EARLY CHILDHOOD
A thirty-six hour, non-thesis program with a major in Early Childhood (For individuals who already hold a Texas 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 section and quantitative 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 Education degree in Early Childhood education.
EDU 5101 Action Research A
EDU 5102 Action Research B
EDU 5103 Action Research C
EDU 5302 Advanced Learning Theory and Human Development
EDU 5303 Educational Technology
EDU 5304 Models of Teaching
EDU 5305 Methods of Reading Instruction
EDU 5306 Working with the Gifted/Talented
EDU 5307 Content Area/Writing Assessment
EDU 5308 Assessment and Identification of Reading Challenges
EDU 5309 Differentiated Curriculum
EDU 5315 Instructional Leadership in the Elementary School
EDU 5316 Ethics in Education
EDU 5348 Adapting the Curriculum for Children with Special Needs
Comprehensive Examination
SECONDARY CHILDHOOD
A thirty-six hour, non-thesis program with a major in Secondary Education (For individuals already holding 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 quantitative 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 Education degree in Secondary Education.
EDU 5301 Action Research
EDU 5302 Advanced Learning Theory
EDU 5303 Educational Technology
EDU 5304 Models of Teaching
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
Three hours of electives
Comprehensive Examination
SPECIAL EDUCATION
A thirty-six hour, non-thesis program with a major in Special Education (For individuals already holding 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 quantitative 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 Education degree in Special Education.
EDU 5301 Action Research for the Educator
EDU 5302 Advanced Learning Theory
EDU 5303 Educational Technology or EDU 5332 Teaching with Merging Technologies
EDU 5312 Exceptionalities
EDU 5316 Ethics for the Leader
EDU 5320 Educational Law
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
EDU 5349 Internship
Comprehensive Examination