UNIVERSITY FACULTY SENATE FORMS

 

Academic Program Approval

 

This form is a routing document for the approval of new and revised academic programs.  Proposing department should complete this form.  For more information, call the Faculty Senate Office at 831-2921.

 

 

Submitted by: __Gail S. Rys_________________phone number__(302) 831-1632_________

                               

Department:  __School of Education __________email address___gailrys@udel.edu_______

                                                                                                                                                                                                             

 

Action:  _1. Create 2 concentrations from existing specializations; 2. Revise course requirements; 3. Policy change regarding admission application deadlines

(Example:  add major/minor/concentration, delete major/minor/concentration,  revise major/minor/concentration,  academic unit name change, request for permanent status, policy change, etc.)

 

Effective term____________07F___________________________________________________________________________

                                                (use format 04F, 05W)

 

Current degree______M.Ed.________________________________________________

                                    (Example:  BA, BACH, BACJ, HBA, EDD, MA, MBA, etc.)

 

Proposed change leads to the degree of: _________M.Ed.________________________

                                                                                             (Example:  BA, BACH, BACJ, HBA, EDD, MA, MBA, etc.)

 

 

Proposed name:___No name change is proposed – current name of major is Educational Leadership

                                            Proposed new name for revised or new major / minor / concentration / academic unit

                                                                                (if applicable)

 

Revising or Deleting: 

 

Undergraduate major / Concentration:______________________________________

                                                                                    (Example:  Applied Music – Instrumental  degree BMAS)

 

Undergraduate minor:____________________________________________________

                                   (Example:  African Studies,  Business Administration,  English, Leadership, etc.)            

 

Graduate Program Policy statement change:_Creation of 2 concentrations; course changes; admission application deadline changes

                                                                  (Must attach  your Graduate Program Policy Statement)

 

            Graduate Program of Study:___Education: Educational Leadership___________

                                 (Example:  Animal Science: MS  Animal Science:  PHD  Economics: MA Economics: PHD)

 

 

                Graduate minor / concentration:__1. School Administration; and 2. Adult & Post-Secondary Education Administration

 

 

Note: all graduate studies proposals must include an electronic copy of the Graduate Program Policy Document, highlighting the changes made to the original policy document.

 

 

 

List new courses required for the new or revised curriculum. How do they support the overall program objectives of the major/minor/concentrations)?

 (Be aware that approval of the curriculum is dependent upon these courses successfully passing through the Course Challenge list. If there are no new courses enter “None”)

 

The only new course is actually a revision of two previous courses in the program.  EDUC 698, Instructional Strategies for Adults and EDUC 670, Program Design for Adults have been combined into one course with a revised content and the new course, EDUC 670, Program Design & Instructional Strategies for Adults is required in the program. This course has been submitted to the Course Challenge process. This course is a key foundational theory course for the concentration.

 

Explain, when appropriate, how this new/revised curriculum supports the 10 goals of undergraduate education: http://www.ugs.udel.edu/gened/

 

N/A

 

Identify other units affected by the proposed changes:

(Attach permission from the affected units.  If no other unit is affected, enter “None”)

 

No other units are affected by the proposed changes..

 

 

Describe the rationale for the proposed program change(s):

(Explain your reasons for creating, revising, or deleting the curriculum or program.)

 

The School of Education is requesting three different types of changes to the M.Ed. in Educational Leadership:

 

1.  Currently, there are two separate specializations within this major:  a) School Administration (SA); and b) Adult and Post-Secondary Education Administration (APSE).  We are requesting that these two specializations be raised to the level of concentrations and keep the same titles.  The advantage of this change is that the concentrations would then be identified on the graduates’ transcripts, and the candidates who are seeking certification as a school principal would clearly have the School Administration concentration identified when they apply for certification in Delaware or any of the other states that recognize this NCATE approved program.

 

2.  We are revising the program coursework within both concentrations:

a) Within the School Administration concentration, the requested change will align the coursework with the Delaware state standards and NCATE (National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education) standards.  NCATE is one of the national accrediting bodies for teacher education programs, and all UD teacher education programs are NCATE accredited.  These standards recommend an internship course that includes opportunities for school-based clinical experiences. We are proposing to change the current 3-credit internship to a 6-credit internship (EDUC 879) and remove one of the current core courses (EDUC 863) that is currently not required for certification. The 6-credit internship would provide more hours for students to work in a school with a school-based mentor. The course will also include three seminars which the student and his/her mentor attend together.

            b) The Adult/Post-Secondary concentration does not lead to any type of certification, and many of the students in this concentration are interested in positions in higher education, sports management, and/or adult education. The requested change for this concentration would include the deletion of the same core course mentioned in the previous paragraph (EDUC 863) , the retention of the internship as a 3-credit course (EDUC 879), and the addition of one 3-credit elective chosen with the approval of the student’s faculty advisor.

 

3.  We are requesting a change in the application deadlines for this major.  Currently, this major uses the University default deadlines of December 1 for spring admission and July 1 for fall admission.  We are requesting the application deadlines be changed to April 1 for fall admission and November 1 for spring admission.  All other admission requirements remain the same.  This major does not require applicants to take the GRE test.

 

 

 

 

Program Requirements: 

(Show the new or revised curriculum as it should appear in the Course Catalog.  If this is a revision, be sure to indicate the changes being made to the current curriculum and include a side-by-side comparison of the credit distribution before and after the proposed change.)

 

The Master of Education (M.Ed.) in Educational Leadership is a thirty-three credit hour, non-thesis program consisting of 18 credits of required core courses, 12 credits in one of two specializations, and 3 credits in an educational leadership internship.  This is generally a part-time academic program designed for students who are employed full-time in professional education positions. In accordance with the general mission of the School of Education represented in its conceptual framework, this program facilitates students' development as reflective practitioners who bring a variety of decision making skills to the enterprise of solving problems, as scholars who are able to study their own practice as well as the practice of others in their field, and as leaders who are able to accommodate diversity among people with whom they work.

The curriculum draws upon students' work experience to integrate theory and practice as it prepares them for positions of leadership in educational settings. Those settings include elementary, secondary, postsecondary, public, private, and vocational schools as well as adult and continuing education programs. There are two program specializations: School Administration (meeting Delaware certification requirements) and Adult and Postsecondary Education Administration

 

CURRENT PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS

PROPOSED PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS

 

 

Core Courses

 

EDUC 664, Legal Issues for School Managers

Same

EDUC 678, Human Resource Management

Same

EDUC 694, Organizational Management

Same

EDUC 695, Introduction to Leadership Theory

Same

EDUC 863, Principles of Educational Evaluation

Delete course from program

EDUC 600, Teacher as Researcher  OR

EDUC 607, Educational Research Procedures OR

EDUC 665, Elementary Statistics

Same

TOTAL CORE CREDITS = 18

TOTAL CORE CREDITS = 15

 

 

Specialization Area Courses:

School Administration

Concentration Area Courses: 

School Administration

EDUC 640, Introduction to Curriculum

Same

EDUC 661, School Business Management

Same

EDUC 689, Admin. of Elem. and Middle Schools OR

EDUC 690, Admin. of Secondary Schools

Same

EDUC 693, Supervision: Purposes and Effects

Same

 

 

TOTAL SPECIALIZATION CREDITS = 12

TOTAL CONCENTRATION CREDITS = 12

 

 

Specialization Area Courses:

Adult & Post-Secondary Education Administration

Concentration Area Courses: 

Adult & Post-Secondary Education Administration

EDUC 662, Adult Learner

EDUC 662, Adult Learner

EDUC 642, Seminar in Higher Education  OR

EDUC 698, Instructional Strategies for Adults   OR

EDUC 670, Program Design for Adults

EDUC 670, Program Design & Instruct. Strategies for Adults (newly revised course in Faculty Senate Challenge List)

EDUC 699, Foundations of Adult & Post-Sec. Educ

EDUC 699, Foundations of Adult & Post-Sec. Educ

EDUC 883, Admin. of Adult & Post-Sec. Education

Same

TOTAL SPECIALIZATION CREDITS = 12

TOTAL CONCENTRATION CREDITS = 12

 

 

Internship (Required in both specializations)

Internship

EDUC 879, Internship in Education (3 credits)

EDUC 879, Internship in Education.  Students in the School Administration concentration would complete a 6-credit internship and students in the Adult/Post-Secondary Education Administration concentration would complete a 3-credit internship plus one additional elective selected with the approval of their faculty advisor.

 

 

TOTAL CREDITS REQUIRED = 33

TOTAL CREDITS REQUIRED = 33

 

 

Current Admission Application Deadlines:

Proposed Admission Application Deadlines:

December 1, July 1

November 1, April 1

 

 

 ROUTING AND AUTHORIZATION:        (Please do not remove supporting documentation.)

 

Department Chairperson                                                                                                        Date                                       

 

Dean of College                                                                                                                       Date                                       

 

Chairperson, College Curriculum Committee___________________________________Date_____________________

 

Chairperson, Senate Com. on UG or GR Studies                                                                   Date                                       

 

Chairperson, Senate Coordinating Com.                                                                 Date                                       

 

Secretary, Faculty Senate                                                                                                       Date                                       

 

Date of Senate Resolution                                                                                                      Date to be Effective               

 

Registrar                                                                  Program Code                                         Date                                       

 

Vice Provost for Academic Programs & Planning                                                                  Date                                       

 

Provost                                                                                                                                   Date                                       

 

Board of Trustee Notification                                                                                                                Date                                       

 

Revised 5/02/06   /khs