College of Education
www.uni.edu/coe/elcpe
Staff:
M. Waggoner, Head. J. Bartlett, W. Callahan, D. Davis-Gage, R. Decker, D. Else, T. Gilson, L. Nebbe, N. Pace, G. Perreault, V. Robinson.
The Department of Educational Leadership, Counseling, and Postsecondary Education offers the following graduate programs and program certificates. (There are no undergraduate majors or minors in the Department of Educational Leadership, Counseling, and Postsecondary Education.) Specific requirements for these graduate programs and program certificates are listed within this Department of Educational Leadership, Counseling, and Postsecondary Education section in the following order:
Graduate Majors (M.A.)
Graduate Majors (M.A.E.)
Postsecondary Education: Student Affairs
Graduate Majors (Ed.D.)
Doctor of Education: Educational Leadership intensive study area
Program Certificates(P.S.M.)
Advanced Studies Certificate in Educational Leadership
Emphasis: Superintendency Preparation
Master of Arts Degree Program
Major in Mental Health Counseling
This program is designed for those who intend to work in non-school settings such as community and mental health centers, counseling centers, and employee assistance programs. Specific areas of interest and the setting in which the person plans to work will determine the appropriate electives in a specialty (emphasis) area.
This major is available on the thesis and non-thesis options. A minimum of 66 semester hours is required for the thesis option which includes 6 hours of 290:299, and a minimum of 60 semester hours for the non-thesis option. A minimum of 20 hours of 200-level course work is required.
Students completing this program must pass a written comprehensive examination, successfully complete a research paper, and fulfill program-specific exit requirements. Those students electing a thesis option must, in addition, successfully complete a final oral comprehensive examination.
The Graduate Record Examination (General Test) is not required for admission to the program.
Program requirements and detailed information on the major, including admission policies and procedures, should be obtained from the Department of Educational Leadership, Counseling, and Postsecondary Education. Graduate information and application for graduate admission can be found at www.grad.uni.edu/admission/default.aspx.
Required: |
|
Educational Psychology: 200:235 |
3 hours |
Measurement and Research: 250:205 |
3 hours |
Counseling: 290:103; 290:105; 290:205; 290:220; 290:225; 290:226; 290:227; 290:228; 290:241; 290:250; 290:254; 290:256 |
36 hours |
Psychology: 400:142 |
3 hours |
Required Practicum and Internship Counseling: 290:290 (3 hrs.); 290:291 (6 hrs.) |
9 hours |
Electives: a minimum of 6 hours, in a specialty (emphasis) area, selected in consultation with advisor |
6 hours |
Total |
60 hours |
Thesis Option: |
|
Research: 290:299 |
6 hours |
TOTAL |
66 hours |
Master of Arts in Education Degree Programs
Major in Postsecondary Education: Student Affairs
This major is designed to prepare an individual for a career in the administration of student affairs programs in college and university settings. This major is available on the thesis and non-thesis options. The thesis option requires a minimum of 48 semester hours, and the non-thesis option requires a minimum of 44 semester hours. A minimum of thirty-two (32) hours of 200-level course work is required for the thesis option. A minimum of thirty (30) hours of 200-level course work is required for the non-thesis option.
The Graduate Record Examination (General Test) is not required for admission to the program.
Students interested in this program must submit a completed Application for Admission to Graduate Study and should contact the Department of Educational Leadership, Counseling, and Postsecondary Education for any other admission requirements. Graduate information and application for graduate admission can be found at www.grad.uni.edu/admission/default.aspx.
Required: professional core: |
|
Educational Psychology: 200:214 or 200:235 or Social Foundations: 260:234 |
3 hours |
Measurement and Research: 250:205 |
3 hours |
Postsecondary education core: |
|
Postsecondary Education: Student Affairs: 170:218; 170:222; 170:231; 170:260; 170:264; 170:266; 170:270 |
21 hours |
170:289 Seminar |
3 hours |
170:290 Practicum (two are required for 6 hrs.)* |
6 hours |
170:299 Research |
2 or 6 hours |
Thesis option (6 hrs.)
Non-thesis option (2 hrs.) |
|
Electives may include, but are not limited to, the following |
6 hours |
Management: 150:130.
Postsecondary Education: Student Affairs: 170:230; 170:250; 170:256; 170:285; 170:291.
Education, Interdepartmental: 190:305.
Educational Psychology: 200:214.
Measurement and Research: 250:180; 250:181; 250:300.
Social Foundations: 260:234.
Counseling: 290:105; 290:220; 290:225; 290:256.
|
|
Thesis Option
Non-Thesis Option |
48 hours
44 hours |
*Note: Upon advisement, some students may substitute course work for practicum. A license to teach is not required for this major.
Major in Principalship
This major is available on the thesis and non-thesis options. A minimum of 43 semester hours is required on the thesis option; a minimum of 37 hours is required on the non-thesis option. A minimum of 32 hours of 200-level course work, including 6 hours of 270:299, is required for the thesis option. A minimum of 32 hours of 200-level course work is required for the non-thesis option.
Successful completion of a final oral comprehensive examination is required for the thesis option. The student must complete the usual degree and licensure/endorsement requirements and must complete a minimum of one year of successful teaching appropriate to the major prior to graduation. For endorsement the student must have three years of teaching experience at either the elementary or secondary level. This program is offered to cohort groups of 20-25 students on and off campus over the ICN, through the Web, and in face-to-face instructional sessions. This program will require the student to participate within the cohort group for a period of two (UEN) or three years. New cohort groups start each year at the beginning of the fall semester.
The Graduate Record Examination (General Test) is not required for admission to the program.
Students interested in this program must submit a completed Application for Admission to Graduate Study and should contact the Department of Educational Leadership, Counseling, and Postsecondary Education for any other admission requirements. Graduate information and application for graduate admission can be found at "www.grad.uni.edu/admission/default.aspx
Required program courses: |
|
Educational Psychology: 200:116; 200:1XXg (1 hr.) or 200:2XX (1 hr.) or 200:214 or 200:232 or Social Foundations: 260:234 |
3 hours |
Special Education: 220:260 |
5-8 hours |
Computer Science: 810:036 |
3 hours |
Measurement and Research: 250:205 |
3 hours |
Additional educational leadership courses: Educational Leadership: 270:206; 270:232; 270:245; 270:247; 270:249; 270:282; 270:284 |
19 hours |
Internship |
9 hours |
Total |
37 hours |
Thesis Option: |
|
Research: 270:299 |
6 hours |
total |
43 hours |
Major in School Counseling
This program is designed for those who intend to work as counselors in school settings. A teaching certificate and teaching experience are desirable but not required in order to become licensed.
This major is available on the thesis and non-thesis options. For students who have a teaching degree, a minimum of 60 semester hours is required for the thesis option which includes 6 hours of 290:299, and a minimum of 54 semester hours for the non-thesis option. For students without a teaching degree, a minimum of 66 semester hours is required for the thesis option which includes 6 hours of 290:299, and a minimum of 60 semester hours for the non-thesis option. A minimum of 18 hours of 200-level course work is required.
Students completing this program must pass a written comprehensive examination, successfully complete a research paper, and fulfill program-specific exit requirements. The thesis option requires successful completion of a final oral comprehensive examination, and the non-thesis option requires successful completion of a written comprehensive examination.
Program requirements and detailed information on the major, including admission policies and procedures, should be obtained from the Department of Educational Leadership, Counseling, and Postsecondary Education. Graduate information and application for graduate admission can be found at www.grad.uni.edu/admission/default.aspx.
For Students With a Teaching Degree: |
|
Required: |
|
6 hours |
|
Measurement and Research: 250:205 |
3 hours |
| Counseling: 290:103; 290:105; 290:210; 290:220; 290:225; 290:226; 290:227; 290:228; 290:250; 290:254; 290:256; 290:262 | 36 hours |
| Required practicum and internship: Counseling: 290:290 (3 hrs.); 290:291 (6 hrs.) | 9 hours |
Total |
54 hours |
Thesis Option |
|
Research: 290:299 |
6 hours |
Total |
60 hours |
For Students Without a Teaching Degree: |
|
Required: |
|
10 hours |
|
Measurement and Research: 250:205 |
3 hours |
Counseling: 290:103; 290:105; 290:210; 290:220; 290:225; 290:226; 290:227; 290:228; 290:250; 290:254; 290:256; 290:262 |
36 hours |
| Special Education: 220:150 | 2 hours |
| Required practicum and internship: Counseling: 290:290 (3 hrs.); 290:291 (6 hrs.) | 9 hours |
Total |
66 hours |
Thesis Option |
|
Research: 290:299 |
6 hours |
Total |
66 hours |
Doctor of Education Degree Program
This program is intended to provide practicing educators the opportunity to continue their study and earn the terminal professional degree in their field. The Ed.D. degree requires a minimum of 60 semester hours of credit beyond the master's degree. The Graduate Record Examination (General Test) is required for admission to the program.
There are three components to the program: 15 semester hours in a Professional Common Core of work in educational foundations, fundamentals, and research; 38 semester hours of Advanced Professional Study in one of six areas of intensive study and a related area; and a Dissertation of 7 semester hours.
By design, then, all students are required to study in basic areas that undergird and define educational practice and develop skills of problem definition, data collection and analysis, and interpretation. The six areas of intensive study provide for a specialized focus on practice. The six intensive study areas are: Community Health Education, Curriculum and Instruction, Educational Leadership, Leisure, Youth and Human Services, Rehabilitation Studies, and Special Education. (In some areas, it is possible to combine doctoral degree study with work toward an endorsement to perform a particular role in K-12 education.)
The Educational Leadership area of intensive study involves the preparation of personnel for leadership roles in PK-12 schools, postsecondary institutions, and non-school educational settings. (For more information, contact the Head, Department of Educational Leadership, Counseling, and Postsecondary Education.)
Students interested in this program must submit a completed Application for Admission to Graduate Study and should contact the Department of Educational Leadership, Counseling, and Postsecondary Education for any other admission requirements. Graduate information and application for graduate admission can be found at www.grad.uni.edu/admission/default.aspx. For requirements concerning admission, candidacy, scholarship, residence, examinations, dissertation, and graduation for the Doctor of Education degree visit www.uni.edu/coe/elcpe/edlead/overview.shtml.
I. Professional Common Core (15 hours) |
|
Education Foundations |
3 hours |
Interdepartmental, Education: 190:301 |
|
|
3 hours |
| Research: | 36 hours |
| Interdepartmental, Education: 190:303; 190:305; 190:307 | 9 hours |
Measurement and Research: One of the following - 250:270; 250:300; 250:301; 250:310 |
3 hours |
| II. Advanced Professional Studies | 38 hours |
This is the component of the program that relates to and supports the student's professional career goal. Students will elect one of six areas of intensive study. Specific course requirements for individual students will depend on faculty requirements and student background, interests, and goals. The only program limitations on work in this component are that the course work (including seminars, practica, independent readings, and independent research) be at the 200- or 300-level except as allowed by the general regulations, and that there be a minimum of 6 hours outside of the elected area of intensive study. The six areas of intensive study are:
Community Health Education
Curriculum and Instruction
Educational Leadership
Leisure, Youth and Human Services
Rehabilitation Studies
Special Education
III. Dissertation (7 hours)
This is the program component in which the student demonstrates proficiency in the integration of theory and practice (i.e., it involves the application of existing knowledge and/or results of individual research to an educational problem or situation).
Required: |
|
Doctoral Seminar: 190:389 |
3 hours |
| Dissertation Research: 190:399 | 36 hours |
Total |
60 hours |
Program Certificates
The University of Northern Iowa makes available, in addition to traditional programs, the opportunity for students to earn program certificates. Program certificates provide an alternative to programs leading to a degree, a major, or a minor; they certify that an individual has completed a program approved by the university. For information on the following program certificates contact the Department of Educational Leadership, Counseling, and Postsecondary Education or the Office of the Registrar, which serves as the centralized registry.
Advanced Studies Certificate in Educational Leadership
Emphasis: Principalship
This is a post-master=s program consisting of a minimum of 37 semester hours leading to the issuance of an Advanced Studies Certificate in Educational Leadership. The purpose of this program is to allow the student to broaden and sharpen her/his skills in competency areas. This is solely for the purpose of gaining endorsement in the Principalship.
The program will consist of a minimum of 37 semester hours in graduate studies in the area of educational leadership and/or related studies.
Required: |
|
Educational Psychology: 200:116; 200:1XXg (1 hr.) or 200:2XX (1 hr.) or 200:232; or 200:214; and Measurement and Research: 250:205 |
6 hours |
Special Education: 220:260 |
3 hours |
Educational Leadership: 270:206; 270:232; 270:245; 270:247; 270:249; 270:282; 270:284 |
19 hours |
| Educational Leadership internship: 270:291 (5 hrs.); 270:292 (4 hrs.) | 9 hours |
37 hours |
|
Emphasis: Superintendency Preparation Program
Sequence/core courses: |
|
6 hours |
|
Educational Leadership practicum: 270:397 |
6 hours |
Each core course requires three credit hours in traditional class time in order to build knowledge foundation and develop skills. Each core course also requires a three-credit hour practicum that is student- district specific, has a work product planned with and supported by the mentor, and is of sufficient magnitude to have district-wide impact.
Sequence/key courses: |
|
9 hours |
|
Educational Leadership seminar: 270:389 |
3 hours |
Educational Leadership internship: 270:391 |
9 hours |
33 hours |
|
Internship
A 1-1/2 year performance based internship (a minimum of 12 months) requiring a minimum of 450 hours as an intern working in concert with the superintendent of schools (mentor) and her/his staff. The internship should include work intensity in governance including improvement of board/superintendent relations; alignment of curriculum, instruction, and professional development with district mission, vision, and goals; hiring, induction, retention and compensation of staff; curriculum assessment and accountability, instructional leadership with a focus on improvement of student achievement; and identification of future needs and challenges with appropriate planning. The internship should also include networking through at least one state and one national educational leadership conference. One day workshops provided by the University of Northern Iowa designed to lend knowledge and skill support during the internship will count toward completion of the internship. Workshops may include but are not limited to technology, special education law, legal research, and other high need areas as identified by students.
Assessment
A performance based program requires evidence that Standards for School Leaders (SSL) are met. Standards must be demonstrated through work products that clearly show skill development and an expansive knowledge base.