Education Policy for Social Justice Post-Master’s Certificate (PMC)

Program Objectives

Students who complete this program will be able to:

• identify, define, and discuss various policy theories and models.
• describe and explain how policy models are used in education policy.
• describe the role of politics in education policy.
• apply policy analysis methods to existing policies.
• evaluate existing policies.
• discuss the role of educational leaders in policy development and analysis and social change.

General Requirements

Candidates for the Post-Master’s Certificate in Education Policy for Social Justice must complete a minimum of twelve (12) academic credit hours.

Courses for which a student has earned a “C” or lower must be re-taken.  Failure to maintain the required standard will result in dismissal from the program.

Admission

To be eligible for admission to the Post Master’s Certificate in Education Policy for Social Justice, an applicant must:

• Have earned a master’s degree from a regionally accredited college or university, with a minimum 3.0 G.P.A.
• Submit an application for admission to the School of Graduate Studies.  All required documents must be submitted as directed by the School of Graduate Studies prior to program review and admission decision.
• Submit a typed exposition regarding the candidate’s personal academic and professional plans and the reasons for selecting Morgan State University.

Meeting the minimum eligibility requirements and submitting all the required documents does not guarantee that an offer of admission will be made to the applicant.  The decision of the Program Admissions Committee involves a review and analysis of all the elements of the application as well as the availability of positions in the program.  The Committee then recommends to the Dean of the School of Graduate Studies that an offer of admission should be made based on that review.