Post Masters Certificate (PMC) in Developmental Education

Graduate Faculty

Department Head: Dr. Olatunde Ogunyemi

Professors: Dr. Larnell Flannagan, Dr. Vernon Farmer, Dr. Janet Guyden, and Dr. Olatunde Ogunyemi

Associate Professors: Dr. Twana Hilton-Pitre, Dr. Ellen Smiley, and Dr. Reuben Wanjohi

Assistant Professors: Dr. Carolyn Jackson, Dr. Liangyue Lu, and Dr. Daphne Williams

 

Overview

The Department of Educational Leadership has as its mission the preparation of personnel for positions ranging from teaching to administrative and supervisory positions in education-related and other human service settings.

The Department of Educational Leadership has responsibility for four graduate programs: the Master of Education (M.Ed.) in Educational Leadership, the Master of Science (M.S.) in Developmental Education, the Post Masters Certificate in Developmental Education, and the Doctor of Education (Ed.D.) in Developmental Education.

 

Purpose 

The purpose of the program is to prepare faculty and administrators who have master’s or doctorates in various academic disciplines to work more effectively in developmental and remedial education and learning support programs serving academically underprepared, at-risk and nontraditional learners in community and technical colleges and four-year colleges and universities. The program is designed particularly to appeal to faculty and administrators in community and technical colleges where many personnel are not expected to have terminal degrees but do need some graduate preparation to work with developmental learners who comprise a large part of their clientele.

 

Vision

The vision of the Post Master’s Certificate in Developmental Education is to become the premier provider of graduate-level coursework in the field of developmental education to practicing developmental educators and learning assistance professionals who do not wish to seek a terminal degree in the field.

 

Mission

The mission of the Post Master’s Certificate in Developmental Education is to provide practicing developmental educators and learning assistance professionals with the knowledge, skills, and competencies identified in research and best practices literature as being critical for effective developmental instructors, learning assistance specialists, and program leaders. Candidates will have strong theoretical foundations in the developmental nature of learning and the needs of nontraditional learners.

 

Program Goals and Student Learning Outcomes

Goal 1.      To prepare candidates who have strong theoretical foundations of developmental education including cognitive and affective learning theory DEED 543, EDL 555

Goal 2.      To prepare candidates who are knowledgeable in the current research and best practices in learning theory, pedagogy, and andragogy in developmental education DEED 549, DEED 543, EDL 555

Goal 3.      To prepare candidates who are knowledgeable of the characteristics of quality, comprehensive developmental education and learning assistance programs DEED 607, DEED 605, DEED 622

Goal 4.    To prepare candidates who possess the skills to effectively design, develop, implement and evaluate a developmental education program curriculum and various developmental education diagnostic, placement, and assessment instruments DEED 544, DEED 545, DEED 605

 

Admission Requirements

Following admission to the Graduate School, the individual must submit to the Department of Educational Leadership an application for admission to the PMC program. Applicants must have three recommendations sent by appropriate individuals to the department. When an individual’s application materials are complete, they are evaluated by the department’s graduate admissions committee, and the student is notified of the committee’s decision regarding admission to the program.

The Department admits students twice a year during the fall and spring semesters. To be considered for admission for the fall semester, the Department must receive the student’s complete application package by April 1. To be considered for admission for the spring semester, the Department must receive the student’s complete application package by October 1.

Students entering the proposed PMC program must have at least a master’s degree from an accredited institution, and must meet the same criteria required by the Department of Educational Leadership for admission to the master’s degree program in developmental education.

Requirements for admission to the Post Master’s Certificate program in Developmental Education include the following criteria:

  • A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university in the United States or proof of equivalent training at a foreign university
  • At least a 2.5 grade point average on the last degree earned
  • A writing sample
  • Acceptable GRE scores as determined by the graduate admissions committee

 

Post Masters Certificate in Developmental Education Curriculum Plan

Required Courses 

Developmental Education 543

3

Developmental Education 544

3

Developmental Education 545

3

Developmental Education 549

3

Developmental Education 607

3

Educational Leadership 555

3

Elective

3

TOTAL HOURS

21

 

Elective Courses

(Select one of the following courses.)

Developmental Education 605

3

Developmental Education 622

3

Developmental Education 631

3

Developmental Education 618

3

TOTAL HOURS

3

 

Program Completion

To complete the program, a student must:

  • Take 21 semester credit hours consisting of
  • 18 hours of core courses,
  • 3 hours of elective courses

 

Graduation Requirements

  • Complete application for graduation
  • Complete Certification of Completion of Degree Requirements
  • Complete Exit form