2011-2012 Graduate Student Handbook
Introduction and contacts
This handbook brings together important information that graduate students in the Department of Educational Psychology will find useful as they work towards their respective degree and certification goals. This handbook supplements the information provided in the Graduate School Catalog and specific track information. Your adviser will also provide you with information on requirements specific to your interests.
You are responsible for determining that you fulfill all degree requirements. Any changes in educational psychology core requirements will be distributed through the Educational Psychology Student Listserv and at Educational Psychology Student News.
If you have any questions concerning the educational psychology graduate program, your adviser is your first resource. However, you should feel free to get in touch with any of the resource people listed below. If you have questions about your particular program area (i.e., CSPP, QME, SchP, SpEd, or PsyF tracks), get in touch with the coordinator or a staff member in your area.
Office of the Director of Graduate Studies for Educational Psychology
Theodore Christ
Director of Graduate Studies
344 Education Sciences Building
612-624-0037
tchrist@um.edu
Kathleen Walter
DGS Staff Assistant
250 Education Sciences Building
612-624-1698
kwalter@umn.edu
Graduate School directory
| Resource | Contact information |
|---|---|
| General information | 316 Johnston Hall, 612-625-3490 |
| Degree programs, committee substitutions, thesis proposal queries | gscmte@umn.edu, 612-625-5833 |
| Masters and specialist clearance and degree completion procedures | gsmast@umn.edu, 612-625-4019 |
| Prelim orals | gradssp@umn.edu 612-625-2306 |
| Doctoral final exams, clearance and degree completion procedure queries | gsdoc@umn.edu, 612-625-0168 |
| Change of status/readmission information | gsguest@umn.edu, 612-625-3014 |
| Fellowship Office | gsfellow@umn.edu, 612-625-6820 |
Track contacts
| Track | Faculty coordinator | Staff |
|---|---|---|
| Counseling and student personnel psychology | Sherri Turner 156 Ed Sci Bldg 612-624-1381 turn0041@umn.edu |
Mary Farquhar
Shawn Rutka |
| Psychological foundations | Sashank Varma 165 Ed Sci Bldg 612-625-6718 sashank@umn.edu |
Lori Boucher
Sharon Sawyer |
| Quantitative Methods in Education | Michael Rodriguez 163 Ed Sci Bldg 612-624-4324 mcrdz@umn.edu |
Lori Boucher
Sharon Sawyer |
| School psychology | Matthew Burns 341 Ed Sci Bldg 612-626-7324 burns258@umn.edu |
Lisa Towry |
| Special education | Susan Rose 242 Ed Sci Bldg 612-624-6387 srose@umn.edu |
Mary Farquhar
Alicia Vegell |