Career growth does not have to be limited by your location. The Doc@Distance program allows you to earn the degree wherever you are. Program graduates are found in a variety of instructional, supervisory, and administrative positions across the education and training professions.

• 4-H youth specialists
• Community college faculty
• Extension county directors
• Extension county directors
• High school agriculture science educators
• Historical center directors
• Non-profit organization directors
• University instructors and faculty

The program will employ a variety of delivery methods with the primary tools being Blackboard (a virtual learning environment used to access course material) and Interactive Video Conferencing (ITV). During the first two years of the program, students will have at least one live course delivered via interactive video and one asynchronous course each semester. In addition to courses, the cohort will work together on a regular basis including face-to-face meetings at campus or profession-related locations.

Students must have the hardware and software skill set as well as access to the appropriate technology. The individual applicant's ability to successfully connect to the program's various technology systems will be tested prior to granting final admission to the program.

Texas Tech University
Dr. David Doerfert
College of Agricultural Sciences & Natural Resources
Box 42131, Lubbock, TX 79409-2131
(806) 742-2816
(806) 742-2880 - fax
E-mail: david.doertfert@ttu.edu

Texas A&M University
Clarice Fulton
Department of Agricultural Leadership
Education, and Communications
Box 2116, College Station, TX 77845
(979) 862-7180
E-mail: cfulton@tamu.edu