Catalog 2005-2006
Graduate School of Education and Counseling
Information found in this online edition of the 2005-06 Catalog is unofficial and for informational purposes only. The official document of record is the printed edition of the 2005-06 Catalog. For more information, please contact the Dean of the Graduate School.
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Minimum Degree Requirements and Waivers
Lewis & Clark offers both preservice and inservice M.A.T. degree programs that vary in their minimum number of required credits. Programs and credit requirements are described elsewhere in this catalog. Students may petition to waive courses or requirements and to transfer credit earned at other institutions. Transferred credit toward a degree is normally limited to the equivalent of 10 semester hours.
Under some circumstances, students may pursue a license independently of earning a degree. To be recommended by Lewis & Clark for any education license, students must earn at least 6 semester hours of credit through a program at Lewis & Clark. In order to meet licensure requirements through coursework taken elsewhere or through experience and competency, students must apply for a waiver in writing, provide documentation of comparable course content or competency, and obtain the signatures of the instructor teaching the course in question and of their Lewis & Clark adviser or cohort coordinator.
Although there is no fixed limit to the number of credits a student may petition to waive toward earning a license, Lewis & Clark College does not grant any credit toward a degree for courses waived. To complete the degree, students must either replace waived credits with elective study or petition the Department of Teacher Education for a reduction in degree requirements. The student's adviser or cohort coordinator, in consultation with the department chair, will determine the merits of the petition and make a recommendation to the registrar. The registrar will notify the student of the decision in writing and will place a copy of this notice in the student's file. In no event will a petition be granted to reduce an M.A.T. degree below 36 semester hours of credit. This 36-credit minimum may include transferred credits approved according to the policies in this catalog.