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Nov 23, 2024
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2017-2019 Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Master of Training and Development
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Program description
The program is designed to develop practitioners with the knowledge and skills required to enhance individual and organization development and performance. Graduates of the program will be able to lead and support interventions and processes associated with diagnosing individual and organization performance problems and opportunities, designing and implementing solutions, and evaluating results.
Graduates of the program will be qualified to work as human resource development professionals, including directors of training centers, organization development consultants, instructional designers and performance technologists.
Students are admitted on a full-time and part-time basis and must complete the program in six years. Full-time students can complete the program in two and a half years. This program is offered at Oakland University. Classes for this program are offered week days in the evenings.
Admission terms and application deadlines
Before an applicant’s file can be reviewed for full program admission, all application documents must be received in Graduate Study and Lifelong Learning by the semester deadlines listed below. Incomplete applications will not be sent to departments for admission review.
Current Deadlines
- July 15 for fall semester
- November 15 for winter semester
- International applicants
- The Master of Training and Development Program does not admit students during the summer semester
Application requirements
To be considered for graduate admission, applicants must submit all Graduate Application Requirements and additional department requirements by the published application deadlines:
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- Additional department application requirements
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- A formal statement detailing work and life experiences of preferably one year or longer that have led to the desire to pursue the Master of Training and Development degree program. The statement must be between 1,000 and 1,500 words.
- Additional Recommendation for Graduate Admission form
In addition to the two recommendations listed above, a third recommendation is required by the program.
- Recommendation requirements
All three forms must attest to the quality and scope of the applicant’s academic and professional ability.
- A minimum of one year of professional work experience post earning a bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited institution.
- Official transcripts for undergraduate and graduate coursework, showing a bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited institution with a cumulative grade-point average of 3.0 or better.
- The formal statement is evaluated on the basis of quality of writing, organization of ideas, clarity of expression and compatibility with program goals.
- An interview with the coordinator will be required of all prospective students.
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Admission review and assessment
Admission to graduate study at Oakland University is selective. In making admission recommendations to Graduate Study and Lifelong Learning, each department assesses the potential of applicants for success in the program by examining their undergraduate records, goal statement, letters of recommendation, prerequisite courses and any other admission requirements established by the academic department.
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Degree requirements
The Master of Training and Development degree is awarded upon satisfactory completion of 36 - 44 credits in an approved program of study.
a. Core requirements (20 credits)
Completion of five core courses: b. Electives (16 - 24 credits)
Students will select the remaining four courses, with the approval of the academic adviser, within one of the three following tracks:
1. Instructional Design and Technology Track - 36 Credits Required
Completion of the five core courses, plus the following courses:
2. Organization Development and Leadership Track - 36 Credits Required
Completion of the five core courses, plus the following courses:
3. Instructional Design and Technology & Organization Development and Leadership Dual Track - 44 Credit Required
Completion of the five core courses, plus the following courses:
Satisfactory academic progress
Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) is the term used to denote a student’s successful completion of coursework toward a certificate or degree. Federal regulations require the Office of Financial Aid to monitor Satisfactory Academic Progress for all financial aid recipients each semester.
Students who fall behind in their coursework, or fail to achieve minimum standards for grade point average and completion of classes, may lose their eligibility for all types of federal, state and university aid. Contact the Office of Financial Aid for additional details.
Good academic standing
All graduate students are expected to remain in good academic standing throughout the entire course of their graduate program. To be in good academic standing, a graduate student must make satisfactory progress toward fulfilling degree requirements, including the completion of critical degree milestones as set forth by the academic program. The student must also maintain a minimum semester and overall GPA of 3.0.
Good academic standing is a requirement for:
- Holding a Graduate Assistantship
- Receiving a fellowship or scholarship
- Advancing to candidacy for a graduate degree
- Going on a leave of absence
- Obtaining a graduate certificate or degree from Oakland University.
Additionally, graduate students must meet all department academic standards which may be more stringent than the minimum set forth by the University.
Department requirements: Completion of 36 - 44 approved credits with an overall grade-point average of 3.0 or better. Credit toward the degree will not be given for courses with grades under 3.0.
Graduate students who are not in good academic standing for any reason are subject to probation and/or dismissal from further graduate study.
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Academic advising
Upon admission, each student is assigned an academic adviser who is a faculty member in the Department of Human Resource Development. Together the student and the academic adviser establish a program plan, and meet each term prior to course enrollment to facilitate successful completion of the degree program.
Plan of study
All accepted applicants, in consultation with their assigned faculty program adviser, must develop a plan of study that details specific courses the students will use to satisfy their degree requirements. The plan of study must be approved by the faculty program adviser and submitted by the student to Graduate Study and Lifelong Learning.
Master’s and graduate certificate students must submit a department-approved plan of study by the end of their first semester of graduate coursework. Doctoral students must submit an approved plan of study prior to completion of the first year of coursework. (See the Graduate Student Responsibility section of this catalog.)
Note: Credit granted for successful completion of a course toward an undergraduate degree program may not be repeated for a graduate degree. If a substitution is approved, the minimum number of program-approved graduate credits will be required. A Petition of Exception - OU Course Waiver/ Substitution requesting the substitution must be approved.
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