Educational Specialist in Curriculum and Instruction
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.
The Program of StudyThe program for each student must include the CIED requirements for an Ed.S. 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 ESRM 5393 Statistics in Education and Health Professions and must fulfill the requirements of the Ed.S. program core.
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.
Minimum Requirements on the Program of StudyRequired Core (3 hours)
ESRM 5393 Statistics in Education and Health Professions
Cognate/Non-specialization Hours (9 hours CIED courses)
CIED 6013 Curriculum Development
CIED 6603 Multicultural Education
CIED 5633 Analysis of Instruction
Specialization Hours (18 hours)
Hours in the area of specialization
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.
CIED requires grades of "B" or higher.
CIED requires a 3.25 GPA for the Ed.S. Degree program on all work presented as part of their degree programs.