Doctoral Studies

I have been in the program for approximately two months now.  During this two month period, I have attended the NSO (new student orientation), a week long event in Santa Barbara, California.  In April I attended a RaP (research and practice session), another week long event in Anaheim, California.  At the RaP session I began KA (knowledge area) 753a that deals with research and introduction to research.  I plan to take its counterpart 753b, next year sometime, as it is a more in-depth course in research.

I am currently in my DOC’s (doctoral competencies) nine week course and concurrently taking an online seminar for my second KA702, Human Development (we are in week 3).  I am learning how to put together KA contracts for each of these KA’s and also putting together my doctoral learning plan.

Beyond this, I will be attending our Summer Session that is held in Kansas City at the end of July – another week long event.  In the meantime, what I am learning most is how different a doctoral program is from any other program I have taken.  It is beyond a bachelor, beyond an MBA, it stretches you even further than you ever thought possible and then some. 

I am enjoying every part of it . . . even all its intricacies.