2006-2008 Catalog of Courses

Department of Educational Leadership, Counseling, and Postsecondary Education

College of Education

www.uni.edu/coe/elcpe

Staff:

J. Smith, Interim Head. D. Davis-Gage, R. Decker, D. Else, L. Nebbe, N. Pace, G. Perreault, C. Phillips, V. Robinson, A. Vernon, M. Waggoner.

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.)

Mental Health Counseling

Graduate Majors (M.A.E.)

Postsecondary Education: Student Affairs

Principalship

School Counseling

Graduate Majors (Ed.D.)

Doctor of Education: Educational Leadership intensive study area

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

*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 of42 semester hours is required on the thesis option; a minimum of 36 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 WebCT, 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 are starting each year at the beginning of the fall semester.

The Graduate Record Examination (General Test) is not required for admission to the program.

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. 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.

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.

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.

For students with a teaching degree:

For students without a teaching degree:

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.)