College of Education

Master of Arts in Education

This is an accelerated program leading to elementary certification and a Master of Arts degree. Students spend the entire school year in a partnership school working with a mentor teacher.

PREREQUISITES

• Minimum GPA of 2.75
• Meet all general education requirements
• Eighteen hours in an endorsement area
  (See Program Director for list of acceptable areas of endorsement)
• Substitute Certificate

REQUIRED COURSES

Summer
55-510 Foundations of Elementary Education (6)
Partnership Workshop (0)

Fall (entire semester)
55-571 Methods of Teaching Reading and Integrated Language Arts, K-9 (4)
55-554 Methods of Teaching Social Studies and Multicultural Studies, K-9 (3)
55-500 Clinical Experience in the Classroom (2)

Fall (1st eight weeks)
55-552 Methods of Teaching Mathematics, K-9 (2)
55-504 Technology for Teaching and Learning (2)

Fall (2nd eight weeks)
55-540 Methods of Teaching Science and Health, K-9 (2)

Spring
05-541 The Middle School Model (3)
51-546 Historical Foundations of American Education (3)
55-581* Internship in Elementary/Middle School Classroom (10)

Fall
55-576 First Year Teaching Experience (1)
52-575 Practical Research for Learning Communities (3)

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