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Career and Workforce Education (Ph.D.)

                     Co-Curricular Experiences

The faculty of the Career and Workforce Education program strives to provide scholarly experiences to enhance students' doctoral studies. To that end, numerous options are available to students which include (but are not limited to) the possibilities listed below:

• Observe and critique at least two proposals and two dissertation final defenses
• Organize a major part of a conference or a doctoral student colloquium
• Author and/or co-author at least one refereed journal article (must be research-based) 
• Participate in research project with a faculty member in a related field
• Attend one national and one state conference on a topic related to career and technical education
• Deliver a formal presentation on a research area of interest (to faculty or at a professional meeting) 
• Assist a professor to teach a course, including presenting or facilitating several units, and/or
• Conduct a significant job-shadowing experience with someone in a position consistent with your professional goals.

Each of these options is dependent upon the availability of faculty. Students should discuss with their faculty advisor which of the activities would enhance their residency experience.

Doctoral Retreat    Every year, in the Spring semester, both prospective and current doctoral students in the department have the opportunity to meet with faculty and other fellow doctoral students in an informal environment. The retreat is organized and designed with input from doctoral students and resulting workshops have something to offer to everyone.

To learn more about the topics in the past and upcoming retreats, check the ACHE Graduate Student Retreat page.