My highest degree from Utah State University is the Educational Specialist Degree, Since most people have no idea what it represents, here is a short summary.
The Ed.S. degree is a focused degree program that is considered by accrediting bodies as the completion of the sixth year of collegiate study (between the master's and doctorate). Programs typically require from 30 to 45 semester hours. But while master's degree holders can usually be confident of advancement and upward movement on the salary scale, the Ed.S. degree holder may find that managers are often not aware of, or do not have a way of recognizing, this lesser-known degree. This is especially true outside of academic settings. The Ed.S. degree is not a doctorate but is a terminal degree in the field of study. A terminal degree is generally accepted as the highest degree in a field of study.
Educational Specialist
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Education Specialist, also referred to as Educational Specialist, Specialist in Education, or Ed.S., is a terminal academic degree in the U.S. that is designed for individuals who wish to develop additional skills or increase their knowledge beyond the master's degree level, but do not wish to pursue a degree at the doctoral level.
About
Most individuals who earn an Ed.S. degree seek to increase their skills for advanced certification requirements or other professional objectives. Many people may pursue an Ed.S. degree in order to meet state or professional requirements for career advancement. Major areas available with this degree include school counseling, school psychology, and others.
The Ed.S. degree is a focused degree program that is considered by accrediting bodies as the completion of the sixth year of collegiate study (between the master's and doctorate). Programs typically require from 30 to 45 semester hours. But while master's degree holders can usually be confident of advancement and upward movement on the salary scale, the Ed.S. degree holder may find that managers are often not aware of, or do not have a way of recognizing, this lesser-known degree. This is especially true outside of academic settings.
The Specialist in School Psychology (SSP) degree is similar to the Ed.S. in School Psychology. It is typically granted when the program is located in a department of psychology rather than education.
Formal attire
According to The American Council on Education "six-year specialist degrees (Ed.S., etc.) and other degrees that are intermediate between the master's and the doctor's degree may have hoods specially designed (1) intermediate in length between the master's and doctor's hood, (2) with a four-inch velvet border (also intermediate between the widths of the borders of master's and doctor's hoods), and (3) with color distributed in the usual fashion and according to the usual rules. Cap tassels should be uniformly black."[1]
Terminal degree
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A terminal degree is generally accepted as the highest degree in a field of study. An earned[1] academic (or research) doctorate such as a Doctor of Philosophy is considered the terminal degree in most academic fields of study in some countries. However professional doctorates may be considered terminal degrees within the professional degree tract even though they are prerequisites for research degrees. For example, the Juris Doctor, a professional doctorate, is the highest professional degree in law, but not the highest research degree in law. The highest research degree in law in the United States is the Doctor of Juridical Science, which requires a Master of Laws for admission, which LL.M. degree requires a first law degree for admission (either a LL.B. or J.D.). Thus, the Juris Doctor is terminal among professional law degrees while the Doctor of Juridical Science is terminal among academic (or research) degrees.[2] In addition, in some countries there are degrees which are more advanced than the Ph.D., such as the higher doctorates in the U.K. and Russia, and the habilitation degree awarded in Germany. Also, not all terminal degrees are doctorates, such as the terminal academic degree in applied arts is usually the M.F.A. (Master of Fine Arts), and the terminal academic degree for a librarian is the M.L.S./M.L.I.S. (Master's degree in Library Science or Library and Information Sciences)[3].
Link to Utah State University Department of Instructional Technology and Learning Scienceshttp://itls.usu.edu/programs/eds
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Kimball Findlay Ed.S.
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