Option A Thesis | Option B Non - Thesis | Option B Non-Thesis Teaching & Extension Specialization | |
| Courses Required (10 – 12 credits) | ALEC 801 ALEC 805 ALEC 845 ALEC 891 (1 credit hour) | ALEC 801 or 802 ALEC 805 ALEC 804 891 ALEC 845 | |
| Electives / Minor (8 – 14 credits) | 8 hours (depends on professional goals in consultation with advisor) Minor* requires at least 9 hrs | 8-14 hours (depends on professional goals in consultation with advisor) Minor* requires at least 9 hour | 9-12 hours (depends on professional goals in consultation with advisor and in consultation of the TE&E Specialization requirements: https://cms.unl.edu/ianr/alec/ms-leadership-education/ |
| Research Courses (3 – 6 credits) | 6 Hours Excludes EDPS 859 | 6 hours (may include EDPS 859 depending on professional goals) | 3-6 hours (may include EDPS 859, ALEC 826, and/or others depending on professional goals) |
| Thesis | 6 Hours – ALEC 899 | Not Available | Not Available |
| Research Project | No additional research project required in addition to the thesis | Optional – up to 6 hours of ALEC 996 research project in consultation with your advisor | Optional – up to 6 hours of ALEC 996 research project in consultation with your advisor |
| Final Oral /Written Exam** | Generally Oral Exam |
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| Minimum Credit Hours*** | 30 | 30 | 30 |
*Adding a minor to a program may require more than 30 hours. A final written minor exam is required if the student earns less than a B in any minor course.
**Advisor will determine if written oral exam is required.
***Depending on career goals, individual student programs may require more hours.
For a listing of ALEC courses, please visit: https://catalog.unl.edu/graduate-professional/courses/alec/. For the ALEC course rotation cycle, visit our website: https://cms.unl.edu/ianr/alec/academic-programs/graduate-programs/alec-graduate-course-rotation-cycle/.
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Lindsay Hastings
Clifton Professor in Mentoring Research
lhastings2@unl.edu
402.472.8739