Buffalo State College, in partnership with Westchester Community College, has begun accepting applications for a Fall 2001 master's degree in Adult Education. Students accepted into the adult education graduate program will be able to earn a complete Buffalo State College master's degree by taking two courses each semester, including summers, over a two-year period. All courses will be offered on the Westchester Community College campus through interactive live television or on the Internet. Students will need e-mail and Internet access. Enrollment is limited.

Buffalo State College currently offers a distance learning adult education master's degree in Rochester, Jamestown, Wellsville, Binghamton and Long Island, as well as an on-campus program in Buffalo, New York. These programs are also accepting students for Fall 2001 admission.

The adult education graduate degree granted by Buffalo State College is approved by the New York State Education Department and the State University of New York Central Administration and is consistent with the American Association for the Adult and Continuing Education's Commission of Professors' guidelines for graduate programs in adult education in the United States. It is the only adult education master's degree offered in the SUNY system and one of the few offered in New York State.

The adult education master's provides a foundation in teaching adults in educational, business, government and community agency settings. It nurtures skills in managing programs and personnel in each of these settings. Ultimately, it fosters an understanding of the learning needs and opportunities of adult and non-traditional learners in a constantly changing technological society.

The adult education master's degree requires 36 credit hours, with 24 credit hours in required courses and 12 hours of electives.

Westchester area students will be able to register for two courses in the Fall of 2001 - ADE 615: Issues and Perspectives in Adult Education, and CSP 504: Community College Administration. ADE 615 will be taught primarily on-line; CSP 615 will be held from 6:00 p.m. to 8:40 p.m. on Tuesdays via interactive television. Students may register for one or both courses.

For further information about Buffalo State College's master's in adult education, contact Bob Stephen at 716-878-3458, fax at 716-878-3472. Complete program information is available at www.buffalostate.edu/~edf/ade/index.html. Application materials may be obtained through e-mail request at gradoffc@buffalostate.edu. Locally, information may be obtained by calling Andrea Morville at 914-785-6527 or through e-mail at andrea.morville@sunywcc.