Graduate
Studies
Patricia
R. Whitfield, Director
Kathy Charleston, Assistant Director
Susan Finch, Secretary
(See
Graduate Catalog for further details)
Graduate
Program
Longwood
College offers a graduate program leading to the degrees
of Master of Science in Education, Master of Arts in
English, Master of Science in Sociology and Master of
Science in Environmental Studies. In education, areas of
concentration include: Educational Leadership
(Administration and Supervision), Curriculum and
Instruction Specialist/English, Curriculum and Instruction
Specialist/Theatre, Curriculum and Instruction
Specialist/Modern Languages, Curriculum and Instruction
Specialist/Mild Disabilities (LD, E/BD, and MR),
Curriculum and Instruction Specialist/Physical Education,
School Library Media Specialist, Guidance and Counseling,
Community and College Counseling, and Literacy and
Culture. The Special
Education Initial Licensure Program with a master's degree
option and the Elementary N, K-6 (initial licensure) are
available for persons with a baccalaureate degree in any
discipline. In addition, licensure only programs in School
Library Media and Educational Leadership are available for
licensed teachers. In English, the areas of
concentration are literature or education and writing.
A
senior at Longwood College may take up to six hours of
graduate credit beyond the undergraduate degree
requirements. Such credit may be earned only in 500-level
courses and, if it meets course requirements for the
degree, may be counted toward a master’s degree. The
senior must have a “B” average in the major and must
receive permission from the Director of Graduate Studies
and the department chair. In any case where an
undergraduate student is registered for a 500-level course
that is to be applied to a graduate degree, the Director
of Graduate Studies must notify the Office of Registration
designating whether the course is to be applied to the
graduate career.
A student who holds a
baccalaureate degree from an accredited institution may
apply for admission to graduate study. Applications for
graduate study are reviewed by the departmental graduate
committee. The Director will notify the applicants, in
writing, of the committee’s action.
For further information regarding admission to the
graduate program, contact the Director of Graduate
Studies, Longwood College. Specific requirements for
admission are outlined in the Graduate Catalog.
