ACADEMIC PROGRAM APPROVAL
CHECKLIST
This
form is a routing document for the approval of new and revised academic
programs. Page 2 will serve as an attachment to the Faculty Senate
agenda. Proposing department should complete form, attach as a cover page
and forward to the college dean. Documentation should include copy of curriculum
as it is to appear in the Undergraduate and Graduate Catalog. Proposals
must arrive to the Undergraduate/Graduate Committee by November in order to
reach the Faculty Senate by March 1. Proposals received after this
date cannot be implemented the following year nor included in the catalog for
that year.
Proposed change leads to the degree of
( ) Bachelor of
Arts
( X ) Master of
Arts
( ) Doctor of Philosophy
( ) Bachelor of
Science
( ) Master of
Science ( )
Other___________________________
2. ( X ) New major/curriculum
Counseling in Higher Education
Title to be entered in record of students who select this
program
( ) New minor
Title to be entered in record of students who select this
program
( ) Change
from provisional to permanent status.
3. ( ) Revision of
existing: (X)
major
( )
minor
( ) concentration
Present title: M.Ed. in College
Counseling/Student Affairs Practice in Higher
Education
Records System Program Code
( ) Add/delete required courses/credit
hours
( ) Add
concentration
Title:
( ) Delete concentration
Title
( X ) Other: Change degree
designation from M.Ed. to M.A.
4. ( ) Deletion of
existing/disestablish: ( )
major
( )
minor
( ) other _______________________________
Title
Code______________________
5. ( ) Policy Change____Individual and Family
Studies______________________________________________________
Title/Department
ROUTING
AND APPROVALS: (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
a. Rationale for creation, revision, or
deletion:
The primary objective in making this request is to bring some consistency
and clarity to the names of the degrees and the requirements for admission to
all masters programs within the Department of Individual and Family
Studies.
The graduate programs in College Counseling and Student Affairs Practice
in Higher Education have been housed in the Department of Individual and Family
Studies since 1998. They are not administratively connected
to the
To further improve the consistency of the requirements for the masters
degree within the Department of Individual and Family Studies, the proposal also
is that the admission standards for the College Counseling major and the Student
Affairs Practice in Higher Education major be changed to be identical to those
that are currently required for admission to the Master of Science programs in
Human Development and Family Studies, with a personal interview being an
additional requirement:
1. An
undergraduate cumulative average of at least 3.0 and a major cumulative average
of at least 3.25. The cumulative average of prior graduate
study is expected to be at least 3.5. Complete transcripts of
prior undergraduate and graduate work must be submitted.
2.
Submission of three letters of reference from individuals able to assess
the applicant's academic potential.
3.
A match between the candidate's statement of objectives and interests and
the department's capacity and available mentors.
4.
A score of at least 600 on the Test of English as a Foreign Language
(TOEFL) from applicants whose first language is not
English.
5.
All applicants must submit GRE scores. A minimum GRE
score (math plus verbal) of 1050 is expected.
6. Personal interview (College Counseling and Student Affairs Practice in Higher Education majors only).
b. Summary of program:
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Courses: 27 credit hours
EDUC
607 Educational Research Procedures
or
IFST
615 Research Methods
(3)
EDUC
660 Educational Measurements
(3)
EDUC
663 Counseling Skills Lab
(3)
IFST
680 Professional Seminar
in Counseling Student Affairs Practice (3)
IFST
681 Career
Development: Theory and Practice (3)
IFST
682 Student Development
in Higher Education (3)
IFST
684 Theories of
Counseling (3)
IFST
685 Multicultural Issues
in Counseling (3)
IFST
687 Practicum in College
Counseling (3)
Required Specialty
Courses in College Counseling: 12 credit
hours
IFST
686 Assessment in
Counseling (3)
IFST
691 Group Counseling
(3)
IFST
694
Internship: College Counseling
(6)
Required Specialty
Courses in Student Affairs Practice in Higher Education:
12credit hours
IFST
689 The
IFST
693 Group Dynamics
(3)
IFST
694
Internship: Student Affairs Practice
(6)
Elective
Courses: 9 credit hours
IFST
666 Special Problems
(1-6)
IFST
683 Seminar in Higher
Education Administration (3)
IFST
688 The Law and Student
Affairs (3)
IFST
690 Issues in Counseling
Women (3)
IFST
692 Student Personnel
Management (3)
Or other graduate course
offerings, as approved by an academic advisor
Total Credits
Required: 48
Master of Arts Degree
Majors in College Counseling
and Student Affairs
Practice in Higher Education
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Objectives for
Comprehensive Examination
The goal of the comprehensive examination is for students to demonstrate
a thorough understanding and creative syntheses of that which is previously
known and newly learned in graduate school. The students'
performance will reflect their knowledge and best professional thinking about
theoretical and applied issues in counseling and student affairs practice in
higher education.
Comprehensive examinations are essentially an opportunity for students to
demonstrate their learning, abilities to think and capacities to express
themselves in a professional manner. Comprehensive
examinations are designed to be an educational experience for the purpose of
integrating knowledge, as well as an evaluation of that learning.
Materials from all of the following courses may be included in the
examination: IFST 680, EDUC 663, IFST 681, IFST 682, IFST
684, IFST 685, and IFST 687.
The date for the comprehensive examinations will be determined by the
coordinator of the master's program. The most likely time
will be during the Winter Session.
Format for the
Comprehensive Examinations
The examination will be designed to assess students' knowledge and
understanding of both theoretical and applied issues covered in the core
curriculum of the M.Ed. programs in College Counseling and in Student Affairs
Practice in Higher Education. The examination will consist of
two parts.
Part I will be a case study paper which demonstrates the student’s
ability to blend practice and theory together in an informed way.
The case study should be organized as follows:
1.
A description of some actual interactive experience the student has had
with an individual or an organization during the course of his/her graduate
studies. Potential cases might include sessions with clients,
interactions with students in residence halls, judicial cases, career services
work, academic advising, working with student organizations, etc.
The purpose of this portion of the paper is to provide the reader with a
thorough understanding of the individual, organization and/or situation used as
a case study. Important note: the writer
should alter specific identifying information that might compromise a student’s
or group’s right to privacy.
2.
The second portion of the case study should provide a description and
explanation of the theory or theories to be applied to the case.
Writers should support their understanding of the theory or theories by
providing appropriate citations to the scholarly
literature.
3.
The third part of the case study should describe how the writer applied
his/her theoretical understandings to the individual, organization, or situation
he/she has identified. An explanation of the ways in which
theory has informed the writer’s perception and understandings of the case and
the related issues should be provided. The writer should
indicate how theory shaped decisions or actions in the case and provide
information about the outcome. The writer may also include
reflections about what he or she learned through this specific case and how this
experience may inform his/her future work.
The primary objective of Part I of the comprehensive examination is for
the student to demonstrate an understanding of a specific theory or theories and
demonstrate an application to practice. Students will meet
with their faculty advisor in January to identify and clarify the case study
project. After that, the program coordinator will be informed
about the case study the student will be using. The final
paper will be due on the same day as Part II of the examination is
scheduled.
It is expected that these case studies will be evaluated in regard to
both their content and format. Students are highly encouraged
to take advantage of all of the usual sources of assistance on campus (e.g. the
Part II of the examination will be a maximum of one and a half hours in
length and will consist of 50 multiple choice items. Again,
these items will be designed to test the student's understanding and knowledge
of theory and practice of counseling and student affairs practice in higher
education.
Faculty members will be assigned responsibility for proposing questions
in specific areas and identifying the expected responses.
They will then submit the recommended questions to the coordinator of the
program for his/her review and final decision making.
AUTHORIZED DEGREE TITLES
Please check the appropriate
degree:
(
) Bachelor of Applied
Science
(
) Bachelor of Arts
(
) Bachelor of Arts in
Educational Studies
(
) Bachelor of Arts in
Liberal Studies
(
) Bachelor of Chemical
Engineering
(
) Bachelor of Civil
Engineering
(
) Bachelor of Computer
Engineering
(
) Bachelor of Electrical
Engineering
(
) Bachelor of
Environmental Engineering
(
) Bachelor of Fine
Arts
(
) Bachelor of Liberal
Studies
(
) Bachelor of Mechanical
Engineering
(
) Bachelor of
Music
(
) Bachelor of
Science
(
) Bachelor of Science in
Accounting
(
) Bachelor of Science in
Agriculture
(
) Bachelor of Science in
Business Administration
(
) Bachelor of Science in
Education
(
) Bachelor of Science in
Nursing
(
) Master of Applied
Sciences
(X)
Master of Arts
(
) Master of Arts in
Liberal Studies
(
) Master of Business
Administration
(
) Master of Chemical
Engineering
(
) Master of Civil
Engineering
(
) Master of
Education
(
) Master of Electrical
Engineering
(
) Master of Environmental
and Energy Policy
(
) Master of Fine
Arts
(
) Master of
Instruction
(
) Master of Marine
Policy
(
) Master of Materials
Science and Engineering
(
) Master of Mechanical
Engineering
(
) Master of
Music
(
) Master of Physical
Therapy
(
) Master of Public
Administration
(
) Master of
Science
(
) Master of Science
in Nursing
(
) Doctor of Education
(
) Doctor of
Philosophy
This
document will be retained permanently in the Faculty Senate
Office.
Revised