Received by the Graduate Council—April 2, 2012
G RADUATE C OUNCIL C URRICULUM C OMMITTEE (GCCC)
Fourth Meeting/2011-12 Academic Year
March 19, 2012
S ECTION C – Items previously in Section B, now reported for inclusion in the 2012-13 Graduate Catalog
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As noted above, these changes will be effective with the 2012-13 catalog.
ALL UNIVERSITY SECTIONS
The Graduate School
Other Catalog Change
Graduate Programs
↓
Department of Leadership, Educational Psychology and Foundations
↓
Doctor of Education
Educational Administration
Educational Psychology
Doctor of Philosophy
Educational Psychology
IBHE 2/22/12, BOT 6/9/11, Graduate Council 3/7/11, GCCC Section C 3/19/12
Requirements for Graduate Degrees
Other Catalog Change
↓
Requirements for the Degrees
Doctor of Education
Doctor of Philosophy
↓
Doctor of Education (Ed.D.) degrees are offered in adult and higher education, counseling, curriculum and instruction, educational administration, educational psychology, and instructional technology through various departments in the College of Education. Doctor of philosophy (Ph.D.) degrees are offered in biological sciences, chemistry, economic, educational psychology, English, geology, history, mathematical sciences, physics, political science, and psychology, through the corresponding departments.
IBHE 2/22/12, BOT 6/9/11, Graduate Council 3/7/11, GCCC Section C 3/19/12

Received by the Graduate Council—April 2, 2012
G RADUATE C OUNCIL C URRICULUM C OMMITTEE (GCCC)
Fourth Meeting/2011-12 Academic Year
March 19, 2012
S ECTION C – Items previously in Section B, now reported for inclusion in the 2012-13 Graduate Catalog
p. 2 of 3
COLLEGE OF EDUCATION
Department of Counseling, Adult and Higher Education
Pres. Other Catalog Change
Peters
Page 49, 2011-2012 Graduate Catalog
The Counseling Laboratory Community Counseling Training Center at NIU (Graham Hall 416; 815-
753-9312) is a counseling and training clinic, … ….
Pres. Peters 2/28/12, Graduate Council 12/5/11, GCCC Section B 11/14/11
Department of Leadership, Educational Psychology and Foundations
BOT/ Other Catalog Change Page 97-101, 2010-11 Graduate Catalog
IBHE
Department of Leadership, Educational Psychology and Foundations (EPF, EPFE, EPS, LEBM,
LEEA)
↓
Doctor of Education
Educational administration
Educational psychology
Doctor of Philosophy
Educational psychology
↓
Doctor of Education in Educational Psychology Doctor of Philosophy in Educational Psychology
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Course Requirements
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A maximum of 30 semester hours … … exceed 15 hours of student pursuing the Ed.D. Ph.D. degree in educational psychology. … ….
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Candidacy
Upon satisfactory completion of the candidacy examination, the student is accepted as a candidate for the

Received by the Graduate Council—April 2, 2012
G RADUATE C OUNCIL C URRICULUM C OMMITTEE (GCCC)
Fourth Meeting/2011-12 Academic Year
March 19, 2012
S ECTION C – Items previously in Section B, now reported for inclusion in the 2012-13 Graduate Catalog
p. 3 of 3
Ed.D. Ph.D. degree. … ….
IBHE 2/22/12, BOT 6/9/11, Graduate Council 3/7/11, GCCC Section C 3/19/12
Pres. Other Catalog Change
Peters
COLLEGE OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SCIENCES
School of Family, Consumer and Nutrition Sciences
Page 50, 2011-12 Graduate Catalog
Other Campus Human Service Agencies
↓
The Family Center Therapy Clinic (Wirtz Hall, Room 146, 815-753-1684) provides individual, couple, family, and group therapy services to students of NIU, and to all residents of DeKalb and the greater…
Pres. Peters 1/24/12, GCCC Section B 11/14/11, Graduate Council 12/5/11
COLLEGE OF VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS
School of Theatre and Dance
BOT Other Catalog Change: Page 287, 2011-12 Graduate Catalog
SPECIALIZATION IN DIRECTING
↓
Electives by advisement (19)
BOT 3/1/12, Graduate Council 12/5/11, GCCC Section B 11/14/11