BEHAVIOR
MANAGEMENT
SPECIALIST
CERTIFICATE
PROGRAM
This is a skills-based program that allows indi-
viduals who hold an undergraduate degree to
develop proficiency in diverse processes of
behavior management. The course of study
was designed to address a growing need
among educators, mental health workers,
social services personnel, and similar profes-
sionals to effectively manage difficult behav-
iors and deal appropriately with crises in
schools and comparable settings. The program
may be taken alone or as part of the Master of
Education in Special Education curriculum.
Curriculum
The following courses must be satisfactorily
completed:
APSY628 Behavior Modification in
Education (3)
APSY794 Seminar in Behavior
Modification (3)
APSY796 Strategies for Crisis
Intervention and School
Violence (3)
**A double asterisk for a graduate course title indi-
cates the course was designed for majors only.
APSY628
BEHAVIOR
MODIFICATION IN
EDUCATION
3 sem. hrs.
This course presents the historical develop-
ment, rationale and procedure guidelines for
the applying behavior modification in the
schools. It emphasizes problem areas most
inimical to the teaching-learning process.
APSY794
SEMINAR IN BEHAVIOR
MODIFICATION 3 sem. hrs.
This advanced course teaches how to apply
behavior modification techniques in a various
natural and institutional settings. It emphasizes
current research in behavior modification
including its use in schools, residential facili-
ties, counseling centers, and industry. Prereq-
uisite: APSY628 or permission of instructor.
APSY796
CRISIS MANAGEMENT
AND VIOLENCE
PREVENTION IN
SCHOOLS
3 sem. hrs.
This course develops an understanding of
techniques and issues related to preventing
and managing crises situations in schools. It
trains students in non-violent interventions for
handling aggressive and disruptive school-age
individuals. This course is the third and final
course in the sequence of courses for the
Behavior Management Specialist Certificate.
Prerequisites: SPED628 and APSY or permis-
sion of instructor.
BIOLOGY
PROGRAM
MASTER OF SCIENCE
DEGREE
Biology
The Master of Science degree in Biology is
designed to provide graduate training in biolo-
gy for biology teachers, for individuals prepar-
ing for advanced study leading to the earning
of a doctorate, or for individuals who have
chosen an industrial vocation. The curriculum
of this degree program will enable a student to
broaden his or her background in the biologi-
cal sciences, to specialize in an area of biolo-
gy and to gain experience in research. Two
areas of speciality are available: General Biol-
ogy and Environmental Studies. Although
both options are open, more courses are
offered in the latter. This is primarily due to
the affiliations with the field stations offering
summer coursework and research opportuni-
ties.
Admission Requirements
Individuals seeking admission as degree stu-
dents in this curriculum must comply with the
general admission requirements for graduate
studies at Edinboro University of Pennsylva-
nia.
Curriculum
This curriculum contains a thesis program and
a non-thesis program. Both programs require
the earning of a minimum of 30 semester
hours of graduate credit as a partial require-
ment of the degree and both programs require
the student to develop one area of concentra-
tion.
I. Courses in area of concentration
15 sem. hrs.
II. Seminar, BIOL701
3 sem. hrs.
III. Research component
0-6 sem. hrs.
May be satisfied by one of the following:
A. Thesis, BIOL799 (6)
B. Independent Study, BIOL793 (3)
C. Research Project (non-credit)
IV. Departmental Electives
0-12 hrs.
(Any departmental course carrying grad-
uate credit. Includes: BIOL-Biology
courses, PYMA-Pymatuning Laboratory
of Ecology courses, MSCI-Marine Sci-
ence Consortium courses)
V. Elective in Supporting
0-6 sem. hrs.
Sciences and Mathematics
VI. Comprehensive Examination
Degree Requirements
Individuals must meet the degree requirements
for the master of science degree. In addition,
the candidate must satisfactorily complete a
comprehensive examination over the fields of
concentration and the thesis or research proj-
ect. This examination will be conducted by the
student's Master's Committee, if the student is
in the thesis program, and by the Examination
Committee if the student is in the non-thesis
program. The successful completion of this
examination is a partial requirement of the
degree. The examination is oral; however, the
committee may also require a written exami-
nation to determine the student's competency.
Degree candidates must also satisfactorily
complete either a thesis or a master's project.
A reading knowledge of one language other
than English is required only if the thesis inter-
est of the individual necessitates a knowledge
of a foreign language. There is no language
requirement for students enrolled in the non-
thesis program.
The Marine Consortium
The Marine Science Consortium offers a series
of courses in the Marine and Environmental
Sciences during the summers at its field sta-
tion in Wallops Island, Virginia. Both graduate
and undergraduate courses are available.
The consortium was established in December
1968, for the purpose of promoting education
and research in the Marine Sciences. These
goals are achieved by pooling the resources of
the participating institutions. In addition,
financial assistance has been received from the
Pennsylvania Science and Engineering Foun-
dation, the Office of Health, Education and
Welfare and NASA.
Participating institutions are the Pennsylvania
State System of Higher Education Universities
at Bloomsburg, California, Cheyney, East
Stroudsburg, Edinboro, Kutztown,
Millersville, Shippensburg, Slippery Rock,
West Chester and Indiana as well as Penn State
University, The American University, The
Catholic University of America, West Virginia
University, Rochester Institute of Technology,
and The University of the District of Colum-
bia.
The Wallops Island Marine Science Center can
accommodate over 100 participants. Several
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