| DEPARTMENT
OF CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION |
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| Interim
Chair: Dr. Phillip Feldman
(251) 380-2894 |
| Professors: Casteel,
Feldman, Hopkins,
Shaw |
| Associate Professors:
Bailey, Daughenbaugh, Giles |
| Assistant Professors:
Hubbard, Kent, Salyer, Santoli, Wellhouser |
| Emeritus Professor:
Culp |
| Instructors: Baggett,
Busby, Kennedy |
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Department
of Curriculum and Instruction web site
http://www.southalabama.edu/coe/c&i
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| UNDERGRADUATE |
| The Department
of Curriculum and Instruction offers degree programs
for Elementary Education (Grades K-6), and Secondary Education (Grades 6-12). Additionally, the department offers programs
for Preschool through Grade Twelve (P-12) teachers
in art or music. |
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| PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS |
| Minimum General
Studies (64 hours) For Elementary Education (K-6) |
| See College
of Education General Studies Requirement. |
| Elementary/Early Childhood majors must take 12 semester hours in each of
the following four disciplines: English language
arts, mathematics (MA 110 or higher and
MA 201), social science and science (BLY
101 and BLY 102 or BLY 121 and BLY 122 and one
science course from
CH, GY, or PH). |
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| ELEMENTARY EDUCATION
(K-6) |
| The program
in Elementary Education is designed to prepare
teachers for kindergarten through grade six. Satisfactory
completion of the program and accompanying tests
lead to a recommendation for a Class B Certificate
in Elementary Education. Students may also qualify
for a Class B Certificate in Early Childhood Education
(P-3) through an additional internship placement. |
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| PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS
(no grade below “C” in professional
studies or teaching field) |
| In addition
to General Studies, the requirements for a B.S.
degree in Elementary Education are: |
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| Professional
Studies (28 hours) |
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| Curriculum,
Teaching, and Media |
7 hrs |
| EEC 345*,
EEC 346*; EDM 310 |
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| Educational
Foundations |
9 hrs |
| EDF 315 and
EDF 211, EPY 251, and SPE 400 |
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| Evaluation
of Teaching and Learning |
3 hrs |
| EPY 455* |
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| Internship
|
9 hrs |
| EEC
430* |
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| Teaching Field/Curriculum
Area (36
hrs) |
| EEC 332*, EEC 335*,
EEC 336*, EEC 337*, |
| RED 330**, RED 331*,
RED 333*, AED 301, MUE 301, |
| PE 166, EEC 290 |
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| Choose one: HS 262
or HS 361 |
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| *Only for students
admitted to teacher candidacy |
| **RED 330 must be
taken prior to RED 331* |
| ***Recent
and future federal directives may require additional
revisions to this list of courses. |
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| CRITERIA FOR ADMISSION TO STUDENT TEACHING |
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In addition to meeting the College of Education criteria for admission to student teaching, Elementary/Early Childhood majors must have satisfactorily completed: 12 hours in each of the following four disciplines: English Language Arts, mathematics, social sciences, and natural sciences. |
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| SECONDARY EDUCATION |
| The Department
offers degree programs to prepare high school
teachers, and preschool through grade twelve (P-12)
teachers in art or music. |
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| PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS |
| Minimum General
Studies (64 hours) |
| For Secondary Education (Grades 6-12), and P-12 Programs |
| Secondary and P-12 School Programs will be adjusted to meet
the requirements of recent federal legislation.
See College
of Education General Studies Requirements |
| I. |
Secondary Education (Grades 6-12) Option |
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This option is designed
to prepare students to teach in secondary and P-12 schools . |
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A. Professional Studies (37 hours minimum) |
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EDF 315, 211;
EPY 251, SPE 400; EDM 310; EPY 455; SED
340, 341; RED 451; SED 464; and SED 342(1) and one of the following methods courses: SED 453, SED 454, SED 456, SED 457 |
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B. Teaching
Fields |
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Students must
select one Comprehensive
Teaching Field. One third of the course
work in each teaching field must be in the upper-division.
All programs require a double
major in secondary education and in an Arts &
Sciences content field. |
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(1) English Language Arts |
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(Arts and Sciences - English Double Major with Education, 54 hours) |
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RED 352; DRA 110; CA 100; and CA 220 or CA 388; EH elective (200 level or above); CA or DRA or EH elective; EH 371, EH 401; one full sequence (6 hours) of survey courses: EH 215 and EH 216; or EH 225 and EH 226; or EH 235 and EH 236; and two survey elective courses (6 hours). If the World Literature sequence is not selected, at least one World Literature course MUST be taken. The remaining coursework must come from the following areas (18 hours): |
| 1. |
At least one course in literature prior to 1660 (EH 311, EH 321, EH 322, EH 323, EH 324, EH 460, EH 461, EH 465, EH 470, EH 471, or EH 472). |
| 2. |
At least one course in British or American literature from 1660-1900 (EH 331, EH 332, EH 334, EH 340, EH 342, EH 343, EH 351, EH 352, EH 353, EH 354, EH 462, EH 467, EH 474, EH 475). |
| 3. |
At least one course in twentieth-century literature (EH 360, EH 361, EH 367, EH 368, EH 463, EH 468, EH 476, EH 478, or EH 479) |
| 4. |
One of the the following courses: EH 402, EH 421, or EH 422. |
| 5. |
At least two courses at the 400-level (exclusive of requirement #4, above) from the following courses: EH 403, EH 461, EH 477, EH 480, EH 481, EH 482, EH 483, EH 484, EH 485, EH 486, EH 487, EH 488, EH 490, EH 492, EH 494, EH 496, or EH 499). |
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| Must include at least 36 semester hours of English courses (excluding EH 101 and EH 102), with a minimum of 19 semester hours of English coursework at the 300-400 level to include a minimum of three (3) courses at the 400-level -- at least 15 of these upper division hours MUST be taken at USA. |
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(2) Mathematics |
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(Arts and Sciences - Mathematics Double Major with Education, 48 hours) |
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ST 210 or ST 315, and ST 335; CIS 110, or CIS 120, or CIS 150; and MA 354, MA 311 (Fall), MA 320 (Fall), MA 321 (Spring), MA 410 (Fall), and MA 413 (Fall); one 3-hour elective from MA 400-499 level; MA 125, MA 126, MA 227, MA 237, and MA 238. Must have a minimum of 19 semester hours of MA 300-400 level courses |
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(3) General Science Composite |
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(Arts and Sciences - Biology Double Major with Education, 74 hours) |
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GY 111, PH 101, MA 115, ST 210, BLY 121 + Lab and BLY 122 + Lab, CH 131 + Lab and CH 132 + Lab, CH 201, PH 114, PH 115, eight (8) hours of BLY electives 200-499 level, and twenty (20) hours from specified BLY 300-499 courses. Students must also complete two (W) and one (C) courses. |
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(4) Social Science Composite |
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(Arts and Sciences - Social Science Double Major with Education, 54 hours) |
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PSC 130 or PSC 232, PSC 230 or PSC 250, or PSC 270; ECO 300 or ECO 215 and ECO 216; GEO 115; PSY 120; SY 109, or AN 100; HY 101, HY 102, HY 135, and HY 136; HY 103 or HY 104 or HY 362 or HY 279 or HY 366 or HY 367, or HY 368 or HY 461; HY 477 or HY 478, or HY 479; and eighteen (18) hours of approved upper-division History electives. (Check with Department.) At least 15 of these upper division hours MUST be taken at USA. |
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| II. |
Preschool Through
Grade 12 Option |
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This option
is designed to prepare students to teach art or
music at any grade level from preschool through
grade 12. |
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A. |
Professional
Studies (33 hours.) |
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EDF 315, 211,
EPY 251, and SPE 400, EDM 310, or 312; EPY 455;
SED 340, 341; RED 351; SED 470 |
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B.
Teaching Fields |
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(1) Art (42
hours) |
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ARS
121, 122, 123, 124; ARH 123, AED 440, 441; Select
one course from each of three studio areas (choose
from painting, ceramics, printmaking, crafts,
sculpture, photography, computer art, and commercial
design); six (6) hours in upper-division ARH courses;
six (6) hours in upper division ARS courses in
a single studio field. (A minimum of 15 hours
must be in upper-division work.) |
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(2) Music |
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(a) Instrumental
Music |
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Check with Music
Department for specific courses |
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(b) Vocal/Choral
Music |
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Check with Music
Department for specific courses |
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| GRADUATE |
| The Department
of Curriculum and Instruction offers degree programs
to prepare teachers for Early Childhood Education
(Grades P-3), Elementary Education (Grades K-6),
and High School (Grades 6-12), and Preschool through
Grade Twelve (P-12) teachers in art. |
| The programs
have both general and professional studies components.
Requirements for each component include, but are
limited to, the following courses or experiences: |
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| PROGRAMS
IN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION MASTER OF EDUCATION
IN EARLY CHILDHOOD |
| The Master of
Education (M.Ed.) program in Early Childhood Education
provides advanced study for teachers working with
children three through eight years of age. Upon
completion of the program, students are eligible
for the Class A Professional Early Childhood Education
Certificate provided they already hold the Class
B Professional Early Childhood Certificate. |
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| Note: The
appropriate advising guide sheets and the assigned
departmental advisor should be consulted in all
program matters. |
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| Candidacy |
| The special
requirements for Admission to Candidacy in Early
Childhood Education are: |
| 1.
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Submission of a
test score from one of these tests: |
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(a) Graduate
Record Examination, or |
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(b) Miller
Analogies Test |
| 2. |
Satisfactory
completion of the written Candidacy Examination
which is administered by the department once each
semester. This must be completed prior to eighteen
semester hours of course work and after the graduate
has taken IDE 510. The exam may be repeated no
more than twice. Applications are available in
UCOM 3020. |
| 3.
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Completion of
a minimum of nine (9) semester hours of graduate
studies with a 3.00 grade-point average. |
| 4. |
Completion of IDE
510. |
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| Comprehensive
Examination |
| After being
admitted to Candidacy and completing 36 semester
hours of course work, the student must successfully
complete a Comprehensive Examination covering
all areas of the student’s program. Application
forms for the Comprehensive Examination are available
in UCOM 3020. |
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| Thesis |
| A student may
elect to write a thesis as part of the program.
If the student decides to write a thesis, a Thesis
Committee will be appointed to work with the student
and to evaluate the thesis. (IDE 510 and 620 are
required.) |
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| Program |
| The program
for the M.Ed. in Early Childhood Education is
as follows: 36 minimum hours required (24 must
be on the 500 level) |
| A. |
Curriculum
and Teaching (six hours)
EEC 551*, EEC 553* |
| B. |
Educational
Foundations (six hours)
Select One
EDF 501, EDF 515
Select One
EPY 502, EPY 521 |
| C. |
Research
& Evaluation (three hours)***
IDE 510* |
| D.
|
Teaching
Field (15 hours)
EEC 535*, 536*, 537*,
550, 552, 554, 555, 556, 557, 560****, 562, 575,
590****, 592, 594, 599, AED 501, RED 530, 531*,
533, 544, 545 |
| E.
|
Electives:
(six hours)
SPE 500** |
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Free electives to
be selected with consent of advisor. |
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*Required |
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**All certification
programs require an introductory special education
course, if not completed at the undergraduate
level. |
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***Students
who have previously not completed an evaluation
course will be required to complete an approved
evaluation course in addition to IDE 510. |
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****No more than
three hours can be applied to the Teaching Field. |
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| PROGRAMS IN
ELEMENTARY EDUCATION MASTER OF EDUCATION IN ELEMENTARY
EDUCATION |
| The Master of
Education (M.Ed.) program in Elementary Education
provides advanced study for teachers working with
children six through eleven years of age. Upon
completion of the program, students are eligible
for the Class A Professional Elementary Education
Certificate provided they already hold a Class
B Professional Elementary Education Certificate. |
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| Note: The appropriate
advising guide sheets and the assigned department
advisor should be consulted in all program matters. |
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| Candidacy |
| The special
requirements for Admission to Candidacy in Elementary
Education are: |
| 1. |
Submission of a
test score from one of these tests:
(a) Graduate Record Examination, or
(b) Miller Analogies Test. |
| 2. |
Satisfactory
completion of the written Candidacy Examination
which is administered by the department once each
semester. This must be completed prior to eighteen
semester hours of course work and after the student
has taken IDE 510. The exam may
be repeated no more than twice. Application forms
are available in UCOM 3020. |
| 3. |
Completion of
nine (9) semester hours of graduate studies with
a 3.00 grade-point average. |
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| Comprehensive
Examination |
| After being
admitted to Candidacy and completing 36 semester
hours of course work, the student must complete
successfully a Comprehensive Examination covering
all areas of the student’s program. Application
forms for the Comprehensive Examination are available
in UCOM 3020. |
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| Thesis |
| A student may
elect to write a thesis as part of the program.
If the student decides to write a thesis, a Thesis
Committee will be appointed to work with the student
and to evaluate the thesis. (IDE 510 and 620 are
required.) |
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| Program |
| The program
for the M.Ed. in Elementary Education is the following:
36 minimum hours required (24 must be on 500 level). |
| A.
|
Curriculum
and Teaching (six hours)
EEC 522*, EEC 523* |
| B.
|
Educational
Foundations (six hours)
Select One
EDF 501, EDF 515
Select One
EPY 502, EPY 521 |
| C. |
Research & Evaluation
(three hours)***
IDE 510*
IDE 620 (Thesis Option Only with IDE 510) |
| D.
|
Teaching
Field (18 hours)
EEC 532, 535*, 536*,
537*, 550, 551* 552, 557, 558, 560****, 562, 575,
590****, 592****, 594****, 595, 599, AED 501,
RED 530, 531*, 533, 534, 544, 545 |
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Electives
(three hours)
IDE 620 (req of Thesis option only)*
SPE 500** |
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*Required |
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**All certification
programs require an introductory special education
course, if not completed at the undergraduate
level. |
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***Students
who have not previously completed an evaluation
course will be required to complete an approved
evaluation course in addition to IDE 510. |
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***Students
who have not previously completed an evaluation
course will be required to complete an approved
evaluation course in addition to IDE 510. |
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****No
more than three hours can be applied to the teaching
field. |
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| ALTERNATIVE
M.Ed. IN ELEMENTARY EDUCATION |
| After admission
to the program, the assigned advisor reviews the
student’s record and determines prerequisite
course needs as required by the Department. In
general, the program requires a minimum
of 51 graduate hours and such additional undergraduate
courses or experiences as the Department may require.
A degree plan sheet is available upon request
from the Department of Curriculum and Instruction,
College of Education. See
College
of Education general section for program admission
requirements. |
| The following
prerequisite courses are required. Equivalent
courses or experiences may be substituted with
written approval of the advisor and department
chair. |
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| Prerequisites |
RED 330, RED 333,
MA 201, EPY 455, SPE 400 or
SPE 500
Other courses as the Advisor may require. |
| In addition
to the above prerequisites, students must also
have completed three courses in mathematics and
four courses in science (natural and physical)
at the undergraduate level. |
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| Program |
| The program
for the Alternative M.Ed. in Elementary Education
is as follows: 51 minimum graduate hours requires
(30 must be 500 level). |
| Students may
not enroll for more than 18 hours of degree program
course work before achieving Level II (Unconditional)
admission status. |
| A.
|
Curriculum
and Teaching (six hours)
EEC 522*, EEC 523* |
| B.
|
Educational
Foundations (six hours)
EDF 501, or EDF 515 and EPY 502 |
| C. |
Research
and Evaluation (three hours)
IDE 510 Educ Research & Eval* |
| D. |
Technology
(three hours)
See Department advisor for approved course. |
| E. |
Teaching
Field (24 hours)
EEC 532*, 535*, 536*, 537*, 551*, RED 530 or
531*, RED 545* |
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Remaining
or additional hours from any
AED, EEC, or RED courses. |
| F. |
Field
Experience (three hours)
EEC 557 |
| G. |
Clinical
Field Experience (six hours)
IDE 597* |
| (Supervised
practice in a school setting in the student’s
teaching field. The student will work full time
in the school for an entire semester). |
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| *Required Graduate
Courses |
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| AA CERTIFICATE
IN ELEMENTARY EDUCATION |
| Contact
the Department for admission requirements and
listing of courses. |
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Research
and Evaluation
EEC 610 |
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Teaching
Field (15 semester hours)
EEC 601*, EEC 622, EEC 699
Additional approved courses |
| *Must be taken twice. |
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| All certification
programs require an introductory special education
course if not completed at the undergraduate or
master’s level. |
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| PROGRAMS IN
HIGH SCHOOL EDUCATION MASTER OF EDUCATION DEGREE
PROGRAMS |
| All
High School and P-12 Programs, both Master of
Education and Alternative Master of Education,
will change due to impending federal legislation. |
| M.Ed. programs
are designed to enhance and extend the knowledge
and qualifications of high school teachers. |
| Requirements
for admission to candidacy in high school education
programs are: |
| 1.
|
Successful completion
of at least nine semester hours of graduate work. |
| 2. |
Completion of required
SED course and IDE 510 with a grade of “B”
or higher. |
| 3.
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Successful completion
of a candidacy examination. |
| 4.
|
Alabama Class
B Professional Certification (or equivalent) must
be held by the student. |
| 5.
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Regular admission
in Graduate School and submission of a test score
on either the GRE, MAT or PRAXIS. |
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|
| I. |
Programs in Secondary Education |
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A. |
Curriculum
and Teaching (six hrs)
SED 552
Specific Course for certificate area:
Language Programs (French,
German, Spanish, Language Arts)
SED 561
Mathematics
SED 563
Science Programs
SED 564
Social Science Programs
SED 562 |
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B. |
Foundations
of Education (six hours)
Choose One
SED 551, EPY 502, EPY 521
Choose One
EDF 501, EDF 515 |
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C. |
Research
and Evaluation (six hours)
IDE 510
(Prerequisite: EPY 455 or equivalent)
SED 560 |
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D. |
Teaching
Field (15 hours)
Courses selected with advisor approval from student’s
teaching field. |
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Language
Arts: Courses selected with advisor approval
from English, Speech, Communication, Drama, and
Reading. |
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Mathematics:
Courses selected with advisor approval from Mathematics. |
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Science Programs: Biology: Courses selected
with advisor approval from Biology. Science Composite;
Courses selected with advisor approval from Biology,
Chemistry, Geology, Physics, and Aerospace Education. |
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|
Social Science
Programs: History: Courses selected with advisor
approval from student’s teaching field. Social
Science Composite: Courses selected with advisor
approval from Economics, Geography, History, Political
Science, Psychology and Sociology. |
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E. |
Electives (three
hours)* |
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| *All certification
programs require an introductory special education
course (SPE 400 or SPE 500),
if not completed at the undergraduate or master’s
level. |
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| ALTERNATIVE
M.Ed. IN SECONDARY EDUCATION |
This program is designed
to provide initial teacher preparation at the
graduate level for students interested in pursuing
a career in teaching but whose undergraduate
degree did not include a teacher education program.
See College
of Education general section for program admission
requirements.
|
| Requirements
for admission to candidacy in the alternative
program: |
| 1.
|
Successful completion
of at least nine semester hours of graduate work. |
| 2. |
Completion of six
hours of required courses with a grade of “B”
or higher. |
| 3.
|
Submission of a
test score on either the GRE or MAT. |
| 4.
|
Completion of a
candidacy application. |
| 5.
|
Successful completion
of at least one semester in the High School Teacher
Mentor Program. (Two semesters are required. Additional
information on this requirement will be provided
by the Department). |
| 6.
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Regular admission
in the Graduate School. |
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Students will complete
one of the following programs. |
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|
| I.
|
High School
Option |
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A.
|
Curriculum
and Teaching (nine hrs)
SED 555, SED 559
Appropriate methods course for the teaching specialization. |
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B.
|
Foundations
of Education (six hours)
Choose One
EDF 501, EDF 515
Choose One
EPY 502, EPY 521 |
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C.
|
Evaluation
(three hours)
EPY 455 |
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D.
|
Survey
of Special Education
(three hours)
SPE 500 or SPE 400 |
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E. |
Reading
(three hours)
RED 541 |
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F.
|
Technology
(three hours)
See department advisor for approved course. |
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G.
|
Teaching
Field (15 hours)
Selected from approved
electives in the student’s teaching field.
These fields are presently available in this program: |
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General Science Composite |
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Social Science Composite |
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Spanish
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Biology
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Mathematic
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French
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German
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History
|
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H. |
Internship
(six hours)
IDE 597 Student Teaching
Supervised practice
in a school setting in the student’s teaching
field. The student will work full time in the
school for an entire semester. |
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| AA CERTIFICATE IN SECONDARY EDUCATION |
| In addition
to the Core Courses required for the Instructional
Specialist program, the following courses are
required for the AA Certificate. |
| |
| Teaching Field
(15 hours) |
| Selected from
approved electives in the student’s teaching
field. These fields are presently available in
this program: |
Language Arts Composite
General Science Composite
Social Science Composite
Biology
Math
History |
| All certification
programs require an introductory special education
course if not completed at the undergraduate or
master’s level. |
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| PROGRAMS IN NURSERY
THROUGH GRADE TWELVE (P-12) |
| Requirements
for admission to P-12 programs in the department
are: |
| 1.
|
Successful completion
of at least nine semester hours of graduate work. |
| 2.
|
Completion of
six hours in required courses with a grade of
“B” or higher (must include IDE 510). |
| 3.
|
Successful completion
of a candidacy examination. |
| 4. |
Alabama Class
B Professional Certification (or equivalent) must
be held by the student. |
| 5.
|
Regular admission
in Graduate School and submission of a test score
on either the GRE, MAT or NTE. |
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| ALTERNATIVE
M.Ed. IN P-12 PROGRAM |
| This
program is designed to provide initial teacher
preparation at the graduate level for students
interested in pursing a career in teaching but
whose undergraduate degree did not include a teacher
education program. See College
of Education general section for program admission
requirements. |
| Requirements
for admission to candidacy in the alternative
program: |
| 1. |
Successful completion
of at least nine semester hours of graduate work. |
| 2. |
Completion of six
hours of required courses with a grade of “B”
or higher. |
| 3. |
Submission of a
test score on either the GRE or MAT. |
| 4.
|
Successful completion
of at least one semester in the High School Teacher
Mentor Program (additional information on this
requirement will be provided by the Department). |
| 5.
|
Regular admission
in the Graduate School. Students will complete
one of the following programs. |
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| PRESCHOOL THROUGH
GRADE 12 OPTION |
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| SECONDARY EDUCATION
EMPHASIS COURSES *(24 hours) |
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