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REQUIREMENTS
FOR THE EDUCATIONAL SPECIALIST (ED.S.) DEGREE IN HIGHER EDUCATION
I. Alternative
Program Options: Areas of Specialization
Two program options
or major areas of specialization are offered within the specialist program:
(1) college administration (including student personnel work) and (2)
college teaching. Within each of these areas, there is considerable flexibility
to fashion programs of study tailored to unique student career goals.
Students may focus on two- or four-year colleges or some other aspect
of post-secondary education.
II. Ed.S. Admission Prerequisites
Formal
admission to the Educational Specialist (Ed.S.) degree requires
(1)
admission to the University of Arkansas Graduate School, which requires
a separate application process;
(2)
a master's degree or approved equivalent (minimally, 30 hours of post-baccalaureate
graduate work completed);
(3)
a cumulative grade-point average on all graduate work attempted
of at least 3.25 and a satisfactory Millers Analogy Test (MAT)
score or Graduate Record Examination (GRE) composite score, or a
cumulative graduate grade-point average of at least 3.00 and one of
the following: a Millers Analogy Test (MAT) score of at least 55
or a Graduate Record Examination (GRE) composite score of at least 1,300
on three parts (verbal, quantitative, and analytical);
(4)
a minimum of two years of successful, relevant professional experience
or its equivalent;
(5)
a completed Higher Education Program Application for Admission Form;
(6)
at least three supporting letters of recommendation;
(7)
an autobiographical sketch;
(8)
a writing sample;
(9)
a personal interview; and
(10)
compatibility of Higher Education Program offerings with the applicant’s
goals and interests.
III. Ed.S. Program Requirements
Due to the diverse objectives of
students enrolled in the program, each student’s
program is individually tailored.
Consequently, while the minimum number of credits
for the degree as stated
in the Graduate School Catalog is 30 graduate credits beyond
the Master’s degree (or equivalent),
the number of actual credits required is a function
of the previous educational
background of each student and his or her goals. Some students with
unusually substantial and relevant study at the Master’s level may
complete the program with
the minimum of 30 graduate credits while others, especially
those seeking to make a career
change, may need substantially more work. In every
case,
the decision is left up to the student’s advisor and committee.
A.
Completion of a minimum of 30 graduate semester-hour credits beyond the
master’s degree or its equivalent including
a minimum of 15 hours in higher education and 3-6
hours in an original project, research paper, or
report.
B.
Completion of nine (9) semester hours of the following Higher Education
core courses:
• Either HIED 5003
Higher Education in the United States
or HIED 5053 The Community-Junior
College
• HIED 5043 The Student in Higher Education
• HIED 5083 History and Philosophy of Higher Education
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C. Completion of a six (6) semester-hour core in the area of specialization
(program option).
For students whose
primary career goals are in administration (including
student personnel work),
these consist of the following:
• HIED 6083 Management
Skills for Effective Leadership
• HIED 6653 Legal
Aspects of Higher Education |
Students whose primary
career goals are in college teaching will take the following:
• HIED 6013 The Professoriate:
Problems and Issues
• HIED 6323 Design/Evaluation of College Teaching
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D. Completion of a minimum total of three
(3) to nine (9) additional semester hours of approved electives to be
selected from Higher Education or other relevant areas*. Electives
in Higher Education may be selected from the following:
• HIED 5003 Higher
Education in the United States: An Overview
[if not taken in III(B) above]
• HIED 5033 Student Personnel Services
• HIED 5053 The Community-Junior College
[if
not taken in III(B) above]
• HIED
6013 The
Professoriate: Problems and Issues
[if
not taken in III(C) above]
• HIED 6073 Management
of Higher Educational Institutions
[if
not taken in III(C) above]
• HIED 6173 Individual
and Group Management Skills
• HIED 6183 Organization Development and Change
• HIED 6323 Design/Evaluation
of College Teaching
[if
not taken in III(C) above]
•
HIED 6333 Curriculum Design in Higher Education
• HIED 6343 Strategies
for Effective College Teaching
•
HIED
6423 Trends, Issues and Problems in Higher Education
•
HIED 6653
Legal Aspects of Higher Education
[if
not taken in III(C) above]
• HIED
6663 Finance and
Fiscal Management
• HIED 6683 Governance and
Policy Making in Higher Education
• HIED 699(3) Seminar:
Leading and Planning in Higher Education
• HIED
699(3) Seminar: Management
Development and Appraisal |
* NOTE:
Students in one specialization may take courses from the
other specialization.
E. Completion of three (3)
semester hours (or approved equivalents) in research or statistics to
be selected from one of the following:
• EDFD 5013
Research Methods in Education
or EDFD 5393 Applied Educational
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F. Completion
of six (6) to nine (9) graduate semester hours of approved electives outside
Higher Education. [Students in the College Teaching Option must
present a minimum of thirty
(30) graduate semester hours
in toward
this requirement.]
G.
For students with no prior full-time administrative or college teaching
experience, completion
of three
(3) to six
(6) semester hours of:
• HIED 674V Internship
H.
A minimum grade-point average of at least 3.25 on all course work presented
as part
of the degree program. No
graduate degree credit will be granted for any course
grades below "C."
I.
Satisfactory completion of all requirements governing the specialist project,
research project,
or report and comprehensive
oral examination.
J.
Specialist project: An original project, research paper, or report on
some topic relevant
to the student’s interest
and goals approved by the student’s advisory committee.
Three (3) to six (6) hours
will be allotted for
the specialist project.
K.
Comprehensive oral examination: This will focus on the written specialist
project and/or the professional preparation
of the candidate.
L.
Completion time: The degree must be completed within six (6) years of
enrollment in
the program.
M.
Transfer credits: Relevant credits received from other institutions may
be transferred upon approval of the
candidate’s
committee. Acceptance of transfer credit does not reduce the minimum
residence requirement of
30 weeks.
N. Residence: A minimum
of thirty (30) weeks of resident study is required. A student who
carries twelve (12) or more credits a term receives fifteen (15) weeks
residence credit; enrollment for less than twelve (12) credits in a regular
semester or in a semester term results in one week's residence for each
hour of course credit.
O.
Students enrolled in the Higher Education Program must be appointed to
graduate assistantship or be employed in Higher Education or a related
field (exceptions must be approved by faculty).
For more information about
our Specialist's (Ed.S.) degree program contact:
Dr. James O. Hammons
251 Graduate Education Building
University of Arkansas
Fayetteville, AR 72701
Phone: (479) 575-2207
Fax: (479) 575-2492
E-mail: jhammons@uark.edu
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