Educational Specialist Students: Policies
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This degree, offered through the College of Education, is a 30-hour program of specialization built upon the master's degree, of which 24 hours must be taken with MU faculty. Six semester hours must be completed within one semester or summer session to provide an in-residence experience. Students have eight years to complete the degree from the time they are first admitted to the degree program.
A student is required to take a final examination, and the report of the results must be approved by a majority of the candidate's advisory committee members and submitted to the Graduate School.
For more information regarding the Educational Specialist degree, please consult the College of Education.
Forms Required by the Graduate School
The Graduate School obtains students' official academic records as soon as they complete their first terms of enrollment. Each of the following forms is completed at the departmental/program level, routed for required signatures and forwarded to the Graduate School in 210 Jesse Hall.
Forms are reviewed by staff in the Graduate School, given the vice provost/dean's signature if approved, and a copy is returned to the academic program office. If changes/corrections are needed, or if any signatures are missing, the forms will be returned to the department for corrective measures. If any faculty signatures are illegible, we ask that departments print a correct spelling below any such signatures.
- Request for the Educational Specialist Advisory Committee (S-1) Form (pdf)
- The S-1 form serves as official documentation of who serves on a student's advisory committee. It should be submitted to the Graduate School by the end of a student's second semester.
- Plan of Study for the Educational Specialist Degree (S-2) Form (pdf)
- The S-2 form provides the student, academic program/department and Graduate School with a plan for all the course work that will comprise a plan of study. It serves as a general plan to follow. Changes on the plan of study can be made easily by submitting a Course Substitution form, available from departments or the Graduate School. The S-2 form should be submitted to the Graduate School preferably by the end of a student's second semester and no later than the beginning of a student's second year of study.
- Report of the Educational Specialist Examining Committee (S-3) Form (pdf)
- This form is submitted by the academic program/department and reports the final results of a student's comprehensive examination. Students are encouraged to consult with their departments to make sure the departments submit the S-3 form shortly after the exam has been graded.
Special Types of Credit
A maximum of six semester hours completed with a grade of B or better may be accepted in transfer from institutions accredited to offer doctoral degrees.
Off-campus courses authorized for graduate credit and offered by MU faculty members and courses offered through the Center for Independent Study taught by MU faculty may be included in the program.