Master's Degrees: M.A., M.Ed., and M.S.
I. COUNSELING AND EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY DEPARTMENT MISSION STATEMENT
The Department of Counseling and Educational Psychology is a component of Nevada's Land Grant University located in the College of Education. Master's, educational specialist, and doctoral degrees are offered in counseling and educational psychology.
Master's degrees include emphases in college student development/ counseling in higher education, community counseling, marriage and family counseling, school counseling, educational psychology, and information technology in education.
The educational specialist degree consists of an emphasis in school psychology or marriage and family counseling.
Doctoral degrees include emphases in counselor education and supervision, human development and learning, information technology in education, and school psychology.
Individual elective courses also are offered that provide knowledge and skills in research and statistics and in most other areas of counseling and educational psychology.
In performing its mission, the Counseling and Educational Psychology Department:
The Master of Arts (M.A.) degree is accredited by the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP) and the Northwest Association of Schools and Colleges (NASC). The school counseling curriculum is also accredited by The National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE).
The Master of Education (M.Ed.) degree and the Master of Science degrees are accredited by The National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) and the Northwest Association of Schools and Colleges (NASC).
III. DEGREES AND PROGRAMS
a. The Master of Arts degree (M.A.) include five emphases:
a. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college with a grade point average GPA) of 2.75 or better on a scale of 4.0, or a GPA of at least 3.0 for courses taken during the last half of the undergraduate program.
b. Graduate Record Examination (GRE) scores recorded within the past five years.
c. Information on Graduate Record Exam (GRE): Applicants can obtain GRE application materials from Testing Services, Thompson Student Services Building, Room 105, (775) 784-4638. Also, Sylvan Learning Center, 960 West Moana Lane, Reno, NV, (775) 829-2700, provides GRE testing services on an individual basis.
V. ADMISSION POLICIES AND PROCEDURES for CEP M.A., M.Ed., M.S. Degrees
a. Application deadlines:
1) Counseling emphases: September 15 for Spring Admission and February 15 for Fall Admission.
2) Educational Psychology & Information Technology in Education emphases: September 1 for Spring Admission, and February 1 for Fall Admission.
b. Formal application must be made to the Graduate School/326 (Getchell Library, Room 239), (775) 784-6869. Allow time to complete the paper work to meet CEP's deadlines.
c. The following information must be sent directly to the CEP Departmental
Admissions Committee, Counseling and Educational Psychology Department/281,
University of Nevada, Reno, NV 89557-0213.
(1) A letter of application that includes:
(i) degree choice (M.A., M.Ed., or M.S.).
(ii) if applying for an M.A., indicate emphasis choice (college student development/counseling; community counseling ; marriage and family counseling; or school counseling). Students may complete only one emphasis at a time.
(iii) a statement of professional career goals (what do you plan on doing with your degree?).(2) A resume indicating educational, career, and other experiences relevant to becoming a Master's level counselor, or specialist in educational psychology or information technology in education.
(3) Three letters of recommendation from professionals assessing your potential for professional graduate level training as a counselor (M.A. applicants), or specialist in educational psychology (M.Ed. applicants) or in information technology in education (M.S. applicants).
d. Each applicant will receive from the graduate school notification of acceptance
or rejection approximately eight weeks after the application deadline.
e. Within two weeks following notification from the graduate school, a letter from the CEP department will be sent to successful candidates informing them of a student orientation meeting and the CEP faculty member who has been assigned as each student's program advisor.
VI. GRADUATE STANDING
Graduate standing requires that an applicant be admitted to a degree in the CEP Department (see Section V). The CEP Department requires that students maintain a minimum 3.0 cumulative GPA to earn a Master's degree. CEP graduate standing students admitted to departmental degrees must enroll in at least three credits per semester or they will be withdrawn from graduate standing by the Graduate School. To prevent this action, an approved waiver request form must be signed by the student's advisor and department head and filed with the Graduate School.
VII. GRADUATE SPECIAL STATUS
The graduate special classification is for students who wish to take graduate courses but do not plan to pursue an advanced degree, or for applicants who do not meet the requirements for admission to graduate standing. Applicants for CEP graduate standing are encouraged not to enroll in CEP courses as graduate special status students. If a student with graduate special status chooses to enroll in CEP courses and is later admitted to regular graduate standing, up to nine graduate credits may be applied to the program of study toward a degree (see the University of Nevada, Reno General Catalog for details regarding graduate special status).
VIII. FINANCIAL AID INFORMATION
The CEP Department has a limited number of graduate assistantships. Contact the CEP Department for information and application forms. In general, teaching assistantships are for doctoral students. However, some additional assistantships, which are funded through external grants, may be available to qualified master's students. Other financial aid forms are available from the Financial Aid Office in Thompson Student Services Building, Room 200, (775) 784-4666.
IX. PROGRAM FACULTY
Thomas Harrison, Ph.D.
University of Florida, Chairman/Professor (Marriage & Family Counseling/Consultation),
tch@unr.edu
Christian Conte, Ph.D.
Duquesne University, Assistant Professor (Counselor Education & Supervision),
conte@unr.edu
Rhoda Cummings, Ed.D.
Texas Tech University, Professor (Educational Psychology),
cummings@unr.edu
Livia D'Andrea, Ph.D.
University of Southern California, Professor (Educational Research and Statistics),
livia@unr.edu
Steve Harlow, Ph.D.
University of Nebraska, Professor (Educational Psychology)
Ireon LeBeauf, Ph.D.
University of New Orleans, Assistant Professor (Community Counseling),
lebeauf@unr.edu
LaMont Johnson, Ph.D.
Brigham Young University, Professor (Information Technology),
ljohnson@unr.edu
Leping Liu, Ph.D.
University of Nevada, Associate Professor (Information Technology in Education),
liu@unr.edu
Cleborne D. Maddux, Ph.D.
University of Arizona, Foundation Professor (Statistics; Information Technology in Education),
maddux@unr.edu
Mary Finn Maples, Ph.D.
Oregon State University, Professor (College Student Development/Counseling),
maples@unr.edu
Jill Packman, Ph.D.
University of North Texas, Assistant Professor, (School Counseling),
jillp@unr.edu
Marlowe Smaby, Ph.D.
University of Wisconsin, Madison, Professor (School Counseling),
smaby@unr.edu
XI. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Prospective student meetings are held the second Thursday in January and August at 4 p.m. at the CEP Office (call department , (775) 682-5518 to register for the meetings). To obtain a University of Nevada catalog , contact the ASUN Bookstore, Mail Stop 194, (775) 784-6597. A University of Nevada Graduate School catalog can be obtained by contacting the graduate school, Mail Stop 326, (775) 784-6869.
CEP coordinators are:
College Student Development/Counseling - Mary Finn Maples, (775) 682-5500
Community Counseling - Ireon LeBeauf, (775) 682-5501
Marital, Couple, & Family Counseling/Therapy - Tom Harrison, (775) 682-7318
School Counseling - Jill Packman, (775) 682-5502
M.Ed. - Educational Psychology - Rhoda Cummings, (775) 682-5508
M.S. - Information Technology in Education - LaMont Johnson, (775) 682-5505 - Leping Liu, (775) 682-5511, - Cleborne Maddux, (775) 682-5509
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