Community Education
More than 10,000 schools in this country have community education programs and yet few opportunities exist for formal training that supports community school programs. The University of Wisconsin-River Falls offers graduate-level professional development courses that are available online to meet this national need.
In addition, recent partnerships development with Tri-College University and Goddard College will allow those who wish to pursue licensure in Minnesota or a masters degree in community education to apply graduate credits earned at UWRF. |
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Who Should Enroll
Anyone who aspires to fully engage communities in comprehensive and effective school-community partnerships including:
- Community education directors
- After-school project directors
- Others such as principals, school building administrators, extension agents, and adult educators
- Complete all courses entirely online
- Pay Wisconsin resident tuition of $376.45 per credit, regardless of your residency
- Get credit for work experiences through a practicum
- Apply credits earned toward Minnesota licensure or a masters degree in community education
Courses are offered throughout the year. You don't need to be enrolled in a graduate degree or certificate program to take the courses but you do need to be admitted as a temporary graduate student at UWRF to register for classes. Select the course title to see the course description and schedule.
TED 730 Introduction to Community Education, 3 credits (Prerequisite for following courses)
TED 733 Community Education Administration, 3 credits
TED 734 Extended Learning Administration, 3 credits
TED 736 Family-Community-School-Partnerships, 3 credits
TED 737 Community Education Practicum, 3 credits
UWRF Admission and Registration Instructions
- Students must have a bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution.
- Participants need to be admitted as a UW-River Falls temporary graduate student before registering for classes. See Applying for Graduate Credit for application instructions and requirements.
- Once you've been admitted for graduate study, you will receive instructions on how to register online. See Registering for Credit Classes for more information.
UWRF has recently partnered with Tri-College University to offer graduate students a flexible opportunity to earn a Minnesota Community Education License and a Masters in Education degree in Community Education.
Students would take the UWRF community education courses (15 credits) and an additional 11 credits from Tri-College to be eligible for the Minnesota Community Education License. To receive a Masters in Education degree from Tri-College, you would continue on and earn another 11 credits.
Students can currently take the Tri-College courses either face-to-face or thru video conferencing, assuming appropriate sites can be found in their area. Class schedules for the Tri-College University Educational Leadership program can be found at http://www.ndsu.nodak.edu/ed_lead/schedules.html (external site).
UWRF Community Education Courses (15 credits)
Courses from Tri-College
Courses needed to meet Minnesota licensure requirements
(11 credits)
EDUC 717 Adult Learning, 2 credits Offered ONLINE, Spring 2009
EDUC 631 Educational Law and Organizational Structure of Education, 3 credits Offered ONLINE, Summer 2008
EDUC 635 Personnel, Supervision, and Staff Development, 4 credits Video conference Option
EDUC 797 Portfolio Review, 2 credits
Additional courses to complete masters degree (11 credits)
EDUC 603 Research, Measurement, and Program Evaluation, 3 credits
EDUC 630 Leadership, Planning, and Organizational Behavior, 3 credits
EDUC 633 Technology and Information Systems, 2 credits
EDUC 634 Personal Communications and Ethics, 3 credits
Admission requirements may be found in the Tri-College University Bulletin (PDF) on page 8.
Under an agreement with Goddard College, students may apply 12 credits earned at UWRF credits toward the completion of a MA in Education degree offered by Goddard College (external link). More information about the degree option, application process and tuition is available at the Goddard College web site (external link)
Dr. Tom Hall
North Dakota State University
Phone: 701-231-8589
Email: thomas.e.hall@ndsu.edu
Web site:
http://www.ndsu.nodak.edu/ed_lead/schedules.html (external link)
Goddard College
Web site: http://www.goddard.edu/academic/communityed.html (external link) |
