EARLY CHILDHOOD
A thirty-six hour, non-thesis degree program with a major in Early Childhood
(For individuals who desire a teaching certificate) Students must meet the qualifications for admission into the graduate program:
- 3.0 GPA in the last 60 hours of the baccalaureate
- Minimum of 800 on the combined verbal and quantative sections of the GRE
- $35 application fee
- One academic and one personal reference
- Official transcripts from each college attended listing the date the baccalaureate degree was conferred
Students must complete the following thirty-six (36) graduate hours or approved substitutions and pass the comprehensive examination to receive the Master of Arts in Teaching degree in Early Childhood Education.
EDU 5302 Advanced Learning Theory and Human Development
EDU 5303 Educational Technology
EDU 5310 Elementary School Math and Science
EDU 5311 Elementary School Language Arts and Social Studies
EDU 5312 Exceptionality
EDU 5313 Classroom Management
EDU 5314 Seminar in Reading
EDU 5315 Instructional Leadership in the Elementary School
EDU 5316 Ethics for the Leader
EDU 5317 Assessment and Evaluation
EDU 5328 Integrating for Enrichment
EDU 5348 Adapting the Curriculum for Children with Special Needs
Comprehensive examination must be completed prior to enrolling in EEL 4660 Students must pass the appropriate content TExES exam prior to enrolling in EEL 4660. These additional 12 hours must also be completed for a Texas teaching certificate:
REA 3330 Literacy and the Young Child
REA 3340 The Reading/Writing Connection
EEL 4660 Student Teaching
SECONDARY EDUCATION
A thirty-six hour, non-thesis degree program with a major in Secondary Education (For individuals who desire a teaching certificate)
Students must meet the qualifications for admission into the graduate program:
- 3.0 GPA in the last 60 hours of the baccalaureate
- Minimum of 800 on the combined verbal and quantative sections of the GRE
- $35 application fee
- One academic and one personal reference
- Official transcripts from each college attended listing the date the baccalaureate degree was conferred
Students must complete the following thirty-six graduate hours or approved substitutions and pass the comprehensive examination to receive the Master of Arts in Teaching degree in Secondary Education.
EDU 5301 Action Research
EDU 5302 Advanced Learning Theory
EDU 5303 Educational Technology
EDU 5313 Classroom Management
EDU 5315 Instructional Leadership
EDU 5316 Ethics for the Leader
EDU 5320 Educational Law
EDU 5323 Administrative Theory
EDU 5325 Advanced Curriculum Design
EDU 5329 Content Area Literacy
EDU 5350 Insturctional Design and Assessment
Three hours of electives
Comprehensive examination must be completed prior to enrolling in EDS 4660 EDS 4660 must be completed prior to certification.
In addition to holding the appropriate master’s degree, the candidate must have completed the baccalaureate degree in a content field according to Texas requirements. Students must pass the appropriate content TExES exam prior to enrolling in EDS 4660. The candidate must seek advisement from the chair of the academic area for the content area to check for possible leveling courses. The academic adviser must complete an appropriate form.
SPECIAL EDUCATION
A thirty-six hour, non-thesis degree program with a major in Special Education (For individuals who desire a teaching certificate)
Students must meet the qualifications for admission into the graduate program:
- 3.0 GPA in the last 60 hours of the baccalaureate
- Minimum of 800 on the combined verbal and quantative sections of the GRE
- $35 application fee
- One academic and one personal reference
- Official transcripts from each college attended listing the date the baccalaureate degree was conferred
EDU 5302 Advanced Learning Theory
EDU 5303 Educational Technology or EDU 5332 Teaching with Merging Technologies
EDU 5310 Elementary School Math and Science
EDU 5311 Elementary School Language Arts and Social Studies
EDU 5312 Exceptionalities
EDU 5313 Classroom Management
EDU 5316 Ethics for the Leader
EDU 5344 Working with Parents and Families of Children with Special Needs
EDU 5345 Language Development in Children
EDU 5346 Behavior Management of Children with Special Needs
EDU 5347 Assessing Children with Special Needs
EDU 5348 Adapting the Curriculum for Children with Special Needs
Comprehensive examination must be completed prior to enrolling in ESP 4660 Note: these additional 12 hours must also be completed for a Texas teaching certificate:
REA 3330 Literacy and the Young Child
REA 3340 The Reading/Writing Connection
ESP 4660 Student Teaching
Students must pass the appropriate content TExES exam prior to enrolling in ESP 4660