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If you want to receive Act 45/48 credit, at the beginning of each course email Ms. Angela Rentschler (rentschl002@gannon.edu ) the following information: your name, your current mailing address, your PPID, the course number, name, and section, and the beginning and ending dates of the course. Use Act 45 or 48 as the subject line in the email. Without this information, your course will not be reported to PDE.
Once you are admitted to an advanced certification program, the Office of Graduate Admissions will help with your first semester registration. In future semesters, you will schedule your courses in Self-Service. You may check your schedule in Self-Service through the My成人禁区 portal. If you have any questions or concerns about your schedule, please contact the School of Education at 814-871-7486. Semester bills are sent electronically to your 成人禁区 email.
Transferring credits to a program is done at the discretion of the Program Director. Minimum requirements are that they are graduate courses from an approved institution which have a grade of “B” or above and are recorded on an official transcript, and which are no older than five years at the time of submission for consideration. Generally, a maximum of six credits from an accredited university may be accepted.
Textbooks can be ordered online by accessing or by calling 814-871-7421. Have the following information available when ordering textbooks: department code which is GEDU, Course Name, Course Number, and Course Section. This information can be secured at the course specific Blackboard site.
Candidates in the Advanced Leadership Certification programs do not graduate. The Principal, Superintendent, and Curriculum Supervisor programs are not degree programs offered by 成人禁区 University.
Candidates are required by PDE to complete 360-hours of internship as part of the Superintendent Letter of Eligibility Certification program. Candidates complete 40-hour internships as 1-credit developmental internships associated with three of the classes in the program. This equals 120 hours. The remaining 240 hours are taken in the GEDU 750 Superintendent Mastery Internship class. The Program Director will contact you to begin the process of thinking about this internship, developing, and completing the internship Action Plan, and beginning to log hours in advance of the class start date. You will work with a district-level Site Supervisor, who must have their Superintendent Letter of Eligibility to complete these 240-hours.
Superintendent candidates schedule GEDU 751 Superintendent Professional Portfolio as the final course in the program. The Professional Portfolio covers all courses completed in the program. The portfolio is a very effective tool in career advancement.
As graduate level learners, the use of academic or scholarly writing is expected within all aspects of written coursework, including discussion forums. Academic or scholarly writing is clear, concise, and direct. Word choice is intentional and precise. Thoughts are logically organized with accurate use of grammar and conventions (spelling, capitalization, and punctuation). Transitional words and phrases help to establish continuity and support overall flow of writing. Biased language, repetition of words and ideas, jargon, and colloquial expressions should be avoided. Scholarly writers often follow the “less is more” approach. “The role of the scholarly writer is to clearly and effectively communicate essential ideas in an interesting and engaging manner.” (American Psychological Association, 2020).
The American Psychological Association (APA) guidelines are, “… a conventional way of presenting information that is designed to ease communication” (American Psychological Association, 2020). It is the responsibility of authors within the social sciences to use APA guidelines to maintain ethical and legal principles, protecting the intellectual property of others.
Effective scholarly writers:
Accurate APA formatting is expected within all 成人禁区 Master's level coursework. While this may be a new formatting style for some, the following resources should be consulted to ensure correct usage of APA:
Feel free to contact Ms. Angela Rentschler at rentschl002@gannon.edu if you have any questions or concerns not addressed here or in the handbook associated with your program.
American Psychological Association. (2020). Publication manual of the American Psychological Association (7th ed.).
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