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Application Deadlines Summer
Only Program:
April 1st
Application Requirements Test Scores: None
Special Instructions: Summer MST admission open to
college and university faculty, and doctoral students from other
institutions. New England
Regional:
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College Teaching
Room 118, Thompson Hall
Durham, NH 03824
(603) 862 - 3005
Email:
Web Address:
www.gradschool.unh.edu/pff
Application Requirements
Test Scores: None
New England Regional: No
Special Application Instructions: Summer MST admission open to
college and university faculty, and doctoral students from other
institutions.
Degree Offered (MST, Cognate):
The college teaching program prepares graduate students
for academic teaching positions. Students must be ready to teach in
their field or discipline upon completion of program requirements. The
transfer and relationship between theory and research and instructional
practice is emphasized in all courses.
This is a University-wide program coordinated by the
Office of the Dean of the Graduate School and involving the Center for
Teaching Excellence and faculty members from many fields and
disciplines. Two academic programs are offered: the Cognate in College
Teaching and the Master of Science for Teachers (M.S.T.).
Admission Requirements
Applicants to the cognate or M.S.T. programs must have completed one year in a
doctoral program at UNH and have the support and recommendation of their
doctoral program coordinator. The M.S.T. program is also available to faculty
members and doctoral students from other universities. Students in master’s-only
programs at UNH may be eligible to enroll in an M.S.T. program as a dual degree.
Degree Requirements
Cognate in College Teaching Requirements
This program requires the satisfactory completion of 12 academic credits and
emphasizes the development of classroom teaching skills in a specific field or
discipline. Students elect, with the permission of their graduate coordinator,
to add the cognate to their graduate degree. The cognate will be awarded at the
time of the award of the qualifying graduate degree. Requirements include 4
credits in the GRAD 950 series, including GRAD 950, Issues in College Teaching.
Students also complete a minimum of 4 credits in field and disciplinary studies
related to teaching in their specific area of graduate study. A list of approved
graduate-level courses for field and disciplinary studies is available and
includes courses in the GRAD 970 and 980 series. All students also must complete
4 credits in GRAD 990, College Teaching Praxis.
M.S.T. Degree Requirements
Building upon the basic foundation in college teaching, the M.S.T. program adds
advanced studies in specific content related to teaching and learning from many
fields, the evolving role and function of the professor in higher education and
postsecondary academic institutions, and specific methods related to pedagogical
improvement and research. Completion of the M.S.T. as a dual degree with the
Ph.D. may lengthen the time usually needed to earn the doctoral degree. Under no
circumstances will the M.S.T. be awarded to a doctoral student who fails to
complete the doctoral degree.
Requirements include core requirements of 16 credits from the GRAD 950 and 960
series of courses. Required courses include GRAD 950, 961, and 965. Students
also complete a minimum of 8 credits in field and disciplinary studies related
to their specific area of graduate study. A list of approved courses for field
and disciplinary studies is available and includes courses in the GRAD 970 and
980 series. All students also must complete 8 credits in GRAD 990, College
Teaching Praxis.
Some graduate programs have requirements that complement the requirements of
these University-wide future faculty programs. In these instances, formal
articulation agreements insure fully coordinated programs so that students are
not required to duplicate requirements. Information on existing articulation
agreements is available from the coordinator of this program or specific
graduate program directors.
Permission to enroll in GRAD 990, Teaching Praxis, is dependent upon the
student’s readiness to be an effective instructor. Readiness is determined by
the coordinator based upon the recommendation of the faculty. Permission to
enroll in GRAD 990 is also based upon the satisfactory completion of
prerequisite requirements and the ability to communicate effectively in a
college classroom as an instructor. Students may be required to submit evidence
to verify this ability to communicate effectively in a classroom as a
prerequisite. Responsibilities as a teaching assistant are insufficient to
demonstrate the competencies needed to complete GRAD 990, College Teaching
Praxis.
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