News Release
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June 15, 2006
STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION APPROVES TWO NEW MASTER’S DEGREE
PROGRAMS AT BOISE STATE UNIVERSITY
TWIN FALLS — The Idaho State Board of Education today approved two new
master’s degree programs at Boise State University, and the first students
will be admitted in fall 2006.
The newly approved programs are a master of science in hydrology and a
master of education in educational leadership.
Seventy master’s degree programs are now offered at Boise State, including
the two programs approved today. Boise State also offers three Ph.D.
programs, one Ed.D. program, 11 graduate certificate programs and 97
baccalaureate degrees.
“The addition of two new master’s programs to Boise State’s graduate
program array is yet another indication of the strong quality of our
faculty and the readiness of the university to take on the important role
of graduate education and a commitment to research excellence,” said
Provost Sona Andrews.
“We have been methodical and selective on advancing our graduate education
and research mission,” Andrews added. “These programs represent areas of
existing strength, the potential for growth, and the ability to have local
and regional impact.”
The M.S. in hydrology formalizes a research focus and set of electives
that have long been part of the university’s existing M.S. program in
geology. The program focuses on the scientific principles governing the
movement of water and water-borne material through natural systems, the
interaction of water with geological and biological systems, and tools to
quantify and predict those interactions. While the program is centered in
the Department of Geosciences, it will draw on additional faculty
expertise in the Department of Civil Engineering, the Department of
Biology and the Department of Mathematics.
A new M.Ed. in educational leadership will graduate candidates who qualify
for certification as school principals by the state of Idaho and who will
be highly qualified to perform new leadership functions required in
today’s educational systems. The program will integrate theory and
practice and classes will be taught in a variety of settings, including
on-campus, off-campus or a combination approach.
Boise School District Superintendent Stan Olson said that he strongly
supported the new educational leadership program approved today. “As the
next major wave of our school personnel begin their preparation for school
and district leadership and seek to master the new and essential skills of
the field, it is the right program at the right time and for all of the
right reasons,” he said.
According to Meridian School District Superintendent Linda Clark, the new
M.Ed. program “is grounded in an innovative and hands-on approach to the
training of school administrators in Idaho that will provide them with
opportunities for the direct application of theory — something that is not
available in current educational leadership programs.”
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Contact: Sona Andrews, Provost, (208) 426-1202,
provost@boisestate.edu
Media Contact: Janelle Brown, University Communications, (208) 426-1790,
jbrown2@boisestate.edu
July 12 is the deadline for degree-seeking students to submit admission
materials to Boise State University for the fall 2006 semester. Students
must meet the deadline if they plan to take more than seven credits or apply
for federal financial aid. For more information, call (208) 426-1820 or go
online at
http://admissions.boisestate.edu.
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