Master of Education in Teaching (M.Ed.T.) with Secondary Teacher Certification

Secondary Teacher Certification Area (Required Courses--15 Credit Hours)

EDUC 5310 - Diverse Populations in Today's Schools
EDUC 5314 - Secondary Methods
EDUC 5315 - Practicum Residency*
EDUC 5329 - Classroom Management in Secondary School Environments
LIST 5345 - Content Area Reading and Writing (required for all candidates except English Language Arts Reading candidates)
OR
LIST 5326 - Teaching Language Arts in Secondary Schools (required for English Language Arts Reading candidates)

NOTE:

  • On acceptance to initial teacher certification for middle level or secondary, students must file a Content Declaration form which specifies their background in their chosen teaching field. Students pursuing middle level certification must have at least 24 semester credit hours in one of the subject areas for middle level certification. Students without the required 24 hour subject area background will be required to complete those hours before taking the subject/content practice exam.
  • Students meeting the subject/content requirement must, upon enrollment in the first semester, register and successfully pass a subject/content practice exam. Depending on the student's score, additional subject/content courses may be required.
  • To be eligible to proceed to practicum (residency), secondary certification students must have completed at least THREE of the following: EDUC 5310, EDUC 5314, EDUC 5329, and LIST 5326 or 5345.
  • Students must apply for practicum (residency) by October 1 for spring placement or March 1 for fall placement.
  • All certification coursework must be completed by the end of the practicum semester.

*Obtaining a probationary certificate for a full time teaching position at the level and in the content area in which the student is pursuing certification may be used in lieu of the 12 week supervised practicum. In all cases, students must register for EDUC 5315 in the first semester of their probationary teaching.

Common Core Area (6 Semester Credit Hours)

EDUC 5395 - The Research Process
EDTC 5301 - Educational Technology

NOTE:
All master’s candidates must complete a final comprehensive project. The scope and format of the project will be determined with your major professor. By the end of the second semester of enrollment, students should have selected a major professor for their project supervision.

Content Area (15 Semester Credit Hours)

Selected FIVE courses from a single content certification field such as Math, Science, English, History, Art, Music, etc., OR an Add-On certificate such as ESL or Master Technology Teacher. These courses must be selected with faculty advisor approval.
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36 Total credit hours
*All transfer hours must be approved by the program director

Program Director: Dr. Nancy Hadaway

Updated: 11 July 2005