Curriculum and Instruction-Elementary Education Concentration

Prerequisites

In addition to the general requirements for admission to Graduate School, applicants for admission to the Master of Education in Curriculum and Instruction with a concentration in Elementary Education must meet the following requirements:

• Certification in any area. Copy of valid teaching certificate must be on file in the Department of Teacher Education.
• Minimum GRE score of 800 (Verbal+Quantitative).

Requirements

• EDLD 600 - Research I: Foundations of Educational Research (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
• EDTC 611 - Learning and Cognition (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
• EDUC 606 - Foundations of Advanced Teaching (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
• EDUC 618 - Elementary School Language Arts Program (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
• EDUC 628 - Elementary Mathematics Methods (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
• EDUC 632 - Practicum in Correction of Reading Difficulties (Lec. 1, Lab. 4, Cr. 3)
• EDUC 655 - Supervision of Student Teachers (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
• EDUC 658 - Trends and Issues in Elementary Education (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
• EDUC 670 - Research II: Applied Educational Research (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
• EDUC 691 - Science Curriculum for the Elementary School (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
• EDUC 692 - Social Studies Curriculum for the Elementary School (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
• EDUC 699 - Research III: Seminar in Educational Research (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)

General Notes

• Credits applied must be earned within 6 calendar years from the time the student first enrolled in the program.
• No grades below ‘C’ and not more than 6 credit hours of ‘C’ work can be applied toward the degree.
• Only transfer credits with a grade of ‘B’ or better may be applied toward the degree.