University of Florida
College of Education
Gainesville, Florida
Overview
Founded in 1853, the University of Florida is nationally distinguished. It is a member of the prestigious Association of American Universities and is the largest university in the Southeast and the eighth largest in the nation. It ranks third nationally in the number of academic programs offered on a single campus. This land-grant university comprises 20 colleges and schools and 100 interdisciplinary research and education centers located on a residential campus of more than 2,000 acres. The faculty includes some of the nation's leading scholars and researchers. The College of Education is accredited at the doctoral level in every area recognized by the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education. Because of its size and diversity, the University provides a rich variety of educational, leadership, cultural, athletic, and recreational opportunities for every student.
Students attending the University of Florida come from every state within the United States and more than 100 other countries. Of the 13,876 graduate students enrolled at the University, approximately 1,000 are in education.
The Location and Community
The University is located in Gainesville, a city of more than 110,000 situated in north-central Florida. It lies 80 miles west of the Atlantic Ocean and 70 miles east of the Gulf of Mexico. The city is an agricultural, medical, and industrial technology center, accessible in a 2-hour drive to Jacksonville, Orlando, and Tampa. The area, which is noted for its mild climate and natural beauty, has an abundance of springs, rivers, and lakes.
Programs of Study and Degree Requirements
The College of Education offers a variety of challenging graduate programs leading to the M.Ed., M.A.E., Ed.S., Ed.D., and Ph.D. degrees. A minimum of 30-36 credits is required in master's programs. The Ed.S. program requires a minimum of 72 credits; the Ed.D. and Ph.D. programs require a minimum of 90 credits beyond the bachelor's degree (including up to 30 credits from master's program course work). A thesis is required for the M.A.E., Ed.D., and Ph.D. degrees.
The instructional programs of the College are organized into four major departments and one school: in Counselor Education, the programs are mental health counseling, marriage and family counseling, and school counseling and guidance. In Educational Leadership, Policy, and Foundations, the programs include curriculum and instructional leadership, educational administration, higher education, and student services in higher education. Educational Psychology offers specializations in educational psychology, school psychology, and statistics, measurement, and evaluation methodology. Special Education offers specializations in the instruction of students with a broad range of exceptionalities. The School of Teaching and Learning offers specializations in early childhood education, educational technology, elementary education, English education, ESOL/bilingual education, mathematics education, media and instructional design, middle school education, reading and language arts, science and environmental education, secondary education, social foundations, and social studies education.
Facilities & Resources
The University of Florida libraries form one of the most comprehensive collections in the country. Most educational resources are housed in the College of Education Library. Extensive mainframe computing facilities and a wide variety of computing services for students and faculty members are available on campus, and a large PC lab is located in the College. The P. K. Yonge Developmental Research School, Multidisciplinary Diagnostic/Training Clinic for children with disabilities, Center for School Improvement, Center for Economic Education, Institute for Educational Finance, and Institute for Higher Education are illustrative of interdisciplinary research centers in the College.
Multicultural Students
Student, faculty and staff diversity is a key, integral factor in graduate education at the University of Florida. The UF Office of Graduate Minority Programs, along with other agencies on campus, exists to nurture, enhance and expand it, fostering an equitable, hospitable and inclusive educational environment where people of all backgrounds, ages and life experiences can achieve their personal and professional best through higher learning, teaching and research. Read more..
International Students
International applicants whose native language is not English must also supply TOEFL scores. UF International Student and Scholar Services (ISSS), part of UF Academic Affairs, helps the campus community with immigration matters and provides services to international students, scholars and their dependents: admission, orientation, academic and personal counseling, emergency assistance, community relations and student activities.
Expenses and Aid
In 2006-07, tuition was $284.44 per credit hour for Florida residents and $914.63 per credit hour for nonresidents.
Financial Aid:
Financial aid is available for qualified students in the form of fellowships, teaching and research assistantships, and tuition waivers. In 2006-07, a half-time assistantship provided a minimum of $12,536.20 plus tuition payment. Application for fellowships and assistantships should be made directly to the department in which the student plans to study. Information on student loans can be obtained from the Office for Student Financial Affairs.
Housing/Living Expenses:
The University operates five apartment villages for graduate students with families. These typically range in cost from $350 to $650 per month. Three residence halls and two apartment villages are open to single graduate students. A variety of privately owned housing is also available in the community.
How to Apply / Application
A completed application form, three letters of recommendation, GRE General Test scores, and transcripts from all institutions attended are required. Individual departments may have additional requirements. Application forms are available from the Office of Graduate Studies.
Who to Contact
Dean of Graduate Studies
College of Education
University of Florida
Gainesville, Florida 32611-7043
Faculty
Counselor Education
• Ellen S. Amatea, Professor; Ph.D., Florida State. Family therapy.
• James Archer Jr., Professor; Ph.D., Michigan State. Brief therapy.
• Mary Ann Clark, Assistant Professor; Ph.D., Florida. School counseling.
• William Conwell, Assistant Professor; Ph.D., Stanford Mental health counseling.
• M. Harry Daniels, Professor and Chairperson; Ph.D., Iowa. School and family counseling.
• Silvia Echevarria-Doan, Associate Professor; Ph.D., Purdue. Family therapy.
• Kathleen Fallon, Assistant Scholar; Ph.D., Florida. Mental health counseling.
• Mary A. Fukuyama, Assistant Professor; Ph.D., Washington State. Mental health counseling.
• Wayne Griffin, Clinical Associate Professor; Ph.D., Florida. Mental health counseling.
• Carlos Hernandez, Clinical Assistant Professor; Ph.D., Florida. Mental health counseling.
• James Joiner, Associate Professor; Ph.D., Alabama. Mental health counseling.
• Larry C. Loesch, Professor; Ph.D., Kent State. Assessment.
• Rose Diane Miller, Lecturer; Ph.D., Florida. Mental health counseling.
• Woodroe M. (Max) Parker, Professor Emeritus; Ph.D., Florida. Multicultural counseling.
• James H. Pitts, Associate Professor; Ph.D., Northern Colorado. Conflict resolution.
• Jacquelyn L. Resnick, Professor; Ph.D., Florida. Mental health counseling.
• John P. Saxon, Professor; Ph.D., Georgia. Mental health counseling.
• Paul G. Schauble, Professor; Ph.D., Michigan State. Mental health counseling.
• Peter A. Sherrard, Associate Professor; Ed.D., Massachusetts. Legal and ethical issues.
• Sondra Smith, Assistant Professor; Ph.D., North Carolina at Greensboro. Mental health and school counseling.
• Cirecie West-Olatunji, Assistant Professor; Ph.D., New Orleans. Culture-centered and pediatric counseling.
• Paul J. Wittmer, Distinguished Service Professor Emeritus; Ph.D., Indiana State. Peer meditation.
Educational Leadership, Policy, and Foundations
• Linda Behar-Horenstein, Professor; Ph.D., Loyola-Chicago. Education policy.
• Dale F. Campbell, Professor; Ph.D., Texas at Austin. Higher education.
• Phillip A. Clark, Professor; Ed.D., Western Michigan. Leadership.
• James L. Doud, Professor and Chairperson; Ph.D., Iowa. School administration.
• Lamont Flowers, Assistant Professor; Ph.D., Iowa. Higher education administration.
• Kathy Gratto, Assistant Scholar; Ed.D., Florida. Student services.
• David Honeyman, Professor; Ph.D., Virginia. Educational finance, higher education.
• Carl A. Sandeen, Professor; Ph.D., Michigan State. Student affairs.
• Lawrence Tyree, Professor; Ed.D., Indiana. Community college.
• Frances Vandiver, Lecturer; Ed.D, Miami (Florida). Educational leadership.
• R. Craig Wood, Professor; Ed.D., Virginia Tech. Education administration.
Educational Psychology
• James J. Algina, Professor; Ed.D., Massachusetts. Psychometrics.
• Patricia T. Ashton, Professor; Ph.D., Georgia. Child development.
• John K. Bengston, Associate Professor; Ph.D., Toledo. Language acquisitions.
• Jeri Benson, Associate Dean; Ph.D., Florida. Quantitative methods.
• Catherine Emihovich, Dean; Ph.D., SUNY at Buffalo. Qualitative methods.
• Bridget A. Franks, Associate Professor; Ph.D., Nebraska. Cognitive development.
• Mirka Koro-Ljungberg, Assistant Professor; Ph.D., Helsinki (Finland). Qualitative research.
• John Kranzler, Professor; Ph.D., Berkeley. School psychology.
• Tracy A. Linderholm, Assistant Professor; Ph.D., Minnesota. Reading and cognition.
• M. David Miller, Professor and Chairperson; Ph.D., UCLA. Large-scale assessment.
• Thomas D. Oakland, Professor; Ph.D., Indiana. School psychology.
• Randall D. Penfield, Assistant Professor; Ph.D., Toronto. Latent trait modeling and bias.
• Anne E. Seraphine, Assistant Professor; Ph.D., Florida. Measurement.
• Tina Smith, Associate Professor; Ph.D., North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Early childhood development and assessment.
• David Therriault, Assistant Professor; Ph.D., Illinois. Cognitive research.
• Nancy Waldron, Associate Professor; Ph.D., Indiana. Academic assessment and intervention and inclusion.
• Rodman Webb, Professor; Ph.D., Rutgers. Qualitative methods.
Special Education
• Anne M. Bishop, Assistant Scholar; Ph.D., Florida. Literacy and teacher education.
• Brian A. Boyd, Lecturer; M.Ed., Virginia. Early childhood special education.
• Mary T. Brownell, Associate Professor; Ph.D., Kansas. Learning disabilities.
• Maureen Conroy, Associate Professor; Ph.D., Vanderbilt. Early childhood special education.
• Nancy L. Corbett, Assistant Scholar; Ph.D., Florida. Literacy.
• Vivian I. Correa, Professor; Ph.D., Vanderbilt. Early childhood special education.
• Penny R. Cox, Assistant Scholar; Ph.D., Florida. Learning disabilities.
• Ann P. Daunic, Assistant Scholar; Ph.D., Florida. Emotional/behavior disorders.
• Mary K. Dykes, Professor; Ph.D., Texas at Austin. Special populations.
• Cynthia C. Griffin, Associate Professor; Ph.D., Purdue. Reading.
• Hazel Jones, Associate Professor; Ph.D., Vanderbilt (Peabody). Early childhood special education.
• Holly Lane, Assistant Professor; Ph.D., Florida. Reading acquisition.
• Martha B. League, Assistant Scholar; Ph.D., Florida. Literacy.
• James L. McLeskey, Professor and Chairperson; Ph.D., Georgia State. Mild disabilities and inclusive schools.
• Cecil D. Mercer, Distinguished Professor; Ed.D., Virginia. Learning disabilities.
• Mary Ann Nelson, Lecturer; Ph.D., Florida. Learning disabilities and emotional/behavior disorders.
• Jeanne B. Repetto, Associate Professor; Ph.D., Missouri. Transition.
• Diane L. Ryndak, Associate Professor; Ph.D., Illinois. Moderate and severe disabilities.
• Terrance M. Scott, Associate Professor; Ph.D., Oregon. Positive behavior support and functional behavior assessment.
• Paul T. Sindelar, Professor; Ph.D., Minnesota. School inclusion and reform.
• Stephen W. Smith, Professor; Ph.D., Kansas. Violence/aggression of children.
• Thomasenia L. Adams, Associate Professor; Ph.D., Florida. Mathematics methods.
• Richard L. Allington, Professor; Ph.D., Michigan State. Language, literacy, and culture.
• Elizabeth Bondy, Associate Professor; Ph.D., Florida. Elementary education.
• Maria R. Coady, Assistant Professor; Ph.D., Colorado. Bilingual and and multicultural education.
• Linda L. Cronin-Jones, Associate Professor; Ph.D., Georgia. Science and environmental education.
• Nancy Fichtman Dana, Professor; Ph.D., Florida State. Elementary education.
• Thomas M. Dana, Professor and Chairperson; Ph.D., Florida State. Science teacher education.
• Kara M. Dawson, Assistant Professor; Ph.D., Virginia. Educational technology.
• Esther de Jong, Assistant Professor; Ed.D., Boston University. ESOL, bilingual, multicultural.
• Zhihui Fang, Assistant Professor; Ph.D., Purdue. Literacy.
• Richard Ferdig, Assistant Professor; Ph.D., Michigan State. Educational technology.
• Danling Fu, Associate Professor; Ph.D., New Hampshire. Whole language.
• Paul S. George, Distinguished Professor; Ed.D., George Peabody. Middle school education.
• John W. Gregory, Professor; Ph.D., Ohio State. Mathematics education.
• Candace Harper, Assistant Professor; Ph.D., Florida State. ESOL bilingual.
• Diane Yendol Hoppey, Assistant Professor; Penn State. Elementary education and social studies education.
• Jeff A. Hurt, Associate Professor; Ph.D., Kansas. Library/media education.
• Eleanore L. Kantowski, Professor; Ed.D., Georgia. Mathematics education.
• Kristen M. Kemple, Associate Professor; Ph.D., Texas at Austin. Early childhood education.
• Linda L. Lamme, Professor; Ph.D., Syracuse. Children's literature.
• Ruth M. Lowery, Associate Professor; Ph.D., Penn State. Language, literacy, and culture.
• Anne M. McGill-Franzen, Professor; Ph.D., SUNY at Albany. Language, literacy, and culture.
• Lee J. Mullally, Associate Professor; Ph.D., Michigan State. Media and instructional design.
• Ben F. Nelms, Professor; Ph.D., Iowa. English education.
• Barbara G. Pace, Assistant Professor; Ph.D., Florida. English education.
• Rose M. Pringle, Assistant Professor; Ph.D., Florida State. Science education.
• Dorene D. Ross, Professor; Ed.D., Virginia. Elementary curriculum.
• Diane E. Strangis, Assistant Professor; Ed.D., Kentucky. Early childhood education.
• Colleen Swain, Associate Professor; Ph.D., North Texas. Educational technology.
• Sevan Terzian, Assistant Professor; Ph.D., Indiana. Foundations of education.
• Jane S. Townsend, Associate Professor; Ph.D., Texas at Austin. English language arts.
• Arthur O. White, Professor; Ed.D., SUNY at Buffalo. History of education.
• Elizabeth Yeager, Associate Professor; Ph.D., Texas at Austin. Social studies.