College of Graduate and Professional Studies

Jeannine R. Perry, PhD, Dean of Graduate and Professional Studies Kathy E. K. Charleston, MS, Assistant Dean for Graduate Studies Jenny Provo Quarles, MA, Director, Training and Instruction, Digital Education Collaborative Nicholas Konrad Langlie, PhD, Director of Policy and Planning, Digital Education Collaborative Susan G. Finch, Administrative Assistant J. Carolyn Vaughan, Administrative Assistant Richard H. Ingram, Budget Assistant

((See Graduate Catalog http://www.longwood.edu/graduatestudies/17168.htm for further details)

Longwood offers graduate level programs leading to the degree of Master of Arts with a major in English, the degree of Master of Business Administration, and the degree of Master of Science with majors in Communication Sciences and Disorders, Education, and Sociology. Our graduate programs are designed to provide capable students with opportunities for individual inquiry, to develop knowledge and skills necessary to work efficiently and lead effectively, and to integrate academic knowledge with practical applied experiences. In the education major, areas of concentration include: Counselor Education, Curriculum and Instruction Specialist/Algebra and Middle School Mathematics, Curriculum and Instruction Specialist/Elementary and Middle School Mathematics, Curriculum and Instruction Specialist/Music, Curriculum and Instruction Specialist/Spanish, Curriculum and Instruction Specialist/Special Education General Curriculum K-12, Educational Leadership, Health and Physical Education, Literacy and Culture, School Counseling, and School Library Media. The Elementary Education PreK-6 Initial Licensure, Special Education General Curriculum K-12 Initial Licensure, and School Library Media PreK-12 Initial Licensure programs are available for persons with a baccalaureate degree in any discipline who wish to obtain a master’s degree plus a teaching license in one of those three areas. The Spanish or ESL PreK-12 Initial Licensure program is available for people with a baccalaureate degree who wish to obtain a master’s degree plus a teaching license in Spanish or English as a Second Language. In addition, professional endorsement only programs in Educational Leadership/Administration and Supervision, Literacy and Culture/Reading Specialist, School Library Media and Special Education General Curriculum K-12 are available. In the English major, the areas of concentration include creative writing, literature, education and writing, and secondary (612) initial licensure. The Sociology major is a criminal justice based program. The Communication Sciences and Disorders major prepares individuals for entry level positions in speech-language pathology. The Business Administration online major offers concentrations in General Business and Retail Management.

A senior at Longwood may take up to six hours of graduate credit beyond the undergraduate degree requirements. Such graduate 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 (3.0 GPA or higher) overall and must receive permission from the department chair of their major and then the Dean of the College of Graduate and Professional Studies. In any case where an undergraduate student is registered for a 500-level course that is to be applied to a graduate degree, the Dean of the College of Graduate and Professional Studies must notify the Office of Registration of this designation.

A student who holds a baccalaureate degree with a minimum 2.75 cumulative GPA from an accredited institution may apply for admission to graduate study in most of our programs. Applications for graduate study are reviewed by the graduate admissions committees once monthly beginning around the middle of the month on a rolling basis, but adherence to the published deadlines is a good guideline for optimum consideration. The application deadline for the Education/Curriculum and Instruction Specialist in Music program is February 1st for a cohort that begins in the summer. Applicants to the Communication Sciences and Disorders program must have a minimum 3.00 cumulative GPA, scores from the General Test of the

GRE and submit their applications by February 1st for the annual review for the subsequent fall semester. Applicants to the online Business Administration program must have an admission score of 1100 calculated by a minimum GMAT score of 470 + GPA (200) =/> 1100 and submit their applications by February 1st for admission as a full-time student to the subsequent summer semester or by May 1st for admission as a parttime student to the subsequent fall semester.

For further information regarding admission to the graduate program, contact the College of Graduate and Professional Studies, Longwood University, 201 High Street, Farmville, Virginia 23909, 434.395.2707 or 877.267.7883 toll free or graduate@longwood.edu or visit the web site at www.longwood.edu/graduatestudies. Individual program specific requirements for admission are outlined in the Graduate Catalog and on the website.