School of Education Intensive Guidelines

Since only three intensives are required for our licensure and doctoral programs, we have only a short time of face-to-face contact. Your ability to successfully complete these courses is imperative for recommending you for licensure to work with K-12 students or to prepare you for your dissertation. Because of this, the following guidelines are part of the School of Education intensives.

NOTE:  Additional information (housing, transportation, etc.) available at LUO Intensives

Schedule

(See ASIST for official schedule.  Preliminary guide provided below)

Winter Intensive Dates: Dec. 17-21, 2012 and Dec. 31-Jan. 4, 2013

• Tentative Winter Schedule 2012-2013

Note to elementary, special education, and reading specialists seeking VIRGINIA licensure
 - schedule to take RVE while in Virginia.  EDUC 554 required prior to VRA!  Must register in advance at www.ets.org

• One-week intensives

  • Winter - last week of December (ALL intensive courses are offered in December)
  • Spring - first week in January
  • Summer - June and July (ALL intensive courses are offered in Summer)

• Weekend intensives

  • Four weekends in the fall or spring
  • Fridays 5-9 and Saturdays 8:30-4:30
  • One weekend per month

• NOTE:

  • ALL intensive courses will be offered as one-week intensives in December.
  • Several intensive courses will be offered as one-week intensives in January.
  • ALL intensive courses will be offered as one-week intensives in Summer.
  • Several intensive courses will be offered as weekend intensives in fall and spring.

Dress Code

• Classroom Dress - (Shorts are not acceptable class dress.)
• Presentation Dress

Buying Textbooks

The textbooks should be available on MBS Direct, below are directions:

• Go to www.MBSDirect.net/Liberty
• Choose Buy Books
• Choose correct payment options
• Choose the Term for which you're enrolled. For Winter Intensives select Spring A & B
  (Winter Intensives is not a choice) 
• Click ONLY the Intensives box
• Scroll down to EDUC ___ (list your course number here) 

Pre-class Assignments 

• Begin 30 days before class
• Due as indicated on course schedule: may be first day of class or 1-2 weeks prior to class
• May contain a field experience 

Attendance

Attendance for the full five days is required for passing your course. This policy is non-negotiable because of the short amount of time we have together. So please make travel arrangements early enough to allow for flight delays.  There are exciting things to do here in Lynchburg. Or you can come early to begin to work on assignments. 

In-class Assignments

(Assignments to be done during the week of class.)

• A class presentation is required in each course (either individual or group) – This gives us the opportunity to see your teaching ability.  Please be aware that professional dress is expected for this presentation. So please pack accordingly.  Presentation dress code.
• In-class written (or typed) exam. – This gives us the opportunity to see your original work. 
• Demonstration of technology (using power point while presenting or the typed essay). 

Post-class Assignments

Please see your course guide and syllabus. Winter intensives (December) may not have post assignments. However, most summer intensives do have post-assignments.