This program is no longer available beginning January 2008. Please see the Master of Science Degree in Curriculum and Instruction.

DEGREE: Master of Science in Education. - 36 Hours

Accreditation includes:

• Nebraska Department of Education
• NCATE
• Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Application for Candidacy:

Application for admission to candidacy must be made after completion of 18 Peru State College hours but prior to completion of 24 hours with a 3.0 GPA and after having met the following requirements:

• Full Admission
• Program of Study proposed
• Educ 512 (Technology and Mediated Instruction) and Educ 601 (Study Design and Data Collection) completed
• Sufficient progress on electronic portfolio (LiveText)
• Recommendation of the Dean of Graduate Programs

Degree Requirements:

• Grades
  The student shall maintain a GPA of no less than 3.0 and a grade of "C" or higher in all courses on the Program of Study. A maximum of 6 hours of "C" will be accepted on the approved Program of Study.

Policies:

• Filing for Graduation
  The student must file a formal application for graduation with the following deadlines: October 1 for May or August; March 1 for December. (A $40.00 Fee must accompany the Application for Graduation..)
   
• Time Limitation
  All requirements for the Master's Degree must be met within a period of seven years from the date the student registers for the first graduate course which is to apply toward his/her degree.
   
• Transfer of Hours
  Graduate credits earned at another accredited institution may be applied toward the Master's Degree provided: (A) the hours are of grade "B" or above; (B) the hours would count toward a graduate degree program at the school where earned; and (C) they have been approved by the Dean of Graduate Programs. Credits taken prior to admission to the graduate program at Peru State College must fall within the 7-year time frame allowed for program completion. Transfer credits can only be applied toward elective credits within the program. A maximum of six transfer hours may be applied to the Program of Study. Students must obtain the required signatures for approval of transfer credits to be applied to a program of study.
   
• Residency
  A residency period is not required for the Master of Science Degree. However, a minimum of 27 hours of graduate course work taken through Peru State College must be included in the student's program of study.
   
• Student Class Loads
  The maximum load for full-time resident graduate students during the two summer sessions is twelve semester hours. A maximum of six semester hours may be taken during one session. Graduate students who have been admitted to candidacy may petition the Dean of Graduate Programs to carry an overload. In no case may a student enroll in more than 15 hours during the Summer term.
   
• Courses for Graduate Students Only
  At least 15 of the 36 semester hours required for the advanced degree must be taken in classes in which only graduate students may enroll.
   
• Incomplete Grade Policy
  To designate a student's work in a course as Incomplete at the end of a term, instructors will use the Incomplete grade (I). Students may receive this grade, however, only when serious illness, hardship, death in the immediate family, or military service during the semester in which they are registered prevents them from completing course requirements. In addition, to receive an Incomplete, a student must have completed a majority of the course's major requirements.

Program of Study:

CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION COURSES (18 hours)

AREA OF EMPHASIS (12 hours)

APPLICATION OF THEORY/ADVANCED ELECTIVE COURSES
(6 hours)