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 Associate
of Liberal Arts (A.A.)
Bachelor
of Arts in Education (B.A.)
Master
of Arts in Education (M.A.)
Master
of Arts in TESOL (M.A.)
Doctor
of Philosophy in Education (Ph.D.)
Concentrations:
 Child
Development (B.A.)
Counseling
(M.A., Ph.D.)
Social Research Methodology
(M.A., Ph.D.)
Administration
(M.A., Ph.D.)
Distance Education
(M.A., Ph.D.)
Special Education (Exceptional
Children)
(M.A., Ph.D.)
Curriculum and Instruction
(M.A., Ph.D.)
Teaching English to Speakers
of Other Languages (TESOL) (M.A.)
(Concentrations
in other related areas can be designed to accommodate student needs)
OVERVIEW
The purpose of the College of Education is to meet the
scholarly business, and personal needs of the mid-career professionals
in researching and teaching. The program is intended to specifically
meet the aims of independent and self-motivated adult professionals
who respond effectively to direction and can function in an independent
environment. A student entering this program is mature, self-directed,
independently motivated, confident, and goal-oriented. The program also
strives to provide guidance to younger students having only recently
completed their Bachelors in a traditional environment who crave freedom
and purpose only available through distance learning.
The field of education as we perceive it today is the
accumulation of theories, research, failures and achievements. Each
of these attributes goes to form a constant, and many hope upward, development
of educational thought. Education is therefore perceived as the on-going
observation, study, analysis interpretation and evaluation of educational
thoughts and ideas throughout the ages. Bound together in an almost
inseparable bond, the philosophy of education forms a part of historical
thought and action throughout the centuries. From the concepts of pre-scientific
thought of education presented by Aristotle, Plato, Socrates, Xenophon,
Cicero, and Quintilian, through the Christian thought of Augustine,
from the Middle Age works of Hugo of St. Victor, Thomas Aquinas, into
scientific era works of John Locke, J.J. Rousseau, J.H. Pestalozzi,
Immamuel Kant, John Dewey, and countless others, educational history
and development have been forever intertwined with the development of
the social sciences.
DEGREE PROGRAMS AT THE COLLEGE OF EDUCATION
The degree candidate in the College of Education will
demonstrate those vital skills that contribute to a successful career
in research, organization, composition, analysis, and presentation.
It is the goal of the College of Education to equip educators of the
many institutions throughout the world, with the skills and knowledge
to meet the challenges of the next century. With technology, psychology,
sociology, history and science, all focusing light upon the new world,
educators have to bridge the gap between the learners and the learned.
The program offered by the American Global University College of Education
is designed to improve educational practice and help researchers to
solve some of the major problems that our teachers and our young generations
are faced with. The program is a combination of teaching and research
offered to self-motivated educators and practitioners.
THE GRADUATE PROGRAMS AT THE COLLEGE OF EDUCATION
The university offers programs at the College of Education
in several different areas leading to the Master of Arts (M.A.) and Doctor
of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Education in the following areas:
Counseling
Social Research
Methodology.
Special Education
(Exceptional Children)
Distance Education / Instructional
Technology
Special Education (Exceptional
Children)
Curriculum and
Instruction
Administration
Teaching
English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL)*
*Master of Arts in TESOL (M.A.).
Associate of Liberal Arts (A.A.)
 THE
UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAM
PREREQUISITES
High
school diploma or equivalent and demonstrating the ability to succeed
in undergraduate study.
PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS
60 credit hours of general education courses of which 39 credit hours
are core and 21 credit hours are electives.
Bachelor of Arts in Education (B.A.)
THE
UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAM
PREREQUISITES
High school diploma or equivalent and demonstrating the ability to succeed
in undergraduate study.
PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS
120
semester units are required for graduation of which 48 are general education
units (see Associates Degree in Liberal Arts course requirements above),
60 are core course units, and 12 are elective course units.
Students pursuing
a concentration in child development will be required to take additional
elective courses.
Students must complete
a minimum of 40 units at American Global University.
Comprehensive evaluation
and counseling are most important at this degree level
Master of Arts in Education (M.A.)
PREREQUISITES
A bachelor’s
degree in Education, Psychology, Social Sciences, or other related field
from an accredited or acceptable institution of higher education.
PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS
The Master’s
programs require 33 semester units beyond the Bachelor’s degree
level. A minimum of 21 units of graduate work must be completed at American
Global University.
The thesis, required
of every candidate for the MA program, must be an independent study
relevant to the student’s field of study. An alternative to an
independent study (thesis) would be a comprehensive examination that
may be taken after student’s successful completion of approximately
2/3 of the course requirement.
Master of Arts in TESOL (M.A.)
PREREQUISITES
A bachelor’s
degree in Education, Psychology, Social Sciences, English, or other related field
from an accredited or acceptable institution of higher education.
PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS
The Master’s
programs require 33 semester units beyond the Bachelor’s degree
level. A minimum of 21 units of graduate work must be completed at American
Global University.
The thesis, required
of every candidate for the MA program, must be an independent study
relevant to the student’s field of study. An alternative to an
independent study (thesis) would be a comprehensive examination that
may be taken after student’s successful completion of approximately
2/3 of the course requirement.
Doctor of Philosophy in Education (Ph.D.)
PREREQUISITES
Possession of a
Bachelor’s Degree in an appropriate field from an accredited or
acceptable institution of higher education.
Possession of a
Master’s Degree from an accredited or acceptable institution of
higher education.
Demonstrating the
ability to succeed in graduate study at the Doctoral Degree level.
PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS
The Doctorate's
program requires 42 semester units above Master’s degree level.
A minimum of 30 units must be completed at American Global University.
A dissertation is
required and must be an independent study relevant to the student’s
field of study.
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