The 2016 Internship Guidebook Remains in Force with the Exception of These Changes

With the changes brought to the program upon Dr Kolich’s final year of university service and Dr. Chand’s departure, we have had to adjust internship requirements as follows for all students still needing to complete requirements.

These changes go into effect in July 2017 and will remain in effect until the program closes. These changes are not retroactive to a time before July 2017.

The 2016 Internship Guidebook remains in force with the exception of these changes.

Competency requirement: no change – still completed online through the BenU Desire to Learn system and the course HEOC 885 Internship HEOC_ 885_EDD_site . You access that off the BenU website/current students using your regular BenU log in. May also be completed as in the past through equivalency upon presentation of alternate certification and supporting material.

Site internship: no change

Weekend seminars on campus: Two required. The Ed.D. will no longer offer weekend seminars on campus. This requirement must be met by experience in two equivalent sessions.

Each session must be documented as meeting for at least 15 clock hours

Each session must relate in content to the purposes and outcomes of the Ed.D.

The student must receive prior approval of equivalency from the Director Ed.D.

For credit consideration, the student must send to the Director Ed.D. a session agenda, proof of attendance, a post session report and documents to support completion of the session (certificate etc) .

Acceptable substitutes include: accrediting agency training program; institutional leadership development program; topical seminars of length, purpose, relevance to Ed.D. studies , and gravity as those offered in the past by Ed.D.; national or state educational or leadership commission or committee service; Chair Academy training; national association seminar or training

ACE: One National ACE Meeting continues to be approved, but Ed.D. faculty will not attend. Alternatives include any one of : regional accrediting agency annual conference ; annual meeting of any one of American Association of Community Colleges, American Association of State Colleges and Universities, Council of Independent Colleges; Association of Catholic Colleges and Universities, National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities.

In addition Ed.D. will continue to accept as equivalent for credit evidence of successful participation in nationally recognized Leadership and Executive Development Programs such as those offered by ACE, Harvard, League for Innovation and other national programs.

In all cases, the student must:

Receive prior approval of equivalency from the Director Ed.D.

For credit consideration, the student must send to the Director Ed.D. a session agenda, proof of attendance, a post session report, and documents to support completion of the session (certificate, conference registration, etc) .

Dr. Chand