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2006 - 2007

Counselor Education PhD

Goal
Align Doctoral Curriculum
Align doctoral curriculum and syllabi with CACREP standards for counselor educating doctoral program.

Objective
All CNE Doctoral Courses Will Be Aligned With CACREP Standards.
Alignment of all doctoral curriculum and syllabi with CACREP Standards for counselor education doctoral program.

Indicator
Program Alignment With CACREP
Compare current curriculum and syllabi with CACREP Standards for doctoral program in Counselor Education.

Criterion
Alignment to CACREP Standards
Alignment of curriculum and syllabi with CACREP doctoral program standards.

Finding
Alignment of curriculum
There are some elements of curriculum and syllabi that require modification and will be addressed prior to submission of our self-study for CACREP accrediation of the doctoral program.

Indicator
Program Modification
Modify current program and curriculum as required to meet CACREP Standards based on self-study of doctoral program and feedback from employers of doctoral program gradautes.

Criterion
Modify Curriculum and Syllabi
Modify current curriculum and syllabi, and create new courses as needed, in order to meet CACREP accreditation standards.

Action
Alignment of Curriculum
The CACREP self-study will be submitted in 2008. We have reviewed all of the doctoral course syllabi and checked for alignment with CACREP standards. We are modifying course content to more accurately reflect CACREP standards.

Goal
Measure Stakeholders' Satisfaction
Stakeholders are employers of graduates for the doctoral program in Counselor Education.

Objective
Employers Of CNE Doctoral Graduates Will Complete A Satisfaction Survey.
Each employer of the six CNE graduates from the doctoral program will complete a satisfaciton survey.

Indicator
Survey
Graduate Satisfaction Survey will be completed and returned by the employer of the six doctoral program graduates.

Criterion
Survey of Employers
Fifty percent of the employers of CNE program graduates will return completed survey.

Finding
Survey
There were no completed surveys returned from employers of our graduates.

Indicator
Use Of Employer Satisfaciton Survey Results
Director of the doctoral program will use the results of the survey to make programmatic adjustments staying within CACREP standards.

Criterion
Program Modification
Modification of doctoral program in Counselor Education based on results of survey received from employers.

Action
Survey of Stakeholders
We will resend the survey electronically to all employers of graduates. We will call each employer by telephone requesting they complete the survey.

Goal
Prepare Graduates For Faculty Positons
Graduates from the Counselor Education Doctoral Program will be trained according to CACREP doctoral program standards and consequently will be prepared to assume counselor education faculty positions.

Objective
Prepare Students For Faculty Positions
All graduates from the counselor education doctoral program will be prepared to assume faculty positions in counselor education programs in higher education.

Indicator
Prepare Students For Faculty Positions
Gaduates of the counselor education doctoral program who choose to pursue a career in higher education will be hired as faculty or administrators in counselor education or related educational fields.

Criterion
Prepare Students for Faculty Positions
Graduates of the counselor education doctoral program will be prepared to accept positions in counselor education or closely related fields.

Finding
Employment of Gradautes
All six graduates of the counselor education doctoral program have been employed in counselor education or related educational programs.

Action
Monitor Program Content
Continue evaulating doctoral program course content to align with CACREP standards.


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