The Parthenon Marshall University's student newspaper
Master's program partners
school with Glenville State
by SARA ARMSTRONG
news editor
The Higher Education Policy Commission approved the establishment of a collaboration between Marshall and Glenville State College for the delivery of a masters degree for classroom teachers in elementary education.
The collaboration addresses a change in West Virginia Code that WVU and Marshall expand access to their masteršs degree programs throughout the state.
The goal is to provide graduate education to the program's target population of about 1,200 teachers of grades K-8 that hold bachelors degrees.
"If anyone graduates with an undergraduate degree and is interested in becoming a teacher, then [that person] can come to Marshall and look at our masters of the arts in teaching," Larry Froehlich, dean of the College of Education and Human Services, said.
Froehlich said the collaboration between Marshall and Glenville will allow students to participate in the classes via WebCT or they could take classes taught by professors hired by Marshall to teach at Glenville.
"Marshall ... faculty will provide training for Glenville ... faculty in the use of WebCT and other technology-based delivery techniques," according to information in the agenda of the HEPC meeting from June 29.
Students of the 39-hour program will take their classes at Glenville but will be admitted as Marshall students and will receive their degrees from Marshall.
Along with their degree, students of the program will be recommended for certification by the West Virginia Department of Education. The Marshall Graduate College catalog says that the MAT program does not offer certification in elementary education or special education, but endorsements may be addes after the initial certification is earned.
Froehlich said that students do not need to have a bachelor's degree in education to work on a MAT. Any student who has a degree in liberal arts, fine arts, business or professional fields can attain teacher certification.
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