General Information
General Information
Admission to the Community and Technical College Leadership Initiative
Admission to one of the three degree programs that offer the Community and Technical College Leadership focus is made as a cohort every other year. The anticipated date for admitting the next cohort is August 2008. General information about graduate school admission may be found on the UGA Graduate School website.
Admission Criteria
Each department uses the following guidelines for admission into one of the three programs:
- Acceptable Undergraduate Grade Point Average
- Acceptable Graduate Grade Point Average
- Acceptable Graduate Record Examination (GRE) Score
- Three letters of reference (NOTE: One letter must be from the president or chief operating officer of the applicant's current employing organization and must address the applicant's potential for assignment to an executive leadership position in a community or technical college).
- A personal statement indicating the applicant's objectives for the degree program and the relationship of the CTCLI to the applicant's career goals
- Participation in an interview with the Admissions Committee.
Successful applicants are admitted as a cohort in a group of 15 to 25. The anticipated matriculation date for the next cohort is August 2008.
Programs of Study
The programs of study for each of the three departments include:
- core courses - 18 semester hours (the same for all three degrees)
- research courses - 15 semester hours (the same for all three degrees)
- courses in major - 9 semester hours
- dissertation - 10 semester hours
These 52 semester hours of courses are the minimum requirements for an applicant who has a master's degree.
| All students complete the core courses and the research courses as a cohort. Students complete the remainder of their degree program (courses in major, written and oral comprehensive examinations, and dissertation) in the department that is to confer the degree. |
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Transfer of Courses
Due to the fact that the CTCLI utilizes a cohort approach, students are required to take all the courses. Credit for completion of courses taken previously is not transferable to the CTCLI.
Advisor and Advisory Committee
Students are assigned an Interim Advisor when they enter the CTCLI because they take the same courses during the first four semesters. During the early stages of their doctoral studies, students are encouraged to interview faculty who appear to be a match for helping them with the dissertation research. Once a student determines the major professor, the two of them consult about the makeup of the Advisory Committee. If the major professor is in a department that is different from the one to which the student was admitted, the student may request a departmental transfer (see procedure below).
Transferring to Another Department
Students may request to transfer to another department in the CTCLI if they determine that their research interests and goals are more compatible with the faculty and curriculum in a department that is different from the one to which they were admitted. In order to initiate the transfer process to another department, the student must complete and submit a new Applications for Admission form (NOTE: students requesting readmission to another department will be required to pay the application fee again, although at a reduced rate). Admission to the new department is contingent on a review of the application by the faculty members in the new department.
Course Scheduling and Format
| Two courses are taken each semester, except for summer semester in which only one course is scheduled. A combination of face-to-face sessions and distance education technologies are used to deliver the courses. Face-to-face class meetings are scheduled on Friday evening and Saturday morning approximately once a month during the regular semester schedule of the University of Georgia. |  |
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