Post Masters Certificate (PMC) in Developmental Education
Graduate Faculty
Department Head: Dr. Cheyrl Ensley
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
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Developmental Education 543
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3
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Developmental Education 544
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3
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Developmental Education 545
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3
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Developmental Education 549
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3
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Developmental Education 607
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3
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Educational Leadership 555
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3
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Elective
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3
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TOTAL HOURS
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21
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Elective Courses
(Select one of the following courses.)
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Developmental Education 605
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3
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Developmental Education 622
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3
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Developmental Education 631
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3
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Developmental Education 618
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3
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TOTAL HOURS
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3
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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
