Complete academic courses. According to official website of Shandong Normal University, the requirements of Shandong Normal University for a doctorate in education are: completing academic courses, passing English exams, publishing academic papers and defending doctoral theses. Shandong Normal University, located in Jinan City, Shandong Province, China, is a normal undergraduate university sponsored by the Shandong Provincial People's Government and jointly built by the Ministry of Education of People's Republic of China (PRC) and the Shandong Provincial People's Government.