Graduate Catalog 2016-2017 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Master of Science in Global Community Development
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Program Delivery Format
This program is designed to offer both career and executive students a flexible and hybrid learning environment that includes online, knowledge-building, rotation-based coursework integrated with intensive, experiential and face-to-face skills taught within a global community context. To be successful in this program, a student will need a personal computer and/or full-time access to a computer with ongoing and reliable Internet access. Students and/or their families may need to be able to travel internationally and stay in a field-based project community site for a minimum of one semester. Due to the intense nature of graduate school, students are expected to work out a functional plan with their job, family, and other responsibilities as to leave adequate time for school-related duties.
Admission Requirements
Both qualitative and quantitative factors are considered for an applicant’s acceptance into this graduate program. A candidate for this degree will comply with the following requirements:
- Submit an official transcript from the accredited institution granting your four-year baccalaureate degree, or equivalent.
- A cumulative undergraduate grade point average of 3.00 or higher.
- Two professional references.
- Personal statement.
- Program Readiness Assessment.
- An applicant whose native language is not English, or whose undergraduate instruction was not in English, must provide an English proficiency minimum TOEFL score of 100 (Internet-based).
Provisional Admission
A student accepted on provisional basis may be admitted to regular status upon the completion of 12 credit hours taken through Southern with a minimum grade point of 3.0 and no grade below a B- in each course. Students are not permitted to repeat courses in order to satisfy this requirement. Students who do not satisfy this requirement will not be permitted to continue in the program.
Admission to the Program
Students will be admitted into the program during the fall, winter and summer semesters.
Time Limit
This program is structured to meet the needs of the part-time as well as the full-time student. Normal progress through the programs for the full-time student is outlined in the curricular plan. Normal progress for part-time students will be one or more courses per semester. The time allowed from enrollment to the graduate program to the conferring of the Master of Global Community Development degree may not exceed five years. Application for an extension will be considered on an individual basis.
Transfer Credit
All course credits for this program must be completed within this program. Since this curriculum is very unique and applied in a global context, no transfer credits will be allowed unless the content taken is reflective of the course requirements.
Student Handbook
Students should remain informed about program requirements and emerging changes by reading the online FAQ’s that can be found on the GCD program web site, http://www.gcdpro.org.
Graduation Requirements
A GCD candidate must:
- Complete an application to graduate, which must be filed with the Records and Advisement Office two months prior to the anticipated graduation date.
- Complete all coursework with a minimum grade point average of 3.00, including no more than two classes with a grade below B-. Classes with a grade below C will not be counted for credit toward the master’s degree.
- Successfully orally defend the degree competency in their ePortfolio.
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