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Master of Education
Athletic Coaching and Leadership
Bunce School of Education & Liberal Arts College of Arts and Sciences
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Anniversary Hall 740-245-7328 office;740-245-7523 fax
Graduate Policies and Procedures
Many undergraduatestudent policies and proceduresalso apply to graduate students. It is important for graduate students to familiarizethemselves with these policies. Included among them are policies related to Tuition, Financial Aid, Registration/ Deregistration, Academic Grievance/Appeals,Campus Communications, Business Office,Campus Police/Parking, Schedule Changes (add/drop),Incompletes,and Course Cancellations.The policies listed in this section apply to specificgraduate programs. Please refer to your advisor or the appropriate graduate officefor further information.
Admission to the Graduate Program
Students applying to the graduate program must submit the following to the Admission’s Office: • Official transcript showing completion of bachelor program (if bachelor degree is completed at Rio, no transcript is required). • Three letters of recommendation detailing likelihood of success in a graduate program. Students must certify that all information contained on their admission application is correct and complete to the best of their knowledge.Those withholding and/or giving false information on the application may be ineligible for admission or later subject to dismissal.
Transferof Credits MEd:
1. Eight (8) semester or twelve (12) quarter hours of related graduate work with a grade of ‘B’or better from another institution may be credited toward the Master of
Education Degree upon approval by a committee comprised of three faculty members. 2. While all graduate classes successfullycompleted at 3. other accredited academic institutions may be considered for transfer, only those with a clear relevance and unmistakableparallel with current University of Rio
Grande Graduate courses can be credited toward our degree program. 4. Workshop credits are non-transferable,and do not count toward graduate degree requirements. 5. To be accepted, all transfer credits must be earned from an accredited institution within the past seven years.
Graduate Student Responsibility
• The student must assume responsibility for knowing the requirements and policies of the Graduate Program at the University of Rio Grande. In no case will a requirement be waived or an exemption granted because a student pleads ignorance of the requirement or asserts that his/ her advisor or other authority did not inform the student of the requirement.While the School of Graduate Studies and the student’s advisor will endeavor to aid in every way possible, the responsibility for meeting requirements stated in this Catalog rests with the student.
Professional DemeanorStandard
Graduate students are expected to maintain high professional and ethical standards, such as, but not limited to: • Regard for individual worth and dignity. • Support the principles of individualization(respect for uniqueness), acceptance (respect for individual worth and difference), self-determination(respect for individual choice), and empowerment. • Integrity, accountabilityand general ethical conduct. • “Good Moral Character” meaning the combination of personal traits of honesty, integrity, attention to duty, forthrightness, and self-restraint that enables a person to discharge the duties of the teaching profession fully and faithfully.
Agraduate faculty member shall notify the appropriate School Chair in writing if a student violates this standard. The faculty member will include the specific perceived violation accompanied by supporting documentation.
The School Chair will inform the student in person of the alleged violation.The student will have the opportunity to explain the situation.
If the School Chair determines that the student potentially violated the standard, he/she will convene a three person ad hoc committee to review all the relevant documentation, to meet with the student, and to render one of the following decisions: no action taken, probation with specific conditions to be met for reinstatement, or immediate dismissal from the program.
The student may appeal the decision to the GraduateAppeals Committee. Acopy of the decision of the GraduateAppeals Committee will be placed in the student’s filein the Graduate Record’s Office.The decision is the finalstep in the appeals process; therefore, no further appeals shall be permitted.
Retention Standards for Graduate Students
MEdStudents: GraduateMEd studentsmust maintaina grade pointaverageof 3.0, continueto meetthe professional demeanor standard,and completetheirprogramwithinseven years.A gradeof ‘D’or ‘F’is notacceptable.Theseclasses
will notcount towardgraduationand mustbe repeated.MEd studentsmust have a minimum3.25 gradepointaverageto graduate.
Academic Probation and Suspension
Graduate students who have completed more than 8 semester hours and have fallen below the 3.0 grade point average will be placed on “Academic Probation.” Students who earn a grade point average of less than 3.0 for two consecutive semesters will be placed on “Academic Suspension” and will be unable to enroll in additional graduate courses. Students on “Academic Suspension” may apply for readmission after one full semester of suspension.
Faculty Preferences
Becauseof the complexitiesof enrollment,registrationand the staffing of on-line and classroom courses, requests for particular facultymembersor classsectionscannotbe accommodated.
Class Attendance
Students are expected to attend classes and are accountable for work missed as a result of absence from class for any reason. The attendance policy for each course is the prerogative of the instructor. Students should be sure they understand theAttendance policy for each course at the beginning of the term.
Academic Honesty
Classroom and on-line work is expected to reflecta student’s own efforts. Students should not provide works for other students or accept work completed by other students. Students must also be careful in utilizing information from others, especially in term papers and reports. Plagiarism involves the use of another person’s ideas or words without noting the source. The use of a term paper or report for more than one class should be cleared with the instructor. With the first instance of dishonesty, a student may be dropped from a course with a failing grade upon recommendation for the instructor or subject to other sanctions.A second instance may result in suspension from the University.
Commencement
The Commencement Ceremony is held only once per year at the end of Spring Semester; however, degrees are posted each semester. Graduate students are required to apply for graduation by the same deadlines as undergraduate students. The deadlines are as follows: May 31st for Fall graduation and October 31st for Spring and Summer Graduation.
Program Scope and Sequence
The graduate student is required to work with the academic advisor in planning a graduate program. The courses should be taken in numerical order except where otherwise recommended by the academic advisor. No workshop course will be applied against graduation requirements.
Advising Procedures
Each student is assigned to an academic advisor that provides assistance in preparing semester class schedules. Prior to class registration each semester, students will meet with their advisor for schedule approval. The advisor will approve their schedule and release the advising hold.
Program Completion
Graduate students must meet several deadlines to graduate. All graduating students should make an appointment with their academic advisor before or during the first week of the last semester to ascertain deadlines and to ensure that all coursework is or will be completed by the end of the final term. Once this is completed, the student is responsible for contacting the Office of the Registrar for an audit request.
Student andAdvisor Responsibilities
Following official assignment of an academic advisor or mentor, the graduate student is responsible for discussing degree requirements with that academic advisor. The student should confer with his/her academic advisor on a regular basis to assure continuous progress.
Bunce School of Education & Liberal Arts College of Arts and Sciences
AnniversaryHall 740-245-7167 office;740-245-7175 fax
The University of Rio Grande Master of Education in ACL and IA programs are designed for teachers and others who are interested in using an interdisciplinary approach to teaching, learning, and student support. Our program is based on Howard Gardner's "Theory of Multiple Intelligences." Gardner believes that the human mind learns through at least eight different intelligences. We emphasize the arts throughout the curriculum as a catalyst for engaging multiple intelligences and encouraging learning and understanding. This program is given in a series of fourweek summer sessions, and one half of our courses are made available over the Internet during the school year.
Online Learning
Our Internet courses are designed to be user-friendly and uncomplicated. Every course was team-developed, and each of our design teams is comprised of members that are highly experienced in their field. Making half of our courses available via the Internet during the school year allows teachers in our program to pilot the methodologies that we present in our courses in their own classroom as they accumulate the knowledge. Technical training and support are built into the program to maximize your learning experience using this exciting medium. An added benefit for
the student is that the ability to take courses year-round will allow one to complete the program sooner!
Athletic Coaching Leadership Concentration
Description of the Program
The primary goal of the Athletic Coaching Leadership (ACL) concentration is to provide well-qualified coaches for all levels of sports programs. The ACL strives to address the diverse needs of the coaching profession and respond to the changing needs of prospective and practicing coaches. The ACL will not be sport specific. It will continue to develop appropriate sport and situation specific program content to ensure the enjoyment, safety and positive skills development of America’s coaches.
The interest in sport activities is at an all-time high in the United States and growing. Some factors that spark this interest involve the nature of the U.S. population. Children of the Baby Boomers are reaching high school and college age, which is also the highest level of participation in organized sports and recreation activities. Interest in women’s sports at every level is growing. This growth has created a need for competent people to fill coaching positions at all levels. The Athlete Coaching Leadership concentration is designed to help meet the challenges generated by this growth.
Today in education many challenges are faced. Coaching leadership faces many of the same challenges as education. This concentration is used as a means to develop self-reliant, self-disciplined, responsible, and capable coaches to lead young men and women. The ACL will continually improve coaches ability to instruct techniques, meet athlete needs, and advance sport performance. This coaching education program prepares both beginning coaches and experienced coaches, therefore we are not limited to teachers and coaches employed by school districts. We will prepare coaches who usually are responsible for short duration, recreational competition. On the other hand, the ACL will prepare experienced coaches who more likely work with elite athletes on a year-round basis and includes high level of competition, emphasizes advanced training, conditioning, techniques, and tactics.
Graduate Admissions
If thinking of applying to the University of Rio Grande, the process can be started immediately by contacting the Office of Admissions at 740-245-7206 or bdavies@rio.edu.
All of the following Education Core classes are required and several need to be taken in a specific sequence: Core Curriculum
The student is presented with new ways to use technology and research while building dispositions that will develop new leadership skills. The core curriculum gives the student the foundation for more effective study in the concentration areas.
Core Curriculum
MIC 50201 Portfolio..................................................1 MIC 50902 Literacy in Technology .........................2 MIC 50403 Learning Theory.....................................3 MIC 50603 Curriculum .............................................3 MIC 50303 Mentoring Models..................................3 MIC 50501 Leaders and Change ...............................1 MIC 50802 Research and Evaluation Methods .........3 MIC 51101 Grant Writing .........................................1
Each of the following Athletic Coaching Leadership courses must be taken.
ACL 52002 Prof Leadership Principles in Sports......2 ACL 52102 Teaching and Admin of Sports ..............2 ACL 52202 Training, Conditioning, and Nutrition ...2 ACL 52302 Injuries, Prevention, Care, and Mgmnt..2 ACL 52402 Sport Ethics and Psychology..................2 ACL 52502 Coaching Skills and Strategies...............2 ACL 52602 Critical Issues of Risk Mgmnt. in Sports2 ACL 52702 Growth and Development in Sports.......2
