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The School of Education prepares teachers, researchers, counselors, administrators and curricular specialists to assume leadership within the spectrum of educational settings in the United States and other nations.

The School of Education is committed to research and long-term educational development, as well as to the training and support of educational professionals. The faculty is engaged in basic and field research directed toward the improvement of teaching and learning, the administration of educational development and the analysis and formulation of effective public educational policy.

The School of Education is one of the nation's oldest and largest institutions of professional education. Classes in education at USC were started during the 1890s. In 1909, a separate Department of Education was organized within USC; in 1911, the state of California authorized USC to grant the high school teacher's certificate; and in 1918 the School of Education was established.

Since 1911, a steady stream of teachers and administrators has graduated from the school and achieved an outstanding record in the school systems and higher education systems not only of California, but worldwide. The school is authorized to recommend a full range of advanced degrees through the doctorate in education.

The school enjoys international as well as national visibility. Its programs are accredited by the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing and the Western Association of Schools and Colleges. Within the school there are varied professional programs leading to the baccalaureate, master's and doctor's degrees, as well as to teaching, administrative and other special credentials. In addition to the Los Angeles campus, the school has graduate study centers in several California cities and in Hawaii.

Administration

Guilbert C. Hentschke, Ph.D., Dean

Robert Baker, Ph.D., Associate Dean, Academic Programs

Steve Wagner, Assistant Dean, Business Affairs

Maurice Ross, Ed.D., Assistant Dean, Administration

Stuart E. Gothold, Ed.D., Assistant Dean, Placement and Professional Development

Beatrix Hegyesi Richman, M.P.A., Director, Development, Alumni and Public Affairs

Judith M. Grayson, Ph.D., Director, Teacher Education

Counseling Psychology

Waite Phillips Hall 500
(213) 740-3259
FAX: (213) 740-3262
E-mail: newcomb@mizar.usc.edu

Chair: Michael D. Newcomb, Ph.D.

Faculty

Professors: Rodney Goodyear, Ph.D.; Michael D. Newcomb, Ph.D.; Donald Polkinghorne, Ph.D.

Associate Professor: Betty Walker, Ph.D.

Assistant Professors: Ruth Gim Chung, Ph.D.; Joan Rosenberg, Ph.D.; Scott Whiteley, Ph.D.

Curriculum and Teaching

Waite Phillips Hall 1004
(213) 740-3476
FAX: (213) 740-8666
E-mail: ewilliam@mizar.usc.edu

Chair: Edgar Williams, Ed.D.

Faculty

Professors: Stephen D. Krashen, Ph.D.; Johanna K. Lemlech, Ed.D.; David Marsh, Ph.D.; Kathleen Wulf, Ph.D.*

Associate Professors: Vernon Broussard, Ph.D.; William Lee, Ph.D.; Edgar Williams, Ed.D.; David Yaden, Ph.D.

Assistant Professors: Michael Genzuk, Ph.D.; Laurie MacGillivray, Ed.D.; William F. McComas, Ph.D.

Clinical Associate Professors: James H. Garrity, Ed.D.; Sandra Kaplan, Ed.D.

Clinical Assistant Professor: Hillary Hertzog, Ed.D.

*Recipient of university-wide or school teaching award.

Educational Administration and Policy

Waite Phillips Hall 904
(213) 740-3454
FAX : (213) 740-0439
E-mail: ferris@mizar.usc.edu

Chair: Robert E. Ferris, Ed.D.

Faculty

Emery Stoops and Joyce King-Stoops Dean's Chair in Education: Guilbert C. Hentschke, Ph.D.

Professors: Estela M. Bensimon, Ed.D.; David A. Peterson, Ph.D. (Gerontology); William M. Rideout, Jr., Ph.D.; Nelly Stromquist, Ph.D.; William Tierney, Ph.D.

Associate Professors: David Eskey, Ph.D.; Robert E. Ferris, Ed.D.; William E. Maxwell, Ph.D.; Lawrence O. Picus, Ph.D.; Priscilla Wohlstetter, Ph.D.

Clinical Professors: Stuart Gothold, Ed.D.; Maurice Ross, Ed.D.

Educational Psychology and Technology

Waite Phillips Hall 600
(213) 740-7407
FAX: (213) 740-2367
E-mail: rueda@mizar.usc.edu

Chair: Robert Rueda, Ph.D.

Faculty

Stephen Crocker Professorship in Education: Myron Dembo, Ph.D.

Professors: Robert Baker, Ph.D.; Richard Clark, Ed.D.; Dennis Hocevar, Ph.D.; Edward J. Kazlauskas, Ph.D.; Frederick G. Knirk, Ed.D.; William Michael, Ph.D.; Harold O'Neil, Ph.D.; Robert Rueda, Ph.D.

Associate Professors: Kaaren I. Hoffman, Ph.D. (Medical Education); Birgitte Mednick, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor: Gretchen Guiton, Ph.D.

Clinical Professor: Agnes Lin, Ph.D.

Clinical Assistant Professor: Sydney Blake, Ph.D.

Degree Programs

The School of Education offers the Bachelor of Science in General Studies; Master of Science in Education; Master of Science in Marriage, Family and Child Counseling; Master of Science in Teaching English as a Second Language; Master of Education, College Student Personnel Services; Master of Science (Counseling Psychology); Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Education; Ph.D. in Education (Counseling Psychology); and Doctor of Education (Ed.D.).

Honor Societies

The school sponsors two honor societies which are open to both students and alumni of the school.

Phi Delta Kappa

The USC Chapter of Phi Delta Kappa was installed at USC on June 10, 1922. The international organization, founded in 1906 as a professional fraternity of men in the field of education, opened its ranks in 1974 to women in education. Membership is by invitation, based on academic standing, professional attainments, interests, attitude and personal qualifications.

During its more than 70 years, the USC chapter has become the largest Phi Delta Kappa chapter in the world with 1,250 active members. The chapter has been further distinguished by four of its members having served as international president.

Each year the USC chapter sponsors a series of dinners which features speakers of eminence, and through fund-raising activities provides scholarship assistance to education students and financial assistance for the school.

The Phi Delta Kappa office can be reached by calling (213) 740-2176.

Society of Delta Epsilon

The Society of Delta Epsilon is an honorary professional organization for those who have achieved doctoral degrees in education. It was organized on May 14, 1947, as an outgrowth of the Doctoral Club, which was organized in 1937. Delta Epsilon seeks to advance the interests of education, foster professional growth among its members, encourage the publication of research by its members, acquaint its members with recent findings in educational research and advance the welfare of the School of Education.

Each year, the Society of Delta Epsilon chooses one of its members, who has made a notable contribution to the profession of education, to be the Delta Epsilon Lecturer. The society also sponsors an annual commencement breakfast which honors doctoral graduates completing their degrees. Information about membership is available from the School of Education Office of Development and Alumni Affairs, (213) 740-3499.

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