necessary, in specialized training offered through the Center for Excellence in Teaching

Research
Faculty provide a rich set of research opportunities tailored to students’ specific interests including:

• 10 hours per week of research collaborations with faculty in each of the first two years in the program
• core and advanced research methodology and statistic courses
• engagement in faculty directed research projects
• collaboration with faculty in preparation of publishable articles
• assistance in developing grants for students’ dissertations and research
• opportunities for Research Assistant (RA) positions

Presentations
The school provides resources toward travel and lodging expenses for conferences and other scholarly trips.