Graduate Academic Catalog 2012-2013

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2012-2013 Graduate Programs Academic Catalog
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specific Bible/theology courses (see
Prerequisite Policy). It is recommended, but
not required, that these courses be taken
before admission to the College of
Education, but they must be completed
prior to application for graduation.
4. A limited number of students without one of
these experiences, who otherwise meet the
requirements and who display exceptional lead-
ership qualities, may be accepted on the basis
of specific coursework and leadership recom-
mendations.
a. While expertise in all disciplines is not
expected, a student must demonstrate
reasonable competency in content areas by
completing at least 36 semester hours in
undergraduate liberal arts in at least four of
the following core areas:
• Language Arts
• Social Science
• Natural Science
• Math
• Technology
• Fine Arts
b. A student may present evidence of leader-
ship experience with a letter of recommen-
dation from an appropriate professional
within the educational field (e.g., school
board member hiring the student, headmas-
ter recommendation for staff development).
This information should be included in the
references completed as part of the applica-
tion packet.
Note: Students not meeting all undergraduate
course requirements may complete the courses
through CIU Undergraduate Programs.
College of Education Specific Requirements:
Education Specialist
A graduate faculty admissions panel reviews
applicants and recommends acceptance accord-
ing to their satisfaction of the following criteria:
• Master’s degree is from an accredited institution
(or an institution which meets the academic
standards of CIU) and provides a relevant foun-
dation for postgraduate studies in educational
leadership. (An education or education-related
field is the strongly preferred, but not required,
focus of the master’s degree.)
• Applicant’s performance in graduate course-
work indicates a strong ability to be successful
in postgraduate studies.
• Applicant speaks and writes the English lan-
guage effectively as evidenced in a writing sam-
ple that demonstrates abilities to do doctoral
research and writing.
• Applicant’s Christian maturity is appropriate for
leadership.
• Administrative (K-12, higher education) experi-
ence and other evidence indicate the Ed.S.
degree will enable the applicant to enhance the
student’s leadership role and contribution to the
cause of Christian education.
• Graduate Record Examination (GRE) results
(desired minimum of 50th percentile on Verbal
and on Analytical) or Miller Analogies Test (MAT)
score (desired minimum of 50th percentile) indi-
cate applicant is capable of quality performance
in graduate studies. The exam must have been
taken within the last five years.
For admission requirements and processes
unique to the Education Specialist program,
please see:
When the number of qualified applicants exceeds
the cohort enrollment limit, the most qualified
applicants will be considered for admission.
College of Education Specific Requirements:
Doctor of Education
A graduate faculty admissions panel reviews
applicants and recommends acceptance accord-
ing to their satisfaction of the following criteria:
• Master’s degree is from an accredited institution
(or an institution which meets the academic
standards of CIU) and provides a relevant foun-
dation for doctoral studies in educational leader-
ship. (An education or education-related field is
strongly preferred, but not required, focus of the
master’s degree.)
• Applicant’s performance in graduate coursework
indicates a strong ability to be successful in doc-
toral-level studies.