Dear Colleagues,
The Environmental Education program at Southern Oregon University is proud to offer a Master of Science program, which is accredited by the North American Association for Environmental Education. This program is designed to create leaders in the field of Environmental Education. Our program offers interdisciplinary training in the natural sciences, ecology, and education, all in the diverse and spectacular Klamath-Siskiyou Bioregion of southwestern Oregon and northern California. Our science-based program offers several unique elements including our culminating project. The graduate students collaborate to design and present both a day and residential program aimed at diverse audiences (grades K-12) located at a Field Station (Deer Creek Center) and on the Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument. The graduate academic experience can be further enriched by adding a Master of Arts in Teaching with licensure, a certificate in nonprofit management, a thesis, or a project that can be integrated with the Environmental Education degree. Every student will complete an exit interview and either an oral exam, project, or thesis. Financial aid may be available to students. Some students may qualify for in-state tuition through the Western Regional Graduate Program <http://www.wiche.edu/wrgp>. Five graduate assistantships are offered each year to Environmental Education graduate students, four through the Siskiyou Environmental Education Center Office. Going into effect during the first fall quarter and continuing through the following summer, graduate assistants receive an 80% in-state tuition remission and a monthly stipend. The assistantship requires 12 hours of work per week. Positions include Siskiyou Environmental Education Center (SEEC) Office Manager, SEEC Assistant Office Manager, Outreach Coordinator/Kit Manager, and Fall in the Field Coordinator. The fifth assistantship is offered as an instructor for introductory biology labs for those with sufficient background in biology. This assistantship includes fall, winter, and spring terms. Additional assistantships are often available to environmental education graduate students depending on funding and availability. Please contact us for more information. An additional letter explaining your qualifications is required to be considered for a graduate assistantship. Applications for admission into the Environmental Education program are considered January 16, 2018 and April 16, 2018. Applications received by the January 16th deadline receive priority consideration for graduate assistantships. For information about application requirements visit https://inside.sou.edu/seec/apply.html. For more information about the program, please visit our website at http://www.sou.edu/academics/environmental-education/ or contact Paige Engelbrektsson at s...@sou.edu. Sincerely, Paige Engelbrektsson Graduate Assistant Siskiyou Environmental Education Center (SEEC) Southern Oregon University http://www.sou.edu/academics/environmental-education/ www.facebook.com/Siskiyou.Environmental.Education.Center (541) 552-6876 s...@sou.edu
