College Organization
The directors for each of the graduate programs report directly to their respective deans on issues of program accreditation, graduate policy, assessment and program development. The Graduate Council is the primary faculty governance committee responsible for overseeing graduate curricula and policies.
Graduate Programs
Post-Baccalaureate Licensure
Students may earn a teaching license through the post-baccalaureate program, with or without earning a master’s degree, in the following areas:
Early Childhood (to teach children from age 3 to grade three)
Middle Childhood (to teach children in grades four to nine)
Middle Childhood candidates must have two 24-semester- hour areas of concentration from math, social studies, language arts and/or science. Students may need to take undergraduate content area courses to complete the areas of concentration.
Intervention Specialist (to teach children with mild to moderate disabilities in grades K-12)
Adolescent/Young Adult (AYA) (to teach in grades 7-12)
- Integrated Language Arts
- Integrated Social Studies
- Integrated Math
- Integrated Science
- Life Science
Multi-Age (to teach in grades K-12)
- Visual Arts
- Spanish
- Japanese
- Health and Physical Education
Principal
Superintendent
Note: Multi-Age and AYA majors may need to take undergraduate content area courses to complete licensure requirements.
Doctor of Education
Doctor of Pharmacy
Doctor of Physical Therapy
Master of Arts in Education
Students may earn a master’s degree with an emphasis in any of the following:
Adolescent/Young Adult/Multi-Age
Children’s Literature
Curriculum and Teaching
Early Childhood
Educational Administration
School Building Leader (Principal)
School District Leader (Superintendent)
Educational Technology
Human Resource Development Strand-Leadership Emphasis
Human Resource Development Strand-Operational Compliance Training Emphasis
Human Resource Development Strand-Training and Development Emphasis
Human Resource Development Strand-Web Instruction Emphasis
Intervention Specialist
Middle Childhood
Reading
Science Education
Endorsements
Pre-Kindergarten Special Needs
Reading (reading specialists for grades K-12)
Educational Technology (district technology coordinator or technology integration trainer)
Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL)
Early Childhood Generalist (for teaching 4th and 5th grade)
Middle Childhood Generalist (for teaching in a self-contained 4th-6th grade)
Teacher Leader
Certificates
Training and Online Instruction
Online Instruction
Note: Students seeking a master’s degree without a license or endorsement take the 15-hour leadership core and 18 hours of electives in any combination of the above areas. Endorsements, initial teaching licenses and administrative licenses will vary in the number of hours required.
Master of Arts in TESOL/Bilingual Education
Master of Arts in Rhetoric and Writing
Master of Athletic Training
Master of Business Administration
Organizational Leadership
CMA
CPA
CPA Qualified
Health Care Management
Hospitality Management
Master of Occupational Therapy
Master of Physician Assistant
Master of Science in Environmental, Safety and Health Management
Certificates
Emergency and Disaster Management
Environmental Management
Occupational Health and Safety Management
Master of Science in Health Informatics
Certificate
Health Informatics