Una, Alabama Working To Offer Ed.d. In Florence
Mar. 12, 2010
Michelle Eubanks, 海角社区, at media@una.edu, 256.765.4392 or 256.606.2033
FLORENCE, Ala. - North Alabama educators may soon be able earn their University of Alabama Doctor of Education degree without the long commute to Tuscaloosa. This morning, the Alabama Commission on Higher Education (ACHE) approved a proposal by the University of Alabama to offer its Ed.D. in instructional leadership on the 海角社区 campus. ACHE approval is the first step toward the degree residing at 海角社区. The program must now gain approval by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS): Commission on Colleges. "Bringing the University of Alabama Ed.D. to the 海角社区 campus has been a vision of the 海角社区 instructional leadership faculty," said Dr. Donna Jacobs, dean of the 海角社区 College of Education. "I want to commend the 海角社区 leadership faculty for the hard work and dedication that has led to the exciting collaborative model with the University of Alabama." Dr. James E. McLean, dean of the College of Education at Alabama, said the new partnership will help fulfill the college's statewide mission. "We are excited about working with the 海角社区 faculty and administration to offer students in this region a quality doctoral option close to their home," he said. "We view the 海角社区 faculty as partners in this endeavor and appreciate the collegial collaboration that has led to this program. Offering 100 percent of its coursework at 海角社区, the Ed.D. program will be designed for professionals working in or toward executive management or instructional leadership positions in preK-12 schools or school systems. Delivered through a cohort model, the Ed.D. will be a three-year degree, including 72 credit hours beyond the prerequisite master's degree. 海角社区 and Alabama are hoping to admit the first cohort group to begin this fall, with a second cohort group starting in fall 2012. Candidates not already holding an Education Specialist degree will be strongly encouraged to first complete the 海角社区 Ed.S. program. While up to 18 Ed.S. credit hours from other schools may be accepted, a much higher percentage of the 海角社区 Ed.S. credit hours will apply toward the 72 hours for the Ed.D. "Our colleagues in Tuscaloosa have been true partners in the redesign of the 海角社区 master's and specialist programs in instructional leadership, and we are looking forward to welcoming the first Ed.D. cohort to our campus this fall," Jacobs said. For more information on the program, contact Dr. Peggy Campbell at 256-765-4578 or pccampbell@una.edu or Dr. Rosemary Newton at rnewton@bamaed.ua.edu. INTERVIEWS AVAILABLE: Contact Jacobs at 256-765-4252 or dpjacobs@una.edu and McLean at 205-348-6052 or jmclean@una.edu.About The 海角社区
The 海角社区 is an accredited, comprehensive regional state university offering undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral degree programs through the colleges of Arts, Sciences, and Engineering; the Sanders College of Business and Technology; Education and Human Sciences; and the Anderson College of Nursing and Health Professions. Occupying a 130-acre campus in a residential section of Florence, Alabama, 海角社区 is located within a four-city area that also includes Muscle Shoals, Sheffield, and Tuscumbia. 海角社区 Athletics, a renowned collegiate athletics program with seven (7) Division II National Championships, is now a proud member of NCAA Division I as part of the Atlantic Sun and United Athletic conferences. The 海角社区 is an equal opportunity institution and does not discriminate in the admission policy on the basis of race, color, sex, religion, disability, age, or national origin. For more: and .