Graduate Catalog: 2012-2013 - Alabama A&M University

ELEMENTARY EDUCATIONPROGRAM DIRECTORRena Lott256-372-5504Rena.lott@aamu.eduAssociate ProfessorRena N. LottAssistant ProfessorsAngela R. WilliamsRhonda Moore-JacksonMarjorie BattleNorma BoweABOUT THE PROGRAMThe Department of Elementary and Early ChildhoodEducation offers coursework and field experiencesleading to the Master in Education with TeacherCertification (Class A and Class A Alternative) inEarly Childhood Education (P-3) and ElementaryEducation (K-6). The Department also offerscoursework and research opportunities for theEducational Specialist (Ed.S.) degree in EarlyChildhood Education and Elementary Education withClass AA teacher certification.DEGREE COMPLETION REQUIREMENTSCandidates 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 theapproved 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 thatcovers the content of the program, complete aninternship. All students enrolled in the Alternative Master’s (5 th yearprogram) must also complete 205 hours of diverse fieldexperiences prior to enrolling in the fall semester of internship.Fifty hours of field experiences are completed at Level I of theprogram. Twenty hours, three full days, are completed whileenrolled in FED 501 Foundations of Education and/or FED 521Multicultural Education courses. The three days of fieldexperiences for these courses are completed in Title I, high povertyschools. Thirty hours, four full days, are completed while enrolledin SPE 501 Introduction to Individuals With Disabilities. Field5. Pass all parts of the Alabama ProspectiveTeacher Test (9) passing of the Praxis II in theappropriate area.ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR GRADUATESTUDENTS FOR THE INTERNSHIP(ALTERNATIVE MASTER’S 5 TH YEAR)Graduate students who expect to participate ininternship shall meet all the Teacher Educationprogram admission criteria described in the AlabamaAdministrative Code and be admitted to a TeacherEducation program after the completion of FED 501or FED 521, SPE 501 and EDU 529. Only studentswho have a minimum of 3.00 grade point average(GPA) in the teaching field (all work used), inprofessional studies (all work used) and overall willbe eligible for internship. Graduate students mustobtain and maintain a minimum overall of 3.00 gradepoint average (GPA) throughout their program.An application for internship must be completed andfiled in the Office of Field Experiences at least oneyear prior to the internship date. The deadline for thespring is March 15 of the previous year, and for thefall semester, September 15 of the previous year.Before a graduate student can participate ininternship, the following prerequisites must be met:1. The student must have on file an application to aTeacher Education program.2. The student must meet all requirements foradmission to a Teacher Education program.3. GRE scores must be on file with the TeacherService Center4. The student must meet general studiesrequirements.5. The student must have obtained and maintained aminimum of 3.00 grade point average inprofessional studies, the teaching field andoverall.6. All undergraduate deficiencies must becompleted.7. The student must have completed all coursework (excluding internship) from the Stateapproved checklist.experiences are completed in special education settings, withstudents with exceptionalities. One hundred fifty-five hours offield experiences are completed during Level II of the programwhile enrolled in teaching field courses. Students alternateexperiences between urban and rural school settings. Fifty-five ofthe 155 hours may be completed in service learning settings.48