Distance Learning Programs
Degree and Coursework Offerings by College/Department
COLLEGE OF HEALTH SCIENCES
Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences & Medical Technology
Department of Rehabilitation Sciences
COLLEGE OF LIBRARY AND INFORMATION STUDIES
Coursework in Library and Information Science
COLLEGE OF EDUCATION
Department of Administration and Supervision
Department of Special Education and Rehabilitation Counseling
Master of Rehabilitation Counseling Program
COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING
Bachelor in Chemical and Mechanical Engineering
Master of Engineering
COLLEGE OF SOCIAL WORK
Master of Social Work
COLLEGE OF HEALTH SCIENCES
Division of Clinical Laboratory Sciences
Bachelor of Health Science in Clinical Laboratory Sciences
Locations: Statewide
Delivered via: Classroom learning, interactive video, and clinical situations
The University of Kentucky College Of Health Sciences offers a series of courses leading to a Bachelor’s Degree in Health Science in Clinical Laboratory Sciences. Applicants must have completed all University requirements and program prerequisites prior to admission, and have a minimum overall GPA of 2.75 on a 4.0 scale. This is an intense 10-month program with the didactic coursework delivered on the Lexington campus and via electronic formats. The semesters begin with introductory coursework and student laboratories. At the conclusion of the basic course work the student begins the clinical training portion concurrent with advanced didactic courses. Students interested in pursuing their education in Clinical Laboratory Sciences should contact:
Dr. Linda Gorman
University of Kentucky
Division of Clinical Laboratory Sciences
CTW Building
900 South Limestone St.
Lexington, KY 40536-00200
(859) 323-1100 x 80855
Lsgorm0@uky.edu
or
Meg Steinman
University of Kentucky
Division of Clinical Laboratory Sciences
CTW Building
900 South Limestone St.
Lexington, KY 40536-00200
(859) 323-1100 x 80852
Mnstei0@uky.edu
Department of Rehabilitation Science
Doctor of Philosophy in Rehabilitation Sciences
Locations: Partnering institutions include Eastern Kentucky University, Murray State University and Western Kentucky University. Also offered at selected sites around Kentucky.
Delivered via: interactive video, internet and onsite instruction
The program is designed to produce academic leaders in the Rehabilitation Sciences for the professions of Communication Disorders, Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, and Athletic Training. Graduates of the program will be prepared to conduct research, teach at the university level, direct educational programs, and work in the rehabilitation field. Part-time or full-time study is available following the university residency requirements. Students must come to Lexington for some learning experiences. Professionals in the field who wish to pursue their post-professional education should contact:
Dr. Susan K. Effgen, Ph.D., PT
University of Kentucky
Rehabilitation Sciences Doctoral Program
UK Charles T. Wethington Jr. Building
900 Limestone St., Room 126E
Lexington, KY 40536-0200
(859) 323-1100 X 80579
Fax (859) 323-8957
seffgen@uky.edu
www.mc.uky.edu/rehabsciences
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COLLEGE OF LIBRARY AND INFORMATION STUDIES
School of Library and Information Science
Coursework in Library and Information Science
Locations: Northern Kentucky University, Louisville
Delivered via: on-site instruction, interactive video, internet
The University of Kentucky School of Library and Information Science offers degree programs at both Northern Kentucky University and the University of Louisville. The School does not offer all of its courses at those locations, but the School’s goal is to offer enough courses through several delivery means ([i] onsite at those locations, [ii] by video at those locations, [iii] via the Internet) to enable a student to complete the degree program at Northern Kentucky or Louisville.
The School offers certain distance learning (DL) courses that typically require little student presence on the main campus. Distance learning courses utilize a variety of delivery methods, including face-to-face instruction in a location away from the main campus by regular or part-time LIS faculty, or through a number of instructional technologies including the Internet, interactive TV, compressed video, or videotape. It should be noted that courses taught via any of these delivery methods often require some class meetings in Lexington or at a remote site, and that while they can offer increased flexibility, it is the responsibility of the student to explore the requirements of each course.
The School supports part-time studies in a variety of ways. In addition to the availability of DL courses via instructional technologies that allow for flexible curricular engagement, some courses are scheduled in late afternoon, evening, and occasionally on Saturday in order to provide working students, for whom part-time study is essential, better access to the School’s master’s-degree program.
To receive a library and information science program application packet and information regarding the program of study, please contact:
Nicole Montgomery
University of Kentucky
School of Library and Information Science
501 King Library
Lexington KY 40506-0039
859.257.3317 (phone)
859.257.4205 (fax)
Nicole.montgomery@uky.edu
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COLLEGE OF EDUCATION
Department of Educational Leadership Studies
Ed.D. in Educational Administration
Locations: Somerset, Morehead, and Northern Kentucky University
Delivered via: interactive video and onsite instruction
In response to long-standing public requests, the University of Kentucky College of Education offers extended-campus Ed.D. programming in Southern, Eastern, and Northern Kentucky at locations including the Center for Rural Development in Somerset, Northern Kentucky University, and Morehead State University. The Ed.D. curriculum design includes course work in the core leadership specialization, research, and supporting work. The specialization in Educational Administration is oriented toward theory, practice and research associated with P-16 leadership and implementing educational initiatives and innovations. Traditional onsite instruction is enhanced by supplemental delivery of instruction via interactive video. New groups of students are periodically admitted at the various sites. For more information contact:
Professor James S. Rinehart, Ph.D.
University of Kentucky College of Education
Department of Educational Leadership Studies
111 Dickey Hall
Lexington, KY 40506-0017
(859) 257-4293
fax (859) 257-1015
jclind00@uky.edu
Supervisor and Superintendent Certifications
Location: Northern Kentucky University
Delivered via: Interactive video
The University of Kentucky Department of Educational Leadership Studies, in cooperation with the Department of Education at Northern Kentucky University, offers a state approved certificate program for supervisors and superintendents. All course work for this program is offered on the Northern Kentucky University campus. Please contact:
Dr. James S. Rinehart
University of Kentucky
College of Education
Department of Educational Leadership Studies
111 Dickey Hall
Lexington, KY 40506-0017
(859) 257-4293
fax (859) 257-1015
jsrine01@uky.edu
Department of Special Education and Rehabilitation Counseling
Reaching Educators with an Alternate Certification for Teachers (REACT)
Alternate Certification, Master of Science in Education, or Rank Advancement Programs in Moderate and Severe Disabilities
Locations: Jefferson County and Selected Sites in Central and Eastern Kentucky
Delivered via: interactive video with online components
The Reaching Educators with an Alternate Certification for Teachers (REACT) project is designed to implement a new alternate certificate program for graduate level personnel in Kentucky to teach students with low incidence disabilities (i.e., Moderate/Severe Disabilities). The REACT project accomplishes this through delivering alternate certificate coursework through distance education technology to teachers with temporary provisional certificates employed in settings that serve student with low incidence disabilities in central and eastern Kentucky. Students in Jefferson County can complete coursework in collaboration with Bellarmine University. Funding for tuition may be available, based on grant support from the U.S. Department of Education. For more information, please contact:
Dr. John W. Schuster
University of Kentucky
College of Education
Department of Special Education and
Rehabilitation Counseling
229 Taylor Education Bldg.
Lexington, KY 40506-0001
(859) 257-8594
fax (859) 257-1325
jwschu01@uky.edu
or
Dr. Belva C. Collins
University of Kentucky
College of Education
Department of Special Education and
Rehabilitation Counseling
229 Taylor Education Bldg.
Lexington, KY 40506-0001
(859) 257-8591
fax (859) 257-1325
bcoll01@uky.edu
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Master of Rehabilitation Counseling Program
Locations: National
Delivered via: internet and interactive video
The Master’s degree in Rehabilitation Counseling program is offered statewide via asynchronous web instruction for all courses except fieldwork, which are delivered live via webcam or compressed video. The program trains students to understand the physical, psychological, social, economic, and vocational needs of persons with disabilities in terms of personal and vocational adjustment. Rehabilitation counseling combines a humanitarian concern for the individual with a business and management philosophy of effective utilization of human resources. Rehabilitation counseling is a challenging and expanding profession. The rehabilitation counselor must demonstrate compentencies in establishing counseling relationships, vocational assessment procedures, program planning, vocational placement, cultural diversity, and have an awareness of professional and community resources. Course work is integrated with extensive field work totaling 52 credit hours. Courses are restricted to persons employed in public or private rehabilitation agencies who are full time employees of such agencies, and who have been admitted into the rehabilitation counseling distance education master’s degree program. For information about the program, please contact:
Dr. Ralph Crystal
University of Kentucky College of Education
224 Taylor Education Bldg.
Lexington, KY 40506-0017
(859) 257-3834
fax (859) 257-3835
crystal@uky.edu
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COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING
Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering and Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering
Location: West Kentucky Community and Technical College
Delivered via: on-site instruction, supplemented by minimal use of interactive video
The University of Kentucky offers ABET-accredited Bachelor of Science degree programs in Chemical Engineering and in Mechanical Engineering in their entirety at Paducah. These four-year degree programs are offered in cooperation with Murray State University and West Kentucky Community and Technical College (WKCTC) . Students may complete pre-engineering, broadly defined as the first two years of the program, at WKCTC or Murray State University, the latter through a transfer agreement with the University of Kentucky. Undergraduate and graduate engineering courses meet in Crounse Hall, the science and engineering building on the Paducah campus. Instruction includes on-site classroom and laboratory experiences with resident UK faculty and occasional interactive television instruction. Academic advising and career counseling are provided to all students by Paducah-based staff, complemented by College staff stationed in Lexington. Curriculum requirements, academic standards, academic policies, and criteria for admission are identical to those of the University of Kentucky main campus in Lexington. Full student support services are provided. These services include financial aid, scholarships, grants, loan programs, admissions and registration assistance, academic planning, career counseling, library, and computing and information services. Following admission to UK, an evaluation of credentials by an academic advisor in the appropriate engineering department will permit proper course selection. For information contact:
Dr. William Murphy
Director, University of Kentucky
College of Engineering
Extended Campus Programs - Paducah
P.O. Box 7380
Paducah, KY 42002-7380
(270) 534-6341
fax (270) 534-6292
wmurphy@engr.uky.edu
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COLLEGE OF SOCIAL WORK
Master of Social Work
Locations: Morehead State University, Northern Kentucky University, and Hazard Center for Rural Health
Delivered via: onsite instruction and some onsite interactive video
The University of Kentucky College of Social Work offers a Master of Social Work (MSW) degree program at three distance learning locations - Morehead State University, Northern Kentucky University, and the Hazard Center for Rural Health. (Please note: Students participating in these programs are UK students attending classes at these distance learning locations. Students should not seek admission to these other schools.)
UK’s College of Social Work MSW distance learning program offers students a quality education focused on meeting student needs. While UK’s MSW program is nationally recognized and accredited by the Council on Social Work Education, the College of Social Work understands that many of students work and have families. The MSW program is designed with some flexibility in mind. The duration of the MSW program depends upon a student’s background. For those students with prior social work education and experience, the course requirements may be significantly reduced allowing for many students to graduate within five semesters (two years). Other students will normally graduate in 8 semesters (three years). Courses are offered in the evenings allowing for students to work full-time jobs while pursuing their graduate degree. In addition to regular class instruction, the MSW program requires completion of 900 hours of field practicum. Evening and weekend placements for these practicum placements are always available.
The MSW program also offers specializations in Mental Health, Family and Community, School Social Work, and Gerontology. These innovative specializations equip graduates for the complex professional tasks and responsibilities often encountered in the work place. Students will choose one of two concentrations beginning their second year: Mental Health or Family/Community Practice. The Mental Health concentration is oriented around mental health issues and problems that cut across social and economic strata, ethnicities, and gender. (This concentration is currently offered at the Northern Kentucky University location.) The second concentration, Family/Community, centers on societal elements that are essential to all persons, particularly those who find themselves living in conditions often characterized by poverty, oppression, or structural inequities. (This concentration is currently offered at the Morehead State University and Hazard Center for Rural Health locations.) In addition to these two concentrations, students may choose to specialize in school social work or in gerontology. Certificates are offered in both of these specialties.
Individuals requesting additional information concerning the Masters of Social Work degree for a specific distance learning location may contact the following coordinators.
For questions related to the UK College of Social Work’s MSW program at the Morehead State University location, please contact:
Lynn Geurin MSW, LCSW
University of Kentucky
College of Social Work
Morehead State University Campus
UPO 615
Morehead, KY 40351
Office: (606) 783-2409
Fax: (606) 783-5070
lgeurin@uky.edu
For questions related to the UK College of Social Work’s MSW program at the Northern Kentucky University location, please contact:
Debbie Curl-Nagy, MSW
UK Northern Kentucky MSW Program Coordinator
1401 Dixie Highway
Covington, KY 41011
Office: (859)-392-2423
Fax: (859) 392-2426
dcnagy@uky.edu
For questions related to the UK College of Social Work’s MSW program at the Hazard Center for Rural Health location, please contact:
Deirdra Robinson, MSW
Southeast KY MSW Program Coordinator
Community-Based Research Education in Eastern Kentucky
Administrative Director
UK Center for Rural Health
750 Morton Blvd.
Hazard, Kentucky 41701
Office: 1-800-851-7512 Ext. 83523
Cell Phone: (606) 233-3400
Fax: (606) 436-8833
drobi3@uky.edu
For general questions and information related to the MSW program or for an application packet, please contact:
Kimberley Roark Trumble
Graduate Admissions Officer
University of Kentucky
College of Social Work
615 Patterson Office Tower
Lexington, KY 40506-0027
Office: (859) 257-6652
Fax: (859) 323-1030
kbroark@uky.edu
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