Archive: Graduate Catalog 2011-2012 - Alabama A&M University

ELEMENTARY EDUCATION
PROGRAM DIRECTOR
Rena Lott
256-372-5504
Rena.lott@aamu.edu
Professor
Mary Spor
Associate Professor
Rena N. Lott
Fred Bigenho
Assistant Professors
Angela R. Williams
Rhonda Moore-Jackson
Marjorie Battle
Freddie Stewart
Norma Bowe
Instructor
Adele L. Humphrey
ABOUT THE PROGRAM
The Department of Elementary and Early Childhood
Education offers coursework and field experiences
leading to the Master in Education with Teacher
Certification (Class A and Class A Alternative) in
Early Childhood Education (P-3) and Elementary
Education (K-6). The Department also offers
coursework and research opportunities for the
Educational Specialist (Ed.S.) degree in Early
Childhood Education and Elementary Education with
Class AA teacher certification.
DEGREE COMPLETION REQUIREMENTS
Candidates for the Master’s in Elementary Education
(regardless of Track) must successfully:
1. Complete all undergraduate deficiency courses.
2. Complete the prescribed courses listed in the
approved plan of study.
3. Obtain an overall grade-point average of 3.00
(based on a 4.00 system).
4. Pass a written comprehensive examination that
covers the content of the program, complete an
internship.
All students enrolled in the Alternative Master’s (5
th
year
program) must also complete 205 hours of diverse field
5. Pass all parts of the Alabama Prospective
Teacher Test (9) passing of the Praxis II in the
appropriate area.
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR GRADUATE
STUDENTS FOR THE INTERNSHIP
(ALTERNATIVE MASTER’S 5 TH YEAR)
Graduate students who expect to participate in
internship shall meet all the Teacher Education
program admission criteria described in the Alabama
Administrative Code and be admitted to a Teacher
Education program after the completion of FED 501
or FED 521, SPE 501 and EDU 529. Only students
who have a minimum of 3.00 grade point average
(GPA) in the teaching field (all work used), in
professional studies (all work used) and overall will
be eligible for internship. Graduate students must
obtain and maintain a minimum overall of 3.00 grade
point average (GPA) throughout their program.
An application for internship must be completed and
filed in the Office of Field Experiences at least one
year prior to the internship date. The deadline for the
spring is March 15 of the previous year, and for the
fall semester, September 15 of the previous year.
Before a graduate student can participate in
internship, the following prerequisites must be met:
1. The student must have on file an application to a
Teacher Education program.
2. The student must meet all requirements for
admission to a Teacher Education program.
3. GRE scores must be on file with the Teacher
Service Center
4. The student must meet general studies
requirements.
5. The student must have obtained and maintained a
minimum of 3.00 grade point average in
experiences prior to enrolling in the fall semester of internship.
Fifty hours of field experiences are completed at Level I of the
program. Twenty hours, three full days, are completed while
enrolled in FED 501 Foundations of Education and/or FED 521
Multicultural Education courses. The three days of field
experiences for these courses are completed in Title I, high poverty
schools. Thirty hours, four full days, are completed while enrolled
in SPE 501 Introduction to Individuals With Disabilities. Field
experiences are completed in special education settings, with
students with exceptionalities. One hundred fifty-five hours of
field experiences are completed during Level II of the program
while enrolled in teaching field courses. Students alternate
experiences between urban and rural school settings. Fifty-five of
the 155 hours may be completed in service learning settings.
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