The Dwight Schar College of Education

Ashland University's Dwight Schar College of Education, one of the largest among independent and state institutions in Ohio, offers licensure programs for Early Childhood (grades PreK-3), Middle School (grades 4-9), Adolescent/Young Adult (grades 7-12 in Mathematics, Integrated Language Arts, Social Studies, and the Sciences), Multi-age (PreK-grade 12 in Art, Theatre, Music, Foreign Language, and Physical Education) and Intervention Specialist (Early Childhood, Mild/Moderate, and Moderate/Intensive) at the undergraduate and post-Baccalaureate levels.

Programs at the Master of Education level include Educational Administration, Classroom Instruction, Gifted/Talent Education, Sport Education, Technology, Literacy, as well as others of a more specialized nature. The College also has a Doctor of Education (Ed.D.) in Educational Leadership.

Additionally, the Department of Sport Sciences, housed within the College of Education offers programs in Sport Education, Athletic Training, Exercise Science, and Sport Management.

Read the Institutional Report developed in preparation for NCATE's on-site accreditation review to be held November 7-11.

The Dwight Schar College of Education's

Mission and Values

The mission of the Dwight Schar College of Education, an exemplary private education college in the Midwest, is to ensure that graduates will transform students, schools, and society through the collaboration with expert, caring faculty who engage effective preservice and practicing educators and human service professionals.

Values

Accent on the Individual:  Candidates in the Dwight Schar College of Education (DSCOE) understand how individuals are shaped by social, economic, and psychological factors as well as gender and other characteristics.  They appreciate the diverse talents, cultural understandings, and experiences of all individuals.

Collaboration:  Candidates in DSCOE listen carefully to other members of the learning community (faculty members, students, school personnel, and human service professionals).  They share information and insights in order to clarify and deepen their understanding to improve society.  

Knowledge:  Candidates in DSCOE continually pursue new understandings about the world and communicate the humanistic and spiritual value of learning. They draw on this knowledge to create meaningful learning experiences that employ appropriate technology and are differentiated to respond to the wide diversity among students. 

Reflection:  Candidates in DSCOE use reflection as a tool to find stability in the midst of change.  They demonstrate reflection by identifying professional strengths and needs and by planning for professional growth to improve future performance.  

Ethics:  Candidates in DSCOE assume responsibility to be active in improving their profession. They can articulate a moral framework from which they derive standards of professional behavior in teaching, in research, and in leadership studies.

Accreditation

The Dwight Schar College of Education is accredited by the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) at the basic and advanced levels through 2009. Approval to offer the Master of Education degree was granted by the Ohio Board of Regents in 1975. Approval for offering certification for the Master of Education degree was granted by the Ohio Department of Education in 1976. Additionally, licensure and endorsement programs are approved by the Ohio Department of Education.