Ed.D. Graduation Rate
Dear Rowan University,
This is a request for public records made under OPRA and the common law right of access. I am not required to fill out an official form. Please acknowledge receipt of this message.
Records requested:
Any and all information, reports, and or/data that indicates the following:
1. Number of candidates enrolled in the Ed.D. program from 2008-2011
2. How many candidates who enrolled in 2008 successfully defended their dissertation and earned their Ed.D. in 2011?
3. Number of candidates enrolled in the Ed.D. program from 2020-2023
4. How many candidates who enrolled in 2020 successfully defended their dissertation and earned their Ed.D. in 2023?
Yours faithfully,
Anonymous
Good afternoon,
Please accept this as Rowan's completed response to your July 7, 2023 OPRA request (below) wherein you sought data regarding Ed.D. candidates. As you may know, OPRA requires a response within seven business days, in this case today, July 18, 2023. Below please find Rowan's responses to your questions.
The data below are from all matriculated Ed.D. students whose first enrollment was during or after fall 2008 (200840).
1. Number of Ed.D. candidates enrolled in the Ed.D. program from 2008-present that satisfactorily completed all their coursework requirements, but were not able to graduate due to not defending their dissertation, or unsuccessfully defending their dissertation. 3
2. The longest period a candidate has continuously or intermittently enrolled in the Ed.D. program without being able to earn their doctorate. 12 years
3. The number of Ed.D. candidates from 2008-to present who are considered "All But Dissertation." 110
This is based on Ed.D. students who have enrolled in > 0 credit hours of EDST 24795, and have never applied to graduate (or graduated), and who are within the the 7-year matriculation time-limit policy as of today (see https://confluence.rowan.edu/display/POL... VI. Policy, 2. Time Limits for Degree Programs.
4. The total number of Ed.D. candidates from 2008-present who successfully defended their dissertation and have earned an Ed.D. 281
I believe this is a full response to your OPRA request and Rowan will close this request unless you advise otherwise.
If you have any questions and/or would like to discuss this matter further, please do not hesitate to reach out to me at any time.
Thank you,
Arsinoe Feld, Esq
OPRA Coordinator
Office of General Counsel
Rowan University | 201 Mullica Hill Rd.| Glassboro, NJ 08028-1701
[email address]|856-256-5110
Dear Ms. Feld,
Thank you for the reply to the OPRA Request on "Ed.D. Completion Rate." However, the response was posted on THIS OPRA request, which was titled "Ed.D. Graduation Rate." This request had a different set of questions that still need to be responded to. Again, these questions are:
Any and all information, reports, and or/data that indicates the following:
1. Number of candidates enrolled in the Ed.D. program from 2008-2011
2. How many candidates who enrolled in 2008 successfully defended their dissertation and earned their Ed.D. in 2011?
3. Number of candidates enrolled in the Ed.D. program from 2020-2023
4. How many candidates who enrolled in 2020 successfully defended their dissertation and earned their Ed.D. in 2023?
Yours sincerely,
Anonymous
Good afternoon,
Please accept this as Rowan's completed response to your July 19, 2023 OPRA request (below) wherein you sought additional data regarding Ed.D. candidates. For your ease, our responses follow the question. We also included the parameters that were used for the data.
1. Number of candidates enrolled in the Ed.D. program from 2008-2011? (first enrolled between AY 2008-2009, Fall 2008 through Summer 2009; and, AY 2010-2011, Fall 2010 through Summer 2011)
204
2. How many candidates who enrolled in 2008 successfully defended their dissertation and earned their Ed.D. in 2011? (first enrolled in AY 2008-2009, Fall 2008 through Summer 2009; and, earned Ed.D. during AY 2010-2011, Fall 2010 through Summer 2011)
28
3. Number of candidates enrolled in the Ed.D. program from 2020-2023 (first enrolled between AY 2020-2021, Fall 2020 through Summer 2021; and, AY 2022-2023, Fall 2022 through Summer 2023)
153
4. How many candidates who enrolled in 2020 successfully defended their dissertation and earned their Ed.D. in 2023 (first enrolled in AY 2020-2021, Fall 2020 through Summer 2021; and, earned Ed.D. during AY 2022-2023, Fall 2022 through Summer 2023)
0
I believe this is a full response to your OPRA request and Rowan will close this request unless you advise otherwise.
If you have any questions and/or would like to discuss this matter further, please do not hesitate to reach out to me at any time.
Thank you,
Arsinoe Feld, Esq
OPRA Coordinator
Office of General Counsel
Rowan University | 201 Mullica Hill Rd.| Glassboro, NJ 08028-1701
[email address]|856-256-5110