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2. The research intensive Ph.D. program was determined to be inappropriate for this group
because of essential continuing connections to on-campus resources and expectation for
full-time format.
3. The potential market for the D.Ed. program was established when two professional
school counselors from Eastern PA organized meetings at the PSU Berks and Lehigh
campuses. Word-of-mouth alone brought two groups that totaled over 50 people
interested in such a program to talk with Counselor Education faculty. Discussions were
held about offering the D.Ed. program for experienced school counselors only and this
format appeared to fit for approximately 35 school counselors. There was clearly a
market of professional school counselors available. The most recent survey by the Berks
and Lehigh counselors confirmed 28 school counselors continue to desire this program.
2) The size of the program and its anticipated duration
We anticipate admitting approximately 23 students in this program and that it will take four
years to complete the required coursework and dissertation. The format will include three
intensive summer sessions and one or two courses per academic year semester delivered in
various formats to match course content and style (e.g. one session per week at Berks or Lehigh
campus, several intensive weekends at a combination of University Park, Berks, or Lehigh
campuses, PSU Video Learning Network).
3) Evidence concerning the academic unit's ability to offer a quality program in an off
campus environment
Faculty Teaching: Funding for an additional faculty member will provide support for the
additional two classes per semester. Additional support for summer teaching provided by
Outreach will support faculty teaching in the summer.
Faculty Advising: In addition to the faculty member supported by Outreach, a second faculty
member Dr. Susan Woodhouse has been added to the Counselor Education faculty, due to the
elimination of the Counseling Psychology program where she has been a faculty member. The
Counselor Education full-time faculty who work with the doctoral program, therefore change
from 10 to 12. Eleven of the 12 can chair committees. This should add only a manageable two
additional advisees to each faculty member’s load.
Technological Assistance: Additionally, technical assistance is being provided by Outreach. All
faculty are experienced with teaching both traditional 15-week courses and condensed format
courses. Several of the faculty have also previously offered high quality courses in an off campus
environments. Recent course offerings such as, Sexuality Issues in Counseling, have used
blended learning formats to increase student access to course content.
Fall and Spring semester courses will be offered in a blended format that combine
1. One and two day concentrated work where faculty travel to the Lehigh or Berks Campus,
2. Weekly sessions originating at University Park in which faculty teach traditional course
material using the Video Learning Network while students take part at the Lehigh and
Berks Campuses, and