Department of Professional Programs
The Department of Professional Programs at Texas A&M International University offers a 36-hour Master of Science in Education with a major in Educational Administration degree (MS-Ed) and Texas professional certification in mid-management and the superintendency. The department also prepares school counselors and offers the Master of Science in School Counseling.
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The department's programmatic focus is the preparation of ethical, knowledgeable, skilled, and competent leaders for educational settings, with an emphasis on P-12 public school settings. Coursework includes theory and practice in the following areas:
· school improvement
· staff and curriculum development
· school management
· school leadership
· educational technology
· educational research
· educational assessment and practice
· school law
· personnel administration
· supervision
· business administration
· school finance
· student support services
· school facilities
· problems-based learning
The Master of Science in Education with a major in Educational Administration (MS-Ed) program and the mid-management and superintendency certification programs prepare individuals for practice in school leadership positions including:
1. Elementary Principalship (PK - 8)
2. Middle School Principalship (6 - 8)
3. High School Principalship (9 - 12)
4. Central Office Administration
5. Superintendency
Our activities and programs are driven by a commitment to leadership preparation, research, and service based on the following values:
· diversity is valued, advocated, and demonstrated;
· equity and justice are made to prevail;
· all members are intellectually engaged for maximum growth and development;
· the tenets and precepts of a democratic society under-gird the communities'
programs and activities.
The professors in the Department of Professional Programs fully recognize national and international cultural, racial, age, and gender diversity and are committed to equal educational opportunity in graduate study.
The School Counseling Program
The primary mission of the School Counseling Program at Texas A&M International University is to train highly skilled and competent practitioners to meet the growing demand for school counselors. We at TAMIU are in a unique position, both geographically and demographically, to provide the counseling community with exceptional bi-lingual and bi-cultural counselors to meet the needs of the rapidly expanding, and largely underserved, Hispanic population. The program is in transition and is restructuring to comply with the criterion established by the Council for the Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP). The curriculum combines counseling theory and technique courses with practicum and field-based internship experiences. Of interest to the faculty working with school counseling program students is the provision of opportunities for the student to become involved in appropriate professional associations, interdisciplinary activities, and various theoretical models and associated techniques particularly efficacious for the Hispanic population.
Organization of the School Counseling Program is designed around a course of study that will meet the following objectives:
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To provide a knowledge base in the areas of helping relationships, human growth and development, social and cultural diversity, career development, and research and program evaluation.
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To provide a theoretical and practical background in case conceptualization, treatment planning, collaborative consultation and assessment in both educational and non-educational settings.
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To provide opportunities to develop practitioner skills which are consistent with professional, ethical, and legal guidelines.
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To provide coursework, laboratory experiences, research, group collaboration, practicum and internship experiences to expand opportunities for self-development.
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To provide opportunities for professional development through continuing education seminars, in-service, access to current professional literature, and information on employment opportunities and trends in the counseling profession.
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To provide opportunities for the development and expansion of a personal theoretical and practical approach to counseling consistent with the setting in which the student is interested.
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To develop a strong working knowledge and collaborative relationship with local support services.
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To develop a strong professional counselor identity through membership and participation in state and national counseling associations (Texas Counseling Association and American Counseling Association) and special interest divisions of these associations.
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To provide the knowledge, awareness and skills to become a culturally competent certified/licensed counselor.
Graduate Admission to Department of Professional Programs
Admission to Department of Professional Programs graduate programs is through departmental admission committees. The students entire record will be considered including the completed application for admission, undergraduate overall GPA, upper lever GPA, GPA in the discipline, a Statement of Purpose, letters of recommendation, GRE or GMAT scores(evaluated in compliance with HB 1641), and professional and/or academic experience.
Department of Professional Programs Faculty
RAMIREZ, ALFREDO JR., Interim Chair and Assistant Professor of Educational Administration, Department of Professional Programs; B.A. Laredo State University, M.S. Texas A&M International University, Ph.D. The University of Texas at Austin.
Phone: (956) 326-3141
Fax: (956) 326-2429
E-mail: aramirez@tamiu.edu
GONZALEZ, HUMBERTO, Dean, Associate Professor of Education, Department of Professional Programs; B.M., M.M., M.S., Texas A & I University; Ed.D., Texas A&M University.
Phone: (956) 326-2420
Fax: (956) 326-2419
E-mail: hgonzalez@tamiu.edu
PIRTLE, TRACE, School Counseling Coordinator and Associate Professor of Counselor Education, Department of Professional Programs; B.A., San Jose State University; M.Ed, South Dakota State University; Ed.S, University of Nebraska; Ed.D.,Texas A&M University-Commerce.
Phone: (956) 326-2681
Fax: (956) 326-2429
E-Mail: tpirtle@tamiu.edu
HOANG, PHU D., Assistant Professor, Department of Professional Programs
Phone: (956) 326-2333
Fax: (956) 326-2429
E-mail: phoang@tamiu.edu
For more information, please contact Rebecca Litman at 956.326. 2430 or
E-mail her at rlitman@tamiu.edu |
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