Curriculum and Instruction (C I)

Curriculum and Instruction (C I)

GLENDON W. BLUME, Coordinator for Graduate Programs in Curriculum and Instruction
269 Chambers Building
814-865-2169
bti@psu.edu

Degrees Conferred: Ph.D., D.Ed., M.S., M.Ed. (Penn State University Park), M.Ed. (Penn State Great Valley)

The Graduate Faculty

Glendon W. Blume, Ph.D. (Wisconsin) Professor of Education
William S. Carlsen, Ph.D. (Stanford) Professor of Education
Jacqueline Edmondson, Ph.D. (Penn State) Assistant Professor of Education
Miriam Espinosa-Dulanto, Ph.D. (Wisconsin, Madison) Assistant Professor of Education
Marnina Gonick, Ph.D. (Ontario Inst for Studies in Education) Assistant Professor of Education
Daniel D. Hade, Ph.D. (Ohio State) Associate Professor of Education
M. Kathleen Heid, Ph.D. (Maryland) Professor of Education
Steven Herb, Ph.D. (Penn State) Librarian; Head, Education Library, Affiliate Associate Professor of Education
Patricia H. Hinchey, Ed.D. (Columbia) Associate Professor of Education
James E. Johnson, Ph.D. (Wayne State) Professor of Education
Ravinder Koul, Ph.D. (Penn State) Associate Professor of Education
James Levin, Ph.D. (Penn State) Affiliate Associate Professor of Education
Arlene Mitchell, Ph.D. (Penn State) Associate Professor of Education
Jamie Myers, Ph.D. (Indiana) Associate Professor of Education
Murry R. Nelson, Ph.D. (Stanford) Professor of Education
Peter A. Rubba, Ed.D. (Indiana) Professor of Education
David W. Saxe, Ph.D. (Illinois) Associate Professor of Education
Ladislaus M. Semali, Ph.D. (California) Associate Professor of Education
Patrick W. Shannon, Ph.D. (Minnesota) Professor of Education
Martin A. Simon, Ed.D. (Massachusetts) Professor of Education
Iris M. Striedieck, D.Ed. (Penn State) Assistant Professor of Education
Thomas D. Yawkey, Ph.D. (Illinois) Professor of Education
Rose Mary Zbiek, Ph.D. (Penn State) Associate Professor of Education
Carla M. Zembal-Saul, Ph.D. (Michigan) Associate Professor of Education

This program provides advanced professional preparation in the special areas of bilingual education, curriculum and supervision, early childhood education, elementary education, instructional leadership, language and literacy education, science education, social studies education, and mathematics education.

The M.Ed. program in the areas of curriculum and supervision and instructional leadership is available at Penn State Great Valley (see www.gv.psu.edu).

Admission Requirements

Scores from the Miller Analogies Test (MAT) or the Graduate Record Examinations (GRE) are required for admission. However, applicants for the doctoral degree are strongly encouraged to take the GRE. Moreover, students with excellent academic records who wish to be considered for fellowships, scholarships, and assistantships should take the GRE as a matter of course. At the discretion of an option area, a student may be admitted provisionally for graduate study in a program without these scores. Requirements listed here are in addition to general Graduate School requirements stated in the GENERAL INFORMATION section of the Graduate Bulletin.

Students with appropriate course and professional backgrounds will be considered for admission, subject to the limitation of program facilities. For admission to the professional degree programs leading to the M.Ed. and D.Ed., teaching or equivalent experience and at least 18 credits in education are recommended.

Master's Degree Requirements

M.Ed. and M.S. candidates are expected to complete the core: EDPSY 421, C I 400, and C I 550, or the equivalent.

Candidates for the M.Ed. degree with a minor in Curriculum and Instruction must take a minimum of 6 course credits approved in advance.

Doctoral Degree Requirements

The completion of a core of competencies in curriculum, instruction, and supervision is expected of Ph.D. and D.Ed. candidates.

To meet residency requirements, the Ph.D. candidate must spend at least two consecutive semesters enrolled as a full-time student at the University Park campus. The D.Ed. candidate must spend at least two consecutive sessions (e.g., semester, summer session) enrolled as a full-time student at the University Park campus.

Candidates for the D.Ed. degree with a minor in Curriculum and Instruction must take a minimum of 15 course credits approved in advance by the graduate program coordinator in Curriculum and Instruction.

Student Aid

Graduate assistantships available to students in this program and other forms of student aid are described in the STUDENT AID section of the Graduate Bulletin.

Graduate courses carry numbers from 500 to 599 and 800 to 899. Advanced undergraduate courses numbered between 400 and 499 may be used to meet some graduate degree requirements when taken by graduate students. Courses below the 400 level may not. A graduate student may register for or audit these courses in order to make up deficiencies or to fill in gaps in previous education but not to meet requirements for an advanced degree.

CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION (C I) course list

CURRICULUM AND SUPERVISION (C & S) course list

EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION (E C E) course list

LANGUAGE AND LITERACY EDUCATION (LL ED) course list

MATHEMATICS EDUCATION (MTHED) course list

SCIENCE EDUCATION (SCIED) course list

SOCIAL STUDIES EDUCATION (SS ED) course list

The University reserves the right to change the requirements and regulations listed here and to determine whether a student has satisfactorily met its requirements for admission or graduation, and to reject any applicant for any reason the University determines to be material to the applicant's qualifications to pursue higher education. Nothing in this material should be considered a guarantee that completion of a program and graduation from the University will result in employment.

This electronic Graduate Bulletin is a version of the official bulletin of The Pennsylvania State University. It is suggested that users refer to this electronic bulletin when seeking the latest information about the University's academic programs and courses. Printed versions of the Bulletin are also official copies of the programs, courses, and policies in effect at the time of printing.

DATE LAST REVIEWED BY GRADUATE SCHOOL: 5/3/04

DATE LAST UPDATED BY PUBLICATIONS: 9/4/07