CERTIFICATE IN QUALITATIVE RESEARCH Completion of Certificate Form Completion of CQR Form This form must be submitted after the coursework on the initial plan of study form is completed, and must be approved no later than one semester prior to conferral of degree. In addition to submitting this Completion of Certificate form, students need to fill out two additional forms: 1. Graduate School Certificate Plan of Study form in order for the certificate to be approved by the Graduate School. http://gradschool.missouri.edu/forms-‐downloads/repository/cert-‐plan.pdf 2. Application for Graduate Change of Program Degree Emphasis or Advisor form. http://gradstudies.missouri.edu/forms-‐downloads/repository/change-‐degree.pdf Submit these three forms together for approval by the CQR review committee to [email protected]. Student Name: _______________________ Student Number: _______________ Degree Program: _____________________ Expected Graduation: ____________ Name and e-‐mail of current degree advisor: ___________________________________________________________________________ Earning of a Certificate in Qualitative Research (CQR) requires students to complete 18 hours of approved coursework, as outlined below, with a grade of at least a B in all courses. In addition, because the CQR is for degree-‐seeking doctoral students, the student is expected to be in “good standing” with her or his current degree program. The CQR committee must approve the completion of the following plan of study. Category/Description Course Course title & instructor’s Credit Semester Grade Number name Hours Qualitative Research I * N/A Qualitative Research II 3 Combination of Advanced Methodology, Theory, and/or Methods (Qual III) (Minimum 12 credit hours) CQR Completion Form
Qualitative Research Internship (minimum 3 credit hours) Total Hours: * Qual I is a prerequisite and does not count towards the 18 credits for the CQR. Deadline for submission of the CQR completion forms: Fall term by October 1 Spring term by March 1 Title the three separate pdf files as: Last name_First name_CQR Completion Form Last name_First name_CQR Graduate School Certificate Plan Last name_First name_CQR Change of Program Form Submit the three forms to: [email protected] Signature of faculty member overseeing the internship: By signing, I confirm that the student completed the internship as described in the initial CQR plan of study (if the components of the internship changed, submit a description of what actually materialized in the internship). Faculty member overseeing the internship signature (print name and sign) (date) Signature of main doctoral committee advisor: By signing, I confirm that the student has completed all the courses (including the research internship) listed above and with the final grades listed. Signature of main doctoral committee advisor (print name and sign) (date) Signature required for the approval of the completion of the CQR: CQR Completion Form
Completion of the plan of study must be approved no later than one semester prior to conferral of certificate. Signature of CQR co-‐director (print name and sign) (date) FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE CQR: email [email protected] or visit http://education.missouri.edu/LTC/qualcert CQR Completion Form