Dear Master's Degree Candidate,

Albright College is proud and happy to welcome you to our first graduate degree program. We are excited about this Master's degree program in Education because Albright has been involved in teacher preparation for many years. Now we have an opportunity to build on our success at the undergraduate level and expand into a more challenging realm of research and theoretical inquiry.

We have built our graduate program on a theme of reflective practice; our goal is to integrate the rich store of experience which our candidates bring with them into a research based investigation of best teaching practice. We shall seek at the graduate level to ask not only "how" but "why", to examine current teaching practice and effect positive change. In keeping with the tradition and mission of Albright College, we have infused into this graduate program a liberal arts strand. Our arts and sciences faculty will be offering courses in their disciplines designed to expand our thinking and enrich our content base.

Also in keeping with Albright College tradition, we have developed program options which will provide for individual needs of our graduate students. Four different concentrations are available; initial or additional teacher certifications can be integrated into Master's degree course offerings; the capstone research piece can be based on classroom teaching experience or take the form of a more traditional thesis.

Albright graduate faculty look forward to working individually with our graduate students. We will mentor you through the program, engage you in courses which model a constructivist approach to pedagogy, and serve as advisors to your research projects.

Your success is our ultimate goal.

Welcome and best wishes!

Sincerely,

Sarel P. Fuchs, Ph.D.
Graduate Dean
Professor of Education and Classics