Graduate Bulletin 1999-2001
EDUCATION AND COUNSELING
ADMISSION TO THE GRADUATE PROGRAM
Admission to the degree program requires a bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited college or university. Acceptance is based on a combination of criteria: 1) GPA accumulated during the last 60 hours of undergraduate work; 2) standardized test results (the Miller Analogy Test or Graduate Record Examination); 3) written recommendations; 4) admission interview and 5) writing sample.
DEGREE CANDIDACY
Upon completion of not fewer than 12 nor more than 15 graduate credit hours, which must include the graduate core, the graduate student must apply for degree candidacy. A student must receive a B or better in the three core courses. If a student does not attain an overall GPA of 3.0, he/she will not be admitted to candidacy. Students not admitted to candidacy will be informed of their deficiencies, which must be removed within one semester if eligible. The student must reapply for degree candidacy by the end of the probationary semester.
DEGREE REQUIREMENTS
All candidates are required to complete at least 33 credit hours of graduate work to receive the degree. Programs vary in length from 33 to 48 hours. A course in which the student has earned a grade of D or F cannot be counted toward the completion of graduation requirements, but is used in determining the grade point average.
A degree candidate whose cumulative grade point average falls below 3.0 will automatically be placed on probation and his or her status will be reviewed by the Graduate Committee of the Education Department.
A comprehensive written examination covering the student’s major area and graduate core courses must be passed upon completion of course work. The examinations are scheduled in November, April, and July. Within the first four weeks of the semester in which the degree candidate is to graduate, he or she must file an application to take the comprehensive examination. (This is usually the last semester in which he or she is enrolled in courses.) If performance on the comprehensive examination is not satisfactory, the candidate will be required to reschedule an examination no sooner than the time regularly scheduled for the next comprehensive examination. The Graduate Committee of the Education Department may elect to require an oral examination in addition to or in lieu of a second written examination.
COURSE PROGRAM
The student’s course of study is planned in collaboration with the major area advisor. A minimum of 18 hours must be completed in one specific area. The areas of concentration include counseling, reading, elementary education and secondary education.
All students must take the following graduate core courses in the beginning of their programs:
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EDGR A702 Methods of Educational Research
EDGR A703 Statistics in Education - and
- EDGR A705 Philosophy and Education
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- EDGR A706 Philosophy and Counseling (for counseling majors)
Students are not normally allowed to transfer core courses or required courses into their programs of study. Students wishing to obtain graduate transfer credit for any other classes taken at another university must petition the Graduate Committee of the Education Department. A maximum of six hours of transfer credit will be allowed toward the degree.
All courses, including those taken in the Department of Education of Loyola University, must have been completed within seven years. Students wanting to take independent study courses must petition the department faculty at least one month before registration. Please consult program advisor for details.
POST BACCALAUREATE CERTIFICATION
Loyola University offers post baccalaureate alternative certification programs in elementary and secondary education. Consult the certification advisor for information.