Guam – The University of Guam received approval on August 16 from the Senior Commission of the Western Association of Schools and Colleges to offer its first full degree program online.
“The Master of Education with a Specialization in Reading Program addresses a critical need to strengthen language and literacy teaching in public schools in Guam and throughout the region,” said UOG Senior Vice President Helen Whippy.
Catherine Stoicovy, PhD, a faculty member in the School of Education designed the curriculum and is the driving force behind the program and its success in passing through the WASC approval process. “This program offers the same rigor and academic quality as a face-to-face academic program, yet offers the convenience of online learning that fits the schedules of busy professionals in the field of education who hold fulltime jobs.”
While UOG offers several individual courses online, including a new online Chemistry course this fall, this is the first full online degree program to be offered to the public. “We will begin to recruit students for the program this fall with implementation in Spring 2012,” said Whippy. Interested individuals can view program courses at www.uog.edu.
“This is fantastic news for the University, for students on Guam, and throughout the region,” said UOG President Robert A. Underwood. “When we launch the program in January of 2012 it will be an auspicious beginning to our 60th anniversary celebration which begins in 2012 and underscores the progress we have made as an institution over the last six decades.”
In her speech to faculty Tuesday during Fall Convocation, Whippy also set the goal of putting 50% of general education courses online by the end of the academic year.
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