Secondary Education, M.Ed.
degree requirements
In order to be certified in secondary education through the Master of Education program, you must complete both the degree and certification requirements. These two goals are pursued simultaneously. However, for clarity, the two sets of requirements are outlined individually below.
A minimum of 34 semester hours of course credit are required for the degree of which at least 9 hours must be at the "500" level. Independent Study Courses and any 597 or 598 courses do not count towards the required 9 hours of 500 level coursework for the M.Ed.
A. Core Curriculum (11 semester hours):
- ED 402 (Philosophy of Education and Urban School Policy) or ED 403 (Policy Issues in the History of American Education)
- ED 445 (Adolescence and the Schools) or ED 421 (Advanced Educational Psychology)
- ED 430 (Curriculum, Instruction and Evaluation in Education)
- ED 429 (Practicum in Secondary Classrooms)
B. Area of Concentration(14 semester hours):
- SPED 410 (Survey of Characteristics of Learners with Disabilities)
- CIE 504 (Advanced Middle and High School Literacy)
- ED 580 (Colloquium on Diversity in Educational Practice)
- ED 432 (Instruction and Evaluation in Secondary Education)
C. Graduate Level Electives
- 9 semester hours of coursework taken in consultation with your advisor.