Educational Specialist Degree (Curriculum and Instruction)
(Online)
Program of Study
Advisory CommitteeThe candidate's committee shall be composed of at least three (3) faculty members with at least Group II designation, not more than two of whom shall be members of the candidate's area of specialization (one designated as Chair).
Graduate Faculty members who have the doctorate and are in Group II graduate faculty status may serve as chairperson of advisory committees for students pursuing the Educational Specialist (Ed.S.).
The committee's responsibilities shall include: the determination of deficiencies; the acceptability of previous graduate work; the approval of the candidate's program of study; the approval of the original project or research paper; and the conduct of a final examination.
A Specialist Advisory Committee form (BCSS-41) should be signed by committee members prior to the completion of nine (9) semester hours of coursework and submitted to the office of the Associate Dean of Academic Affairs. The Associate Dean will submit the recommended committee names to the Graduate Studies Committee for their approval. Upon approval by the Graduate Studies Committee, this form will be transmitted to the Graduate School.
Changes to the Advisory Committee
Students may initiate a change in committee by submitting a Change in Specialist Advisory Committee (BCSS-42) to the office of the Associate Dean of Academic Affairs.
The program for each student must include the requirements specified in the particular program to which the student has been accepted. Assessment of deficiencies in the area of specialization and in the satisfaction of all current requirements of the Master of Education degree will be made by the Advisory Committee. Assessment examinations may be given to determine deficiencies in the chosen areas of specialization.
The student must complete EDFD 5013 Research Methods in Education and EDFD 5393 Statistics in Education and Health Professions and must fulfill the requirements of the Master of Education Core (or equivalent). University of Arkansas M.Ed. and M.A.T. graduates will have met M.Ed. core requirements.
Prior to completion of nine (9) semester hours, the student, in cooperation with the major advisor and the Advisory Committee, should develop a specific Program of Study (BCSS-35). One copy of BCSS-35 should be retained by the student, one by the advisor, and one filed in the office of the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs.
Minimum Requirements on the Program of StudyRequired Core (3-6 hours)
EDFD 5013 Research Methods in Education
EDFD 5393 Statistics in Education and Health Professions
Cognate/Non-specialization Hours (9 hours CIED courses)
CIED courses related to curriculum development and instruction
Recommended classes are:
CIED 6013 Curriculum Development
CIED 6603 Multicultural Education
CIED 5633 Analysis of Instruction
Other CIED courses that might be used are:
CIED 5603, Innovations in School Education
CIED 5613, Contemporary Issues in Education
CIED 5623, The School Curriculum
CIED 5663, Evaluation of Instruction
CIED 5903, Adaptive Instruction
CIED 5913, Professionalization of Teaching
CIED 6013, Curriculum Development
CIED 6023, Instructional Theory (Pre-requisite EDFD 5373)
CIED 6033, Content Specific Pedagogy
CIED 6043, Analysis of Teacher Education
CIED 6073, Seminar in Developing Creativity
CIED 6083, Piaget's Theory and Instruction
CIED 6433, Legal Aspects of Special Education
Specialization Hours (12-15 hours)
Hours in the area of specialization (ESL, GT, SEED, ELED, RDNG, SPED)
Specialist Project (3 hours)
CIED 680v Ed.S. Project (3 hours)
Total hours minimum: 33 hours in addition to the master degree
Transfer Credits
Transfer of credit is not accepted for the Ed.S.
Time Limit
The last 30 hours of the program must be completed within a period of six years from the date of the Declaration of Intent.
The COEHP will not accept "D" grades for graduate credit.
The COEHP requires a 3.25 GPA for the Ed.S. Degree program on all work presented as part of their degree programs.