2007-08 Academic Year - Humboldt State University

• a copy of a valid teaching or pupil personnel
services credential
• two letters of recommendation for admission
into the administrative credential
program: one from the student’s current
supervisor and one from another administrator
• documentation of having completed one
year upon entry—and, by completion of
credential requirements, three years—of
successful, full-time teaching or pupil
personnel experience in public or private
schools
• transcripts verifying a university gradepoint
average of 2.75 on the last 60
semester units
PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS
Level I: Preliminary Administrative
Services Credential
All students must:
• document that a district is willing to support
the fieldwork by completing a fieldwork
plan sheet with approval signatures
from district and university supervisors
• successfully complete the California
Basic Education Skills Test
• maintain a 3.0 GPA (with no grade
lower than a C-) in the following required
courses (24 units):
AS 742 Curriculum: Development
& Governance
AS 745 Personnel Administration
& Supervision
AS 746 The Principal: Leader &
Administrator
AS 747 Practicum: Diversity
Issues & School
Administration
AS 748 Legal & Fiscal Aspects of
School Administration
AS 749 Ethics & School
Administration
AS 760 Technology & School
Management
AS 794 Elementary School
Administration Fieldwork
AS 795 Secondary School
Administration Fieldwork
AS 796 Fieldwork & Final
Evaluation Seminar
• pass a final oral exam on the program’s
total skills and knowledge
Level II: Professional
Administrative Credential
Prerequisites:
• Preliminary Administrative Services
Credential
• A 3.0 GPA in Preliminary Administrative
Services Credential course work.
• Employment as a school administrator
• Complete application
Course Of Study [24 units]:
AS 761 Professional Development—
Induction
AS 762 Leadership, Management,
& Policy Development in a
Multicultural Setting
AS 763 Strategic Issues Management
AS 764 School & Community Relations
AS 765 Ethical & Reflective Leadership
AS 766 Information Systems &
Human & Fiscal Resources
AS 767 Candidate Assessment &
Evaluation
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MASTER OF ARTS DEGREE
IN EDUCATION
Graduate Program Coordinator
Eric Van Duzer, Ph.D.
Harry Griffith Hall 104
(707) 826-3726 / ew1@humboldt.edu
The Program
Our program helps educators assume an
enhanced and more focused leadership
role in their schools. The education faculty
believes in an ethic of teaching that fosters
passion for learning, persistence in seeking
insights, and creativity.
This ethic depends on communities of educators
who reflect collaboratively on their
professional experiences. Within such a
community, educators broaden their understanding
of the theoretical and methodological
aspects of pedagogy by articulating
what they know, asking meaningful questions
about their practice, and providing opportunities
for assessment. Collaborative inquiry is
an effective means of practicing the profession
with greater ingenuity, vitality, and joy.
Through collaboration with departments
across the university, we integrate ideas
across disciplines, identify generative topics
as the basis for curricula, and explore connections
between our students’ interests
across disciplines.
We hold as a central tenet that social betterment
is engendered by democratic and
rigorous educational processes. Thus,
we fulfill our program’s public mission by
strengthening the role of educators in our
society so that they better meet the inherent
challenges.
Within the program, candidates explore the
intellectual rigor inherent in the discipline
and the possibilities for their students’ learning
and development. They make strong connections
between learning, social concerns,
and students’ lives.
Procedures for Applying
Deadline for applying (fall semester entry):
February 1. Following faculty review, applicants
will be notified of their admission
status by March 15.
Candidates must show satisfactory preparation
for the proposed course of study and
meet general requirements for admission
outlined in the HSU Handbook for Master’s
Students (www.humboldt.edu/~gradst/grad
info.shtml). Candidates must:
• Hold an acceptable baccalaureate
degree from a regionally-accredited
institution (or equivalent academic preparation)
• Be in good academic standing at the last
university attended.
• Have a GPA of at least 3.0 in the last
60 semester units (90 quarter units)
attempted. (Those not meeting this requirement
may file a petition to appeal
low GPA with the grad coordinator.)
• If the bachelor’s degree is from a postsecondary
institution where English is
not the principal language of instruction,
score at least 550 on the Test of English
as a Foreign Language (TOEFL).
Submit a complete application, including a
statement of purpose which considers the
following:
• rationale for pursuing graduate work in
education;
• overview of and reflection on experiences
in education;
• philosophy of education.
Faculty will rate each applicant’s statement of
purpose and recommendation letters based
on evidence of:
• a clearly articulated rationale for pursuing
graduate work;
• strong writing ability;
• ability to reflect critically on experiences
in education;
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