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Community College Teaching

Specialist in Community College Teaching
Offered By: College of Education
Graduate

Description

The Specialist in Community College Teaching Program provides a sixth-year intermediate degree to prepare teachers and administrators for the Community College. Because the enrollee in a community college tends to be somewhat different from typical college, university, or trade school students, specialized personnel are needed to ensure that the investments made by students and institutions are maximally and mutually beneficial.

The teaching emphasis program of study will focus mainly upon the major field of specialization with adequate opportunities for breadth of preparation in the specialty area and cognate areas, and a background in research methods. Major fields of specialization are presented under degrees offered in the General Information section of the Bulletin. The administration-emphasis program of study will focus on a combination of generic higher education administration courses and specialized community college courses.


  • Admission Process

    Admission requirements for the Specialist in Community College Teaching are those required by the Graduate School. Admission to the Specialist level will require admission to the Graduate School, a master’s degree from an accredited institution, and a satisfactory score on the GRE or MAT.