M E M O R A N D U M
TO: Penny
L. Deiner, Chair
Individual
and Family Studies
FROM: John
B. Bishop, Coordinator
M.Ed. Program in College Counseling/
Student
Affairs Practice in Higher Education
SUBJECT: Changing
the name of the M..Ed.
program degrees
and related admission requirements
I
write to request that the degree programs in College Counseling and Student
Affairs Practice in Higher Education changed so that students earn a Master of
Science degree instead of a Master of Education degree.
The
primary objective in making this request is to bring some consistency to the
names of the degrees and the requirements for admission to all masters programs
within the IFST department.
Nationally,
there are many examples where the Master of Science degree is awarded in either
College Counseling or Student Affairs Practice in Higher Education. Colorado State University, Florida State
University, Illinois State University, Indiana State University, Indiana
University, Iowa State University, Miami University, North Carolina State
University, Oregon State University, Southern Illinois University, and Syracuse
University are only a few that award the Master of Science degree in these
majors.
On
our own campus, these graduate programs 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 IFST department, I am also proposing 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:
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).
Please
contact me if you have any questions about this request in name change or
admission requirements. Thank you.
JBB:cmc