Listed are majors and areas of concentration within the graduate degrees awarded through the designated academic departments.
Graduate Education
Master of Arts
Major in Teaching
Concentrations in inclusive early childhood education, middle childhood education, adolescent to young adult education, multicultural special education, multi-age education.
Major in Education
Concentrations in art, music, instructional leadership (principal licensure or excellence in teaching), reading science.
(Department of Graduate Education, Division of Education)
Organizational Leadership
Master of Science in Organizational Leadership
(Department of Organizational Leadership, Division of Business)
Nursing
Master of Nursing
(Department of Graduate Nursing, Division of Health Sciences)
Physical Therapy
Doctor of Physical Therapy
(Department of Physical Therapy, Division of Health Sciences)
Religious Studies
Master of Arts in Religious Studies
Concentration in spiritual and pastoral care
(Department of Religious/Pastoral Studies, Division of Arts & Humanities)
Accreditation
The College of Mount St. Joseph was first authorized to grant the Master of Arts in Education degree in 1978. The graduate program is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission and authorized to operate by the Ohio Board of Regents. The teacher education programs are approved by the Ohio Department of Education, Center for the Teaching Profession, Room 810, 65 S. Front St., Columbus, OH 45215, (614) 466-3593, and accredited by the Teacher Education Accreditation Council, One Dupont Circle, Suite 320, Washington, DC 20036 (202) 466-7236.
The College of Mount St. Joseph was first authorized to grant the Master of Arts in Religious Studies degree in 1988. The graduate program is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission and authorized to operate by the Ohio Board of Regents.
The College of Mount St. Joseph was first authorized to grant the Master of Physical Therapy degree in 1995. The Doctor of Physical Therapy degree was authorized in 2005 and began its first class in June, 2006. The Physical Therapy graduate program is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission and authorized to operate by the Ohio Board of Regents. The Doctor of Physical Therapy program at the College of Mount St. Joseph is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education (CAPTE) of the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA), 1111 North Fairfax Street, Alexandria, VA 22314, (703) 706-3245. Website: www.apta.org/CAPTE. Faculty and students are members of the American Physical Therapy Association and participate at the national and state levels by attending professional meetings and presenting research findings.
The College of Mount St. Joseph was first authorized to grant the Master of Science in Organizational Leadership degree in 2001. The graduate program is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission and authorized to operate by the Ohio Board of Regents.
The College of Mount St. Joseph was first authorized to grant the Master of Nursing degree in 2004. The graduate program is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission and authorized to operate by the Ohio Board of Regents. The Master of Nursing program has been approved by the Ohio Board of Nursing and is accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education, One Dupont Circle NW, Suite 530, Washington DC 20036-1120, (202) 887-6791. Faculty are members of various professional organizations and participate at the national and state levels by attending professional meetings and presenting research findings. Students have the opportunity to become a member of Sigma Theta Tau, an international nursing honor society.
Graduate Learning Outcomes
At the conclusion of the graduate program, the graduate student will demonstrate the following learning outcomes:
Academic Excellence
Mastery of competencies and communication appropriate for their respective disciplines/professions.
Ethics
Ethical decision-making consistent with one’s discipline/profession.
Leadership
Socially responsible leadership within an organization or other professional environment.
Service
Culturally responsive interpersonal skills and service delivery.