Morgridge College of Education

The Morgridge College of Education at the University of Denver offers graduate and doctoral degrees in the fields of education, information processing and counseling. It is named after the Morgridge Family Foundation.

The Morgridge College of Education is located on the University of Denver's main campus in Denver's University Hill neighborhood. The school currently educates more than 800 students with 31 full-time faculty 45% of whom are tenured.^[1] It is also home to two clinics open to the public for Educational testing and Counseling services.^[2] The dean, Dr. Karen Riley, has been at the University of Denver since 2001 and in addition to her responsibilities as dean, remains on the faculty for the Child, Family and School Psychology Program as an associate professor.

Graduate programs in MCE are accredited by many governing bodies, including National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education, American Psychological Association, National Association of School Psychologists, American Library Association, The Higher Learning Commission.

History

The College of Education dates back to the 1890s with teacher education as the first focus. The first teacher education certificates were offered in 1898 to professional men and woman. Teacher preparation remains a staple of the College of Education today.^[3]

Throughout the early 20th century the education program continued to grow with the first master's degree offered in 1901 and the first doctorate in 1935. The School of Education was organized in 1945 and became a college of the University of Denver in the mid-1980s. The College of Education offers many graduate certificate, masters and doctoral level degrees. adding an Educational Specialist (Ed.S.) degree in School Psychology in the mid-1990s.^[4] The College continued to expand, acquiring the Library and Information Management program in 2000 and offering a Master of Library and Information Science (MLIS)^[5]

In 2008, the College of Education became one of the few named colleges of education in the country, becoming the Morgridge College of education after the Morgridge Family. The Morgridge College of Education received a new home in 2011 at the corner of Evan St. and High St. on the west side of the University of Denver campus. The new building houses state of the art technology to allow students to get the most out of their time at MCE. Some technologies include, SmartBoard or Promethean Boards in all classrooms, collaborative work stations throughout the building, a centralized control room and Crestron control panels in all classroom and boardrooms to aid in the use of all technologies.

Graduate degree programs

The Morgridge College of Education focuses on training graduate students, for master's, graduate and doctoral degrees, in a number of different areas. The College offers a number of specialized certificates to enhance a number of our degrees.

Graduate programs include:

Child, Family, and School Psychology^[6]

Counseling Psychology^[7]

Curriculum and Instruction^[8]

Denver Teacher Residency^[9]

Early Childhood Special Education^[10]

Educational Leadership and Policy Studies^[11]

Higher Education^[12]

Library and Information Science^[13]

Research Methods and Statistics^[14]

Teacher Education Program^[15]

Dual-degree programs

The Morgridge College of Education also offers a dual-degree program in teaching. Students begin as undergraduates at the University of Denver and apply to the College of Education as juniors. During students senior year they will begin taking masters level courses and graduate with their bachelor's degree at the end of their senior year. Students will complete masters coursework and requirements during the year following their bachelors graduation. Upon completion of the Dual-Degree, students will be licensed teachers and hold a master's degree.

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Financial aid

The Morgridge College of Education offers over 10 Million in financial aid to its students each year. Aid is offered through a variety of avenues and individual programs may have additional funds for their students. In addition, the University of Denver has need-based aid available for students who qualify through the FAFSA form.

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References

External links

• www.du.edu/education

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