Doctoral Degree Program
Departments Participating (Doctoral)
Agricultural Economics; Agronomy/Horticulture; Communication Studies; Economics; English; Geography; Geosciences; History; Natural Resource Sciences; Teaching, Learning and Teacher Education; and Textiles, Clothing and Design.
Doctoral Degree Program Requirements
A doctoral-level specialization is available to any student accepted to pursue
a Ph.D. degree within any of the participating departments. Successful completion
of the requirements will be indicated on the student's final transcript in parentheses
following the name of the student's academic discipline. For example: English
(Great Plains Studies).
The doctoral degree will be granted in one of the basic disciplines. The student
must be formally registered in one of the departments giving approval to offer
the option of the specialization.
Admission to the program will follow a two-step process.
Student files will be reviewed for admission to the participating departmental
program. Following acceptance by the Graduate Committee, student files will be
forwarded to the Board of Governors of the Center for Great Plains Studies for
admission to the Great Plains specialization. One member of the student's examining
committee will be a Fellow of the Center for Great Plains Studies.
Each student will be required to complete:
| 1. | A doctoral degree in one of the participating departments or programs | |
| 2. | Fifteen (15) credit hours of great plains related courses from departments outside the student's major department as listed in the specialization program. No more than six (6) hours should be in one department | |
| 3. | The 15 credit hours must include the Seminar in Great Plains Studies (GPSP 800, 3 cr) | |
| 4. | The dissertation should present some issue/s relevant to the Great Plains |
