Can 800-level courses either in TE or in other departments count towards the Ph.D.?
Yes, you can even take undergraduate courses for Ph.D. credit. However, only a very limited number of such courses are generally appropriate. These must be approved as part of a program plan by the guidance committee, program coordinator, and associate dean. Most masters courses in education focus on meeting the professional development needs of educational practitioners and are not well suited to a research-oriented academic program such as the TE doctoral program. But, as in the case of transfer credit, the central question is what classes a guidance committee feels are appropriate for a students doctoral program. The same holds true for independent studies.
