Elementary Education, Reading Education K-12 Concentration, Project-Portfolio Option, M.Ed.

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Program Requirements

Baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university. Must have a Standard Professional I teaching license. Overall minimum GPA of 2.5 on 4.0 scale for all undergraduate work or minimum 2.75 on 4.0 scale in last 60 hours of study which may include no more than 12 hours graduate study. Provide scores from either the GRE general section or the Miller Analogies Test (MAT) taken within the last five years. Submit two letters of recommendation from persons qualified to evaluate student’s ability to pursue graduate study in education.

Professional Education Core: 12 Credits

(EDUC 690 must be one of first 6 semester hours earned as an M.Ed. degree-seeing graduate student in the School of Education)

Specialization Area: 21 Credits

Choose one of the following:

ELEM 623 - Advanced Language Arts in the Elementary School
ELEM 680 - Advanced Studies in Child Literature
READ 516 - Applied Phonics
READ 612 - Principles and Practices in Emergent Literacy
Another elective approved by the reading coordinator.

Product of Learning: 3 Credits

READ 698 - Advanced Applied Product of Learning should be taken during the last regular semester of coursework.