Hannibal-LaGrange College, MSE, Education

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NEW PROGRAM PROPOSAL FORM

Sponsoring Institution(s): Hannibal-LaGrange College
Program Title: Master of Science in Education
Degree/Certificate: Master of Science in Education
Options: Two tracks are available: Teaching and Learning and Literacy
Delivery Site(s): Main campus in Hannibal
CIP Classification: 13.0101
Implementation Date: August 27, 2007
Cooperative Partners: None
Expected Date of First Graduation: December 2008

AUTHORIZATION

Name/Title of Institutional Officer
Garry M. Breland
Vice President for Academic Affairs
Hannibal-LaGrange College
Person to Contact for More Information
Dr. Jane Schafer
Director of Teacher Education
(573) 221-3675 ex. 296
bscha@hlg.edu

Need

Student Demand

Graduates of our own Teacher Education Program have told us that they wish we had a master’s program in education. They know that a graduate degree is important for career advancement and for improved effectiveness in teaching. Surveys of area school districts have provided information to use in analyzing not only the need for a graduate education program, but also the types of programs that are desired in this area and the modes of course delivery that are preferred.

Estimated Enrollment

Form SE

STUDENT ENROLLMENT PROJECTIONS

Year	1	2	3	4	5
Full Time	10	10	15	15	15
Part Time	10	15	15	15	15
Total	20	25	30	30	30

Will enrollment be capped in the future? The college does not anticipate capping enrollment for this program.

Market Demand:

Well qualified teachers continue to be in demand both locally, regionally, and nationally. Certified school teachers with baccalaureate degrees are motivated to earn a master’s degree both to improve their competence as teachers and to advance in their careers. In the local school district, 50% of 286 teachers have master’s degrees, according to the statistical profile on the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education website (http://dese.mo.gov/schooldata/four/064075/facunone.html.)

Duplication and Collaboration

Beginning in 1990 Hannibal-LaGrange College partnered with Southwest Baptist University (SBU) as a site for their master’s in education program. While that program has addressed the need in this area to some extent, a local program can more directly do so. The two schools share the same denominational affiliation, and SBU agreed to phase out its program from this site when HLG was able to offer its own master’s program.

Program Structure: Please complete Form PS

Form PS

PROGRAM STRUCTURE

1. Total credits required for graduation: Thirty total credits are required for graduation with the Master of Science in Education. The program is structured so that 12 hours comprise a common core, 15 hours allow specialization within one of two available tracks, and 3 hours are available for electives.
2. General education: Total credits: none
3. Courses:

Track 1 – Teaching and Learning Emphasis
(Early Childhood/Elementary/ Secondary)
Core Requirements:
EDU 5001: Character Education (3 semester hours)
EDU 5002: Cognition (3 semester hours)
EDU 5003: Introduction to Research (3 semester hours)
EDU 5004: Classroom Action Research Project (3 semester hours)

Program Requirements:
EDU 5101: Instructional Strategies (3 semester hours)
EDU 5102: Differentiated Learning (3 semester hours)
EDU 5103: Technology Applications (3 semester hours)
EDU 5104: Diversity in the Classroom (3 semester hours)
EDU 5202: Content Area Reading (3 semester hours)
Approved Electives: 3 semester hours

Track 2 – Literacy Emphasis (Early Childhood/Elementary/Secondary)
Core Requirements:
EDU 5001: Character Education (3 semester hours)
EDU 5002: Cognition (3 semester hours)
EDU 5003: Introduction to Research (3 semester hours)
EDU 5004: Classroom Action Research Project (3 semester hours)
Program Requirements:
EDU 5201: (ECE/EED) Phonemic Awareness and Phonics Concepts (3 semester hours) or
EDU 5202: (EED/SED) Content Area Reading (3 semester hours)
EDU 5203: Vocabulary and Fluency Development (3 semester hours)
EDU 5204: Writing to Enhance Learning (3 semester hours)
EDU 5205: Comprehension (3 semester hours)
EDU 5206: Literacy Assessment and Prescriptive Teaching (3 semester hours)
Approved Electives: 3 semester hours

Financial Projections (for public institutions only): Not Applicable

PROGRAM CHARACTERISTICS AND PERFORMANCE GOALS

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Institution Name: Hannibal-LaGrange College
Program Name: Master of Science in Education
Date: Fall 2007

Student Preparation

This program is intended to serve the needs of in-service teachers for graduate study in education and is designed for successful and convenient engagement of working adults by use of an evening and summer schedule of classes. Admissions criteria include a baccalaureate degree with a minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.75 and a teaching certificate.

Faculty Characteristics

The majority of the faculty assigned to teach in the program have terminal degrees and the rest have master’s degrees or above plus specific experience and expertise in the subject of the course being taught.

Full-time faculty are assigned to teach 66% of the courses offered in the program.

Enrollment Projections

1. We expect to have a student FTE of 25 majoring in the program by the end of five years.
2. Fifty percent of the students enrolled by the end of five years are expected to be full-time students.

Student and Program Outcomes

The number of graduates per annum expected at three and five years after implementation are, respectively, 25 and 55.

Special skills specific to the program include advance practice skills for certified teachers.

Proportion of students who will achieve licensing, certification, or registration: Since teacher certification is an admission requirement, the students in this program will already have their professional certification.

Assessment of student learning in this program will include course portfolio assignments, a classroom action research project completed at the end of the degree program, and a public poster presentation of research.

Students may transfer up to 6 hours of graduate study upon approval of the Graduate Advisory Committee.

Program Accreditation

Although the institution’s regional accreditation specifically includes the Master of Science in Education degree, no additional program accreditation is sought at this time.

Alumni and Employer Survey

Surveys or alumni and employers will be conducted at the end of the third year of the program and yearly thereafter, with a 90% expected rate of satisfaction.

Institutional Characteristics:

Both Hannibal-LaGrange College and its Teacher Education Program have reached the level of maturity required to successfully offer a graduate program. The college received a ten-year approval in its most recent renewal of affiliation with the Higher Learning Commission. The Teacher Education Program is approved by the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

The Teacher Education Program has been and continues to be one of the college’s strongest educational programs at the baccalaureate level. The college’s Education Division has five full-time faculty members; three with Ph.D.s, one who is ABD, and one with a master’s degree. Additionally, there is a pool of faculty outside the Education Division and adjunct faculty in the area that can help with instruction. There is sufficient faculty resource to ensure the educational quality of a graduate program.

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Financial Projects: Hannibal-LaGrange College is an independent institution.