Each year the Beeghly College of Education recognizes a group of outstanding alumni from the college.
Begins May 2013!
Admission Criteria Required • Minimum 2.70 Undergraduate GPA (Or satisfactory score on GRE or Millers Analogy) • Graduate GPA (if any coursework) of 3.0 or better • Valid State Teacher License (or evidence of eligibility for same) • Positive Recommendation from references (With substantial personal knowledge of applicant) Highly Desirable • Two Years or More of Successful Teaching Experience • Active Engagement in School Improvement • Demonstrated Commitment to Excellence and Equity • Evidence of Leadership or Leadership Potential
Click here for Mahoning County information packet. Contains application for Graduate Program Admission form in pdf form that can be typed into on the computer, printed, signed and submitted.
Begins August 2013Click here for Trumbull County information packet. Contains application for Graduate Program Admission form in pdf form that can be typed into on the computer, printed, signed and submitted.
Have a teaching license?Want to upgrade your teaching skills to meet the demands of today's classrooms?Want to get prepared for the Common Core and the Third Grade Reading Guarantee?Check out the Reading Endorsement. We are currently recruiting for cohorts starting this summer in the Youngstown area and in Columbiana County.
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Important Information
Check list of materials to be submitted for PREVIOUS YSU Graduate Student for Reading Endorsement Cohort:
Check list of materials to be submitted for NEW YSU Graduate Student for Reading Endorsement Cohort:
Send all application materials to:
Youngstown State UniversityJean Berger/BCOE 2405, Teacher Education: Mahoning CohortOne University PlazaYoungstown, OH 44555
Department of Teacher Education(330)941-3251 Office(330)941-3032 Faxjhberger AT ysu DOT edu
Scholarship Opportunities:Students are eligible to apply for a scholarship if working on a first master’s degree with a minimum GPA of 3.6 for applicants with 9 or more hours of YSU graduate credit, or 4.0 for applicants with 6 or more hours of YSU graduate credit. Applications are due between the 1st & 10th day of the previous semester. Applications received before the first day or after the tenth day will not be considered. New students in Spring 2013 would be eligible to apply between the first and tenth day of the Summer 2013 semester for Fall 2013 scholarship money.
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The 15 hours for the Reading Endorsement are part of the Literacy Masters Program. Only 18 additional hours are needed to complete this program.
Literacy Master’s Curriculum Sheet
After successfully completing the coursework and passing the State of Ohio designated licensure exam, download the State Application (# 2) and mail or bring it to Crystal Hawthorne along with a check made out to Treasurer, State of Ohio for $20.00. Crystal's mailing address is:
Crystal HawthorneYoungstown State UniversityBeeghly College of Education Room 21011 University PlazaYoungstown, Ohio 44555Phone: 330-941-3270
Web-Based for Summer 2013
The Early Childhood Generalist Endorsement makes teachers who currently hold the Early Childhood License P-3 license more marketable. It adds on grades 4-5 to the Early Childhood license, which allows school districts greater flexibility in teacher assignments. The endorsement focuses on pedagogy, methods, and content for students in grades 4-5.Important Note: In order to be recommended for the Endorsement, you must complete all courses and pass the Praxis II Elementary Education Content Knowledge Exam #0014 (for paper-pencil based) or #5014 (for computer based).
Adding the Endorsement:Once you have completed the endorsement, please contact Crystal M. Hawthorne at 330-941-3270 or cmhawthorne AT ysu DOT edu.
Early Childhood Generalist Curriculum Sheet
Former students
New students
For undergraduate credit, apply through the YSU Admissions Office. You must complete the online application and submit transcripts.
Youngstown State UniversityYSU Office of Admissions/Sweeney HallOne University PlazaYoungstown, OH 44555
For graduate credit, apply through the School of Graduate Studies. You must complete the online application and submit transcripts.
Youngstown State UniversityOffice of AdmissionsOne University PlazaYoungstown, OH 44555
Summer 2013 Course list When ready to register, please call Mrs. Jean Berger (330.941.3251) for Special Approval overrides.
For Undergraduate credit (choose one of each course)
Course
Title
CRN
Semester Hours
Dates
Location
EMCE 5811
EC Generalist Math & Science
31373
3
7/15/2013 thru 8/11/13
Web-Based
EMCE 5812
Integrated LA & SS 4th-5th
31773
3
6/17/13 thru 7/14/13
Web-Based
EMCE 5854
Teaching & Learning Middle School
32162
3
5/20/13 thru 6/16/13
Web-Based
For Graduate credit (choose one of each course)
Course
Title
CRN
Semester Hours
Dates
Location
EMCE 5811
EC Generalist Math & Science
31374
3
7/15/2013 thru 8/11/13
Web-Based
EMCE 5812
Integrated LA & SS 4th-5th
31774
3
6/17/13 thru 7/14/13
Web-Based
EMCE 5854
Middle School: Theory, Research, Pract
32163
3
5/20/13 thru 6/16/13
Web-Based
"For some moments in life there are no words." David Seltzer. Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
Contributions are now being accepted for the Dr. Ginnetti Memorial Scholarship
Due to overwhelming requests to honor the memory of Dr. Philip Ginnetti at Youngstown State University, a number of YSU faculty and staff members have made gifts to establish the “Dr. Philip Ginnetti Memorial Scholarship” to benefit students in the Beeghly College of Education. Gifts for the memorial scholarship will be processed through the Office of University Development. Checks may be made payable to “Youngstown State University” with “Ginnetti Memorial Scholarship” in the memo portion; or you may pick up a pledge card and return envelope in the University Development office on the first floor of Tod Hall. Online gifts may be made by visiting www.ysu.edu/givetoysu and typing in “Ginnetti Memorial Scholarship” in the comments box. Higher education has lost a devoted leader, and YSU has lost a beloved colleague. Catherine Cala Interim Chief Development Officer Youngstown State University One University Plaza Youngstown, Ohio 44555 330-941-2752cacala AT ysu DOT edu
Dr. Len SchaiperFaculty EmeritusSpecial Education Department
Since every death diminishes us a little, we grieve - not so much for the death as for ourselves.By Lynn Caine
Dr. Victoria Kress elected as the 2013-2014 Ohio Counseling Association President-Elect.
OCA Announces New President-Elect
The Ohio Counseling Association is pleased to announce the election of Dr. Victoria Kress as the 2013-2014 OCA President-Elect. Dr. Kress earned her doctorate degree in Counselor Education from the University of Akron. She is a professor, counseling clinic director, and the director of the clinical mental health, and addictions counseling programs at Youngstown State University. She is also an adjunct faculty member at John Carroll University. She has over 20 years of clinical experience working in various settings such as community mental health centers, hospitals, residential treatment facilities, private practice, and college counseling centers. She specializes in counseling child abuse, domestic violence, and sexual assault victims, and in treating people who have unresolved trauma. She volunteers as a court appointed guardian ad litem who advocates for abused and neglected children. She is passionate about supporting counselors in Ohio and she been an OCA committee chair or member since 1998 (e.g., Ethics Committee Chair, Education and PR Committee chair, Archives Chair, Journal Task Force Chair, Finance Committee member). At present, she serves on the OCA Government Relations Committee, and she is an editorial board of OCA’s journal, the Journal of Counselor Practice. She has published over 65 refereed articles, numerous book chapters, and has co-authored a book on ethics issues which relate to counselors’ use of the DSM. She recently completed two terms as a governor appointed member of the Ohio Counselor, Social Worker, and Marriage and Family Therapist Board, where she also served as an Ethics Liaison. She was the 2008 recipient of the ACES Distinguished Mentor Award, the 2011 recipient of the ACES Leadership Award, the 2012 recipient of the ACA Counselor Educator Advocacy Award, and has received a number of YSU and OCA awards including the 2011, OCA Counselor of the Year Award, and the 2012 OCA Legislative Advocacy Award. She is the current president of Chi Sigma Iota International, and the chair of the ACA’s Graduate Student Committee.
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