Northeastern
(Statement of Understanding)
Master of Science in Collegiate
Scholarship and Services
STEP
ONE:
Prior to first enrollment student must:
• Be admitted to the
• Hold an earned bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or
university.
• Have completed a minimum of twenty-four (24) semester hours of
undergraduate credit in the field of specialization
except College Student Personnel Services.
• Meet with assigned
advisor and sign a Statement of
Understanding.
• No more than six (06) credit
hours will be allowed to be taken until being fully admitted into the program.
STEP
TWO:
During first semester: (It is recommended that all admission
requirements be met prior to enrollment.)
Meet
the following Program Admission requirements:
• Score at least an eight
(8) on the Write-Placer © or pass other assigned writing test at the discretion
of the Educational
Foundations and Leadership Chair.
• Take and have a
satisfactory score on either the MAT or GRE, completed within the
last five (05) years.
• Ask advisor to submit
the Program Admission Form to the Admissions Committee.
• Submit to Admissions
Committee*
• Three (3) sealed
letters of recommendation and other included informational materials.
• A statement of your specific immediate and long term career objectives
and how a master’s degree in the program will help you achieve your objectives.
(The statement is to be between one and two pages, typed, double-spaced, 12
point font with margins of 1 inch all around.)
• All college transcripts
• GPA
requirement of
• 3.00 overall, undergraduate, or
• 3.25 in the last 60 credit hours,
undergraduate, or
•
Have an earned Master’s degree from an accredited university
If
the GPA requirements (see above) are not met, one of the following items must
be satisfied:
• MAT – scaled score of
383, or
• GRE – combined math and
verbal score of 900
• Must use scores from
MAT/GRE that are less than five (5) years old
•
It is recommended that you pass the entrance examination prior to enrollment
All materials to be considered for a particular semester are
to be received by the Admissions Committee by
*Northeastern
717 North Grand,
Admissions
Committee
• All materials must be
submitted by the applicant.
• A formal interview
and/or other materials may be requested by the committee at its discretion.
• The Admissions
Committee will review all materials and will make a recommendation concerning
admission to a program.
STEP
THREE:
Upon
acceptance into the program, meet with assigned advisor and complete the
following:
• Degree Plan,
• Professional Habits
Inventory, and
• Any other required
materials
Conditional
Enrollment
For those persons who wish to pursue a
degree, but are not able to meet the requirements for the undergraduate GPA
and/or MAT/GRE, conditional enrollment may be allowed as follows:
• A graduate program GPA
of 3.5 must be obtained for twelve (12)
credit hours of course work taken at
• Full admittance will be
considered by the Admissions Committee at the completion of twelve (12) credit hours upon the written
request of the student within the semester deadlines for admissions.
• No more than six (06) credit hours will be allowed to be taken in any semester until fully admitted into the program.
(*Pending final approval the above admissions requirements will
go into effect spring 2006)
Admission
to Candidacy
To meet candidacy requirements in the
Collegiate Scholarship and Services program, the student must:
• Attain formal admission to the
• Complete the course EDUC5103 Educational
Research with a grade of “B” or higher.
• Complete at least one course from
professional higher education block; HIED5403, HIED5413,
or HIED5423, with
a grade of “B” or higher.
• File with the
• File an Application for candidacy which can
occur after nine (9) graduate credit hours
have been earned
at
• Maintain a minimum graduate program GPA of
3.00 and professional habits and
dispositions must
be maintained.
• Regardless of when admission to Candidacy is
granted, fifteen (15) graduate credit
hours must be earned after candidacy has been awarded.
Other requirements:
A.
I must submit an
acceptable thesis, with the approval of two graduate faculty
in my area at least sixty (60) days; and to the Graduate Dean at least thirty (30)
days prior to graduation. The thesis
will be prepared in my area of specialization.
B.
I may enroll in no
more than nine (9) semester hours each summer or sixteen semester (16) hours each
fall or spring semester.
C.
I must complete an
approved degree program including a minimum of thirty-six (36) semester hours
of which at least fifth-teen (15) must be offered exclusively at the 5,000
level ( not 4000/5000).
D.
I may use a
maximum of three (3) semester hours credit in
workshops and/or short term classes toward graduation.
E.
I may transfer a
maximum of nine (9) semester hours credit, providing all graduate transfer
course work attempted carries an average grade of “B” or better; only courses
with grades of “A” or “B” may be used.
F.
A minimum of
twenty-four (24) hours must be earned in residence at Northeastern including
the last nine (9) semester hours.
G.
No credit earned
by correspondence may count toward the Master of Science degree in Collegiate
Scholarship and Services Teaching.
H.
No work used for
graduation may be older than six (6) calendar years, excluding time spent in
the American Armed Forces.
I.
I must maintain a
3.0 grade point average in the professional education core, with no grade less
than a “B.”
J.
I must maintain a
3.0 grade point average in all courses attempted in the teaching
specialization. No course with a grade lower
than a “C” may be used for graduation.
K.
I must abide by
the stated regulations governing the graduate program in the Graduate Catalog,
and expected to abide by the ethics of the profession for which I am pursuing.
L.
I have received my
Application Packet/Materials.
Student’s Signature: _____________________________________ Date: ____________________
Advisor’s Signature: ______________________________________ Date: _____________________
Revised: