Master of Arts in Education
Elementary Education

PROGRAM COMPONENTS: TOTAL HOURS = 30 Course hours over 30 taken on a Master of Arts program may transfer to a Rank I program.

A. PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION COMPONENT (18 hrs.)
	1. Required (9 hrs.)
		ELED 503	Organization of the Elementary School Curriculum
		EDFN 500 *	Research Methods
		EDU 501	Seminar: Designing the Professional Development Plan 2 Hrs. (1st semester)
		EDU 596	Portfolio Development and Professional Educator Growth Plan 1 Hr. (Last semester)
		*: To be taken within the first 12 hrs.
	2. Restricted General Electives (9 hrs.) +
		EDU 524	Educational Assessment
		EDU 522	Fundamentals of Differentiated Instruction
		ELED 505	Advanced Materials and Methods in Modern Mathematics for Elementary Teachers (January and May Terms Only)
		ELED 506	Seminar in Elementary School Science
		ELED 507	Advanced Materials and Methods in Social Studies
		ELED 509	Advanced Methods and Materials for Early Childhood Education
		LTCY 519	Reading Foundations of Reading Instruction
		EDU 544	Teaching Strategies
		EDU 507 ***	Geographic Concepts and Skills for Teachers
		+: Not required for students seeking a Gifted Education Endorsement, and Enviromental Education or an Endorsement in English as a Second Language or a Technology Certificate may be added to this program.

B. SPECIALIZED COMPONENT (12 hrs.)
	1. Required Psychology Elective (3 hrs.)
		PSY 510 *	Advanced Educational Psychology
		PSY 511	Psychology of Learning
		PSY 519 *	Psychological Perspectives on Classroom Behavior
		PSY 540	Behavioral Problems of Childhood and Adolescence

	3. Restricted Content Electives (0-3 hrs.)
	If fewer than 9 hrs. are selected from General Content Electives, 3 hrs. may be selected from the following courses:
		Counseling 580	Family Life Studies
		Public Health 465G	Health and Safety in the Elementary School
		Public Health 467G	Drug Abuse Education
		Public Health 468G	Sexuality Education
		Public Health 481G	Environmental Health
		Public Health 51G	Violence Prevention
		Agricultural & Manufacturing
		Sciences 465G	Industrial Technology for Elementary Teachers
		Journalism 481G	Problems in Mass Communication
		LME 410G *	Storytelling
		LME 411G *	Creative Media Experiences for Elementary Children
		LME 535 *	Survey of Educational Technology Practices
		LME 518 *	Advanced Children’s Literature
		LME 537 *	Principles of Educational Technology Applications
		Math 507	Mathematics for Elementary Teachers
		Biology 507	Biology for Elementary Teachers
		Geoscience 507 ***	Geographic Concepts and Skills for Teachers

TOTAL HOURS = 30

ENDORSEMENTS INCLUDE:

• Gifted and Talented Education
• Enviromental Education
• English as a Second Language
• Technology

MASTERS COMPREHENSIVE GUIDELINES:
Written comprehensive examinations are required of all Master’s degree candidates in teacher education programs. Students should be in their last semester or have completed the course requirements for their Master’s degree program before applying to participate in the comprehensive examination. Comprehensive Exams are given only in June, October, and March.
You must have completed (1) EDFN 500, (2) ELED 503, (3) PSY 510, 511, or 540, (4) ELED 505, 506, 507, 509, or LTCY 519, EDU 501 and 6 hrs. in the specialization component. You will respond to test items in three categories: curriculum, methods, and general problem solving.

Notes

#:	Deficiency Requirement If an Exceptional Child Education course is not documented on the candidate’s undergraduate program, students are required to enroll in EXED 516 .  (3 hours) These hours will be in addition to the 30 hours required for the program.
*:	EDU 501 must be taken before the student completes 6 hours of graduate courses.
**:	EDU 596 must be taken during the student’s last semester of Master’s program.
***:	GEOS 507 and EDU 507 are are cross-listed. If a student takes EDU 507, then they cannot take GEOS 507 or vice versa.
:	Online course
:	Hybrid course (two-three class meetings on campus)

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