Curriculum and Instruction-Reading Concentration

Prerequisites

• Admission to the William J. Dore’, Sr. School of Graduate Studies
• Evidence of a valid teaching certificate
• Minimum Graduate Record Examination (GRE) score of:
  • 800 (Verbal + Qualitative) if the GRE was taken prior to September 1, 2011, using the 200-800 score scale.
  • 290 (Verbal + Qualitative) if the GRE was taken after September 1, 2011, using the 130-170 score scale.

Requirements

• Approved EDLD, EDTC, EDUC, PSYC, or SPED Elective (500/600 Level) - 3 hours

• 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 627 - Foundations of Reading in the Elementary School (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
• EDUC 631 - Reading Assessment, Diagnosis and Intervention (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
• EDUC 632 - Practicum in Correction of Reading Difficulties (Lec. 1, Lab. 4, Cr. 3)
• EDUC 644 - Seminar in Reading Curriculum for Culturally Diverse Learners (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
• EDUC 645 - Reading in the Content Area for Elementary and Secondary Teachers (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
• EDUC 655 - Supervision of Student Teachers (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
• EDUC 670 - Research II: Applied Educational Research (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 grade 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.