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Comprehensive Examination Requirements<br />
Candidates for the Master of Education Degree must<br />
perform satisfactorily on a Comprehensive Examination administered<br />
after completion of all but nine hours of their degree<br />
program requirements. Further, candidates must have completed<br />
at least nine hours in a specialty area of study before<br />
taking the Comprehensive Examination. A detailed description<br />
of the Comprehensive Examination is provided in the Graduate<br />
Studies Handbook available online at <strong>www</strong>.<strong>SE</strong>.<strong>edu</strong>/grad/<br />
programs/med.<br />
Course Requirements<br />
The minimum curricular structure, depending on the Master<br />
of Education Degree option pursued is as follows:<br />
Research Component .......................................3 hours<br />
Professional Education Component .......... 9, 12 or 18<br />
hours*<br />
Specialization Component ............12, 18 or 24 hours*<br />
*OPTION – Professional Education or Specialization<br />
6 hours<br />
TOTAL ...................................................... 33 - 39 hours<br />
*Courses comprising the components of the curricular<br />
structure of the Master of Education Degree are specified for<br />
each option in the succeeding portion of this section.<br />
ELEMENTARY EDUCATION (72)<br />
READING SPECIALIST OPTION-500<br />
Program Admission Requirements<br />
I. The applicant must be admitted to the School of<br />
Graduate and University Studies (A-307) and to the<br />
Master of Education program.<br />
II. The applicant must be eligible for or hold a standard<br />
teaching certificate in elementary or special<br />
<strong>edu</strong>cation.<br />
III. For the specialization component, the applicant<br />
must have completed the following: a) nine (9) hours<br />
of reading methods courses, and b) one course in<br />
language arts methods.<br />
IV. Applicant must have taught in an elementary or<br />
special <strong>edu</strong>cation school setting for a minimum of<br />
three (3) years prior to completion of all program<br />
requirements.<br />
Course Requirements<br />
Graduate Programs 141<br />
RE<strong>SE</strong>ARCH COMPONENT ...............................3 hours<br />
Required:<br />
EDUC 5203* Introduction to Educational<br />
Research<br />
(Recommended that research course be taken early<br />
in the student’s graduate program.)<br />
PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION COMPONENT .3 hours<br />
Required:<br />
EDUC 5113 Fundamentals of Curriculum<br />
Development<br />
SPECIALIZATION COMPONENT ....................30 hours<br />
ELED 5603 Theories & Research in Language<br />
Arts<br />
ELED 5613 Theories & Research in Reading<br />
ELED 5623 Diagnosis & Correction of<br />
Reading Disablilities I (grades 1-8)<br />
ELED 5633 Diagnosis & Correction of Reading<br />
Disablilities II (grades 9-12)<br />
ELED 5643 Literacy Materials and<br />
Environments<br />
ELED 5653 Content Area Reading<br />
ELED 5663 Older, Struggling Readers &<br />
English Language Learners<br />
ELED 5673 The Role of the Reading<br />
Specialist/Literacy Coach<br />
ELED 5683 Practicum in Reading I (grades<br />
1-8)<br />
ELED 5693 Practicum in Reading II (grades<br />
9-12)<br />
TOTAL ..............................................................36 hours<br />
* Required for Reading Specialist Certificate<br />
ELEMENTARY EDUCATION (72)<br />
SPECIAL EDUCATION OPTION-527<br />
Program Admission Requirements<br />
I. The applicant must be admitted to the School of<br />
Graduate and University Studies (A-307) and to the<br />
Master of Education program.<br />
II. The applicant must be eligible for or hold a standard<br />
teaching certificate. Certain prerequisite courses<br />
may be required in order that upon completion of this<br />
degree the applicant will be eligible for a standard<br />
certificate in Special Education.