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College of Graduate Studies

Guided by Plymouth State University’s mission to serve as a comprehensive regional university, the College of Graduate Studies provides access to high-quality graduate programs, promotes service to the community through partnerships and applied research, and offers innovative courses structured to address the personal and professional goals of graduate students.

Highlights for the 2005-2006 academic year included:

• The addition of the Master of Education in Instrumental Music and the Master of Science in Biology degree programs
  
  
• A new Master of Science degree in Environmental Science and Policy, offered in conjunction with the Center for the Environment
  
  
• A partnership with the Forest Service enabled graduate students in the Master of Science in Science Education the opportunity to participate in summer internships in the North Country
  
  
• The Master of Business Administration program realized a strong increase in enrollment. The MBA program continues to develop additional online electives to help satisfy the needs of distance learners. A new MBA certificate program in Health Care Administration was developed to addresses issues challenging today’s health care professionals
  
  
• The award-winning Small Business Institute continued to be nationally recognized with student projects winning the Best Specialized Case of the Year and Best Comprehensive Case of the Year
  
  
• The Master of Education program enrollments experienced significant growth, supported in part by new partnerships which included:
  • Professional development initiatives for teachers with the Federal Reserve Board
  • ASCD, the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development
  • Eckerd Family Foundation
  • Southeastern Regional Education Service Center
  • Seacoast Center for Education, Montessori Elementary Program
  • North Country Education Services in Gorham
  • Open NH: Online Professional Education Network, a part of e-Learning for Educators
  • Project Adventure
  • Leadership Teacher
  • High 5 Adventure Learning Center
  • Center for School Success
  • The National Writing Project attracted many graduate students to campus. Outreach from this national grant project will continue throughout the year
  • The Math Impact Center was awarded significant grant monies to work with secondary math teachers on high school reform
  • Graduate students in the Master of Education degree in Athletic Training participated in grant research projects this year in collaboration with companies involved in motor coordination and fitness equipment
  • The Positive Behavioral Interventions and Support (PBIS) Summer Institute attracted 880 educators from around the state, and was the largest ever enrollment in the four-year history of the program
    
    
• The College of Graduate Studies continued to work with Granite State College, offering courses at the Conway, Lebanon, Littleton and Portsmouth sites
  
  
• The Master of Education in Educational Leadership sponsored a new certificate program in Athletic Administration
  
  
• The Certificate of Advanced Graduate Studies (CAGS) degree program’s increase in enrollment was supported through partnerships with SAUs in both New Hampshire and Massachusetts
  
  
• The Doctor of Arts collaboration with Franklin Pierce College and the Doctor of Education partnership with Argosy University in Florida offered two advanced degree programs which allowed CAGS students the opportunity to transfer 18 CAGS credits into the program

In striving to attain a more global presence in the recruitment of graduate students, the College of Graduate Studies collaborated with the Shanghai International School to offer M.Ed. and CAGS courses. Current administrators at this school are former PSU graduates from the M.Ed. and CAGS programs. PSU also collaborated with the Town of Waterville Valley and the Silver Fox Inn to offer six graduate courses in an institute residential format. PSU has a long history of collaboration with Waterville Valley for graduate courses in the PATH Institute.

The College of Graduate Studies offered approximately 1,468 courses in online, hybrid, and face-to-face formats. Off-campus sites include Concord, Bedford, Conway, Keene, Littleton, Lebanon, Penacook, Plymouth, and Portsmouth. Of the 1,468 courses offered last year, 54 percent were off-campus and/or online. The graduate student profile ranges in age from 21 to 79, with approximately 1,400 students enrolled in degree and/or certification programs.