Distance Program
Information and Application
Application Instructions
next admissions:
FALL
2013
Mission
Welcome from
Auburn University's Department of Special Education, Rehabilitation,
and Counseling. Our central mission is to provide quality programs of
Instruction,
Research, and Outreach as they pertain to people with disabilities and
their significant others.
We believe it is essential
to share our knowledge beyond the university walls. We strive to extend
our teachings through distance education, model our practices through community
service, and mindfully expand the professional boundaries of our leadership.
The mission of AU’s Rehabilitation Counseling Distance Master's Program is
to improve vocational rehabilitation services through the provision of
qualified rehabilitation practitioners. Our program offers training resources
and technical assistance to existing rehabilitation programs, as well as
research thrusts into new areas.
Our objectives
• To offer innovative distance
education and training
• To recruit experienced
rehabilitation practitioners
• To recruit students from
diverse backgrounds
• To retain and graduate
over 90% of those who enter
• To assist graduates in
maintaining suitable employment
• To offer continued career
development assistance
General
Through the distance education
M.Ed. in Rehabilitation Counseling students can take advantage of educational
technologies to advance their skills and earn a degree - all without disrupting
a career or relocating to campus. Graduate students are prepared to serve
people with disabilities at the postschool level as rehabilitation counselors
in the public and private sector.
Applicants are welcome from
around the country or anywhere in the world. Persons currently employed
as Rehabilitation Counselors in Region IV and Region X Vocational Rehabilitation
(VR) agencies may be eligible for full tuition and expense scholarships. See below for details. This distance program,
offered since 1999, is made possible through the federally-funded Rehabilitation Services Administration Comprehensive
System for Personnel Development (CSPD) grant and is accredited by the Commission
on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Education (CORE).
Delivery
The Rehabilitation Counseling
Master’s Distance Education Program addresses the unique learning needs
of employed rehabilitation practitioners by combining the benefits of traditional
on-campus classroom experience with state of the art instructional technology.
This innovative approach assures accessible and cost-effective training,
while maintaining Auburn University’s high standards for quality graduate
education. This is a robust, challenging, and interactive distance education program delivered
primarily via the internet: streaming media, program websites, podcasting,
and online course tools that allow plenty of interaction with professors
and other students are all utilized. Visit the student section of our website
to sample the experience.
Full time students take three
classes per semester and the program can be completed in two calendar years.
Streamed video/audio lectures can be viewed over the internet either live
when the class is happening or later from an online archive or podcast.
Full time students are required to attend on-campus classes and activities
for one week each semester. The on-campus week is a highlight of our program
and is designed to maximize Auburn's resources and hospitality. While in Auburn, students
have time to meet and network with other students, visit with their professors
and advisors, attend classes, do library work and attend university functions. Browse our photo albums for a sample of the program experience.
Application to the
Program and Program Cost
FALL 2011 admissions are closed; next admissions are for Fall 2013. Please follow these instructions
for application.
The tuition rate, effective Fall 2011, is $475.00
per semester hour ($4,275.00 for a full-time semester (9 hours),
$25,650.00 for the 54-hour program). Books and travel to Auburn are
additional expenses.
If you have questions about
the Rehab field, this distance program, curriculum, admissions criteria, scholarships, or technology, please feel free to contact
us.
If you have questions about
the Department or Auburn's graduate application process, please contact Mrs.
Nancy Evans.
If you are currently enrolled
at another institution, it may be possible to take individual distance
courses from us as a non-degree
student. If you are an Auburn graduate student, it is also possible
to enroll in individual distance courses as they are offered.
