The College of Education has a general graduate student
organization. Contact the Associate Dean for Graduate Studies
in the COE or the Graduate Program Coordinator for further information.
An application to the Family Studies doctoral program is
available at Simpson Hall or by calling (505) 277-4535. The application
packet must be completed and returned to the Office of Graduate Studies
(OGS).
The completed application, including a non-refundable one-time fee
and two copies of all undergraduate transcripts, must be on file with
the OGS two weeks prior to deadlines, which are March 15 for summer and
fall semesters and October 15 for spring semester. Late applications
may be accepted per UNM Catalog. Offers of admission are only for
the semester the student applies. Failure to enroll or to properly
defer admission will cancel the student's graduate status. Any student
who is not enrolled for three or more consecutive semesters (including summer)
must apply for readmission, using a special form that must be filed with
the OGS by the above dates. An application fee is not required for
readmission status. OGS maintains records of previous students for
five years after the date of last attendance.
Students from academic backgrounds other than Family Studies are
encouraged to apply. Students are expected to have a master's degree
or its equivalent in a related area. The GRE is required of all
applicants. A combined score of 1000 on the verbal and quantitative
scales generally is required for admission. Applicants also
must take the writing exam portion of the GRE. Additional requirements
include a GPA of 3.0 in the last 60 hours of undergraduate study and a
3.3 graduate study GPA. Applicants will be evaluated on the basis
of relevant academic background and work experience; evidence of, interest
in, or experience with cultural pluralism as indicated in the letter of
intent; demonstration of critical thinking and writing skills; and letters
of recommendation from former professors and work supervisors with doctoral
degrees.
See Doctoral Admission Rating
Form. All full-time faculty members independently review
and rate each applicant based on the materials submitted. Two faculty
members interview applicants who have a mean rating of 25 or higher. A
recommendation regarding admission is presented to the entire Family Studies
faculty. A vote is taken and both the Family Studies Graduate Coordinator
and the Office of Graduate Studies communicate the resulting decision to
the applicant.
When students are notified of admission to the program, each
is assigned a temporary advisor. By the end of the first semester,
a Family Studies faculty member must be selected by the student as the
permanent advisor. It is the student's responsibility to inform,
in writing, his or her selected advisor, the temporary advisor, and the
Graduate Coordinator. After the first semester students may select
a different advisor by agreement with that individual and by writing
a letter to the current advisor which is copied to the Graduate Coordinator.
Any change in advisor should be done prior to the selection of the Committee
on Studies. All students must meet with their advisor prior to registration
each semester in order to get their academic holds released.
Each doctoral student will be assisted by a Committee on Studies
in planning his/her program of studies. This program should be
designed to foster a thorough knowledge of the major concentration,
both in depth and in breadth. The Committee on Studies should
be selected as early as possible. The basic role of the Committee
is to plan, with the student, an integrated individual program of study
and research that meets general and program requirements. The Program
on Studies (available online and from OGS) is a sequence of academic and
professional experiences that is planned carefully by the student and
the Committee on Studies.
A minimum of three faculty members will serve on the Committee
on Studies, two must be from Family Studies; the third member must
be from the student's minor area. The student selects the chair of
his/her committee and, in discussion with him/her, selects the remainder
of the committee members with their agreement. The committee must
meet to approve the Program of Studies and oversee its execution.
The proposed program, developed in consultation with the committee
chair, must be distributed one week in advance of the program meeting.
Additional functions of the Committee include the establishment
of prerequisites when needed and the recommendation of transfer of
credits.
Family Studies Master's Core
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22 Credits
|
FS 503 Seminar in Human Growth and Development
FS 517 Family Interaction
FS 543 Managing Family Resources
FS 570 Research Methods in Family Studies
FS 571 Research Project
FS 581 Seminar in Legal, Ethical, and Policy Issues
FS 584 Multicultural Issues: Working with Families
Ed Psy 511 Introductory Educational Statistics
|
3
3
3
3
1
3
3
3
|
Family Studies Doctoral Core
|
9 Credits
|
FS 670 Adv. Seminar in Theory and Research
in FS I
FS 671 Adv. Seminar in Theory and Research in FS II
FS 696 Internship |
3
3
3
|
Additional Major Requirements
15 Credits
Each student will have a major emphasis in the area of Family
Studies. The program of studies may include courses in the program
as well as from other programs and must be approved by the student's
Committee on Studies. A minimum of nine hours must carry a FS prefix,
three of which must be an independent problem be taken with a regular Family
Studies faculty member in the area of research.
Minor
24 Credits
A minor is required by the college of Education. Minor
areas of study include, but are not limited to: Anthropology, Bilingual/Multicultural
Studies, Communications, Counselor Education, Economics, Educational
Psychology, Health Promotions, Psychology, Sociology, Special Education,
Women Studies or a composite minor, preferably in the behavioral sciences.
The student must obtain an advisor in the minor field who will determine
the courses to be taken in that area.
Inquiry Skills
15 Credits
Ed Psy 603 Statistical Design and Analyses in Education
Ed Psy 604 Multiple Regression Techniques as Applied to Education
Ed Psy 606 Statistical Design and Analyses for Multiple Dependent
Measures
plus 6 hours with approval of the Committee on Studies
Dissertation
18 Credits
Students may not register for dissertation hours until comprehensive
exams are passed; alternatively, students may register for dissertation
hours in the same semester the comprehensive exam is taken, with credit
contingent upon passing the exams. Once students register for dissertation
hours, they must continue to register for dissertation hours in every
succeeding Fall and Spring semester until the dissertation has been successfully
defended.
Application
for Candidacy
A key requirement that must be satisfied in order to earn a
doctoral degree is Advancement to Candidacy. The process is begun
by completion of the "
Application
for Doctoral Candidacy," which formally summarizes a student's doctoral
program of studies. Approval of that program of studies by the student's
doctoral Committee on Studies is indicated by their signatures on the
form, along with that of the department chair.
The completed "Application for Doctoral Candidacy" is forwarded
to the Dean of Graduate Studies during the semester in which the student
has passed his/her doctoral comprehensive examination. After determining
that all requirements except outstanding course work, internship hours
and the dissertation have been fulfilled, the Dean of Graduate Studies
will advance the student to candidacy.
Grades/Disenrollment/Probation
Students whose cumulative GPA falls below 3.0 will be placed
on academic probation. The student will remain on academic probation
as long as the cumulative GPA remains below 3.0 and will be disenrolled
from graduate status if the GPA remains below 3.0 after 12 semester hours
on probationary status. Students also will be placed on probation
if they earn two grades of F and/or NC, even if their cumulative
GPA remains above 3.0, and will be disenrolled if a third F or NC is earned.
Students placed on probationary status are not eligible for
assistantships, nor are they allowed to take comprehensive exams, file
for candidacy or graduate. If a student's GPA drops below 3.0 due
to incompletes, he/she will be placed on Type 2 probation and not allowed
to graduate. A student may not graduate with an incomplete in any
course.