MASTER’S
OF EDUCATION IN CURRICULUM & INSTRUCTION
PLUS SECONDARY EDUCATION or K-12 CERTIFICATION
The
Master's of Education in Curriculum & Instruction Plus Secondary
or K-12 Certification includes professional education and subject area courses
leading to a master's degree in education as well as initial certification
in a specific secondary or K-12 subject area.
This program is designed for students who have already
completed a bachelors degree including a minimum concentration of 33+
semester hours of specific course work in one of the following
secondary subject areas: Art,
Biology, Chemistry, English, French, Mathematics, Music, Physics, Social
Science or Spanish.
Admission
Requirements:
To be admitted to the Master’s Degree in
Curriculum & Instruction Plus Secondary Certification
program, students must complete the graduate application and provide
documentation of:
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a 3.0, or better, on the last
60 semester hours of undergraduate work prior to the granting of the
bachelor’s degree and a minimum score of 800 on the general
section of the Graduate Record Examination (quantitative and verbal
combined–not analytical),
OR
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a 2.5, or better,
on the last 60 semester hours of undergraduate work prior to the
granting of the bachelor’s degree and a score of 1000, or better,
on the general section of the Graduate Record Examination (quantitative
and verbal combined–not analytical).
-
Additionally, the applicant
MUST have passing scores on all four sections of the CLAST exam
IF
the GRE Verbal and
Quantitative combined (not analytical) is below 1000. If the GRE
score is 1000 or above, the CLAST exam is not required. There are
no exceptions of waivers to this requirement. After it has been
determined that students have met this state of Florida
requirement, all other university and college admission
requirements will apply.
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Students need to have been admitted by the Department of Teacher
Education.
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Students need to have
been accepted into the Secondary or K-12 Teacher Education Certification
Program (separate application).
PROGRAM OF STUDIES
Professional
Education Prerequisite Courses: (21 semester hours):
| EDF
2005: |
Introduction
to Education |
| EDG
2701: |
Teaching
Diverse Populations |
| EME
2040: |
Introduction
to Educational Technology |
| EDF
3430: |
Educational
Measurement and Evaluation |
| EDF
3210: |
Applied
Learning Theory |
Initial
Certification in Secondary or K-12 Subject Required (33+ required specific semester
hours):
See individual Secondary Teacher Education Certification Program Guides
for information regarding prerequisite initial certification
in the following specific secondary subject areas: Art, Biology, Chemistry,
English, French, German, Mathematics, Music, Physics, Social Science
and Spanish.
Secondary
Content (6 semester hours toward M.Ed.):
Subject area (required): two 6000-Level Courses (6 semester hours)
Additional courses in subject area must align with content
requirements of undergraduate education degree in that content area: (6-9
graduate semester hours)
See your College of Education advisor for approved courses in secondary
graduate subject areas.
Professional
Education Core Courses (24-26 semester hours toward M.Ed.):
ESOL TSL: See individual Secondary
or K-12 Certification Program Guides
Special Methods: See individual Secondary or
K-12 Certification Program Guides
| RED
4335: |
Reading
in the Content Areas |
ESE
3940:
|
Effective
Instruction in Secondary Schools
(requires one additional
day per week in public school setting and may require security clearance)
|
| EDG
6253: |
Design
Components of School Curriculum |
| EDG
6224: |
U.S.
Curricular Trends and Issues |
| STA
6113: |
Educational
Statistics |
| EDF 6481: |
Educational Research (Pre- or Co-requisite
STA 6113 |
Student Internship (6-10 semester hours toward M.Ed.):
EDG
6940: Student Internship (required)
is a full-time fall or spring semester experience and requires a separate
application. Everyone
must complete all courses (education and subject area), the CLAST and
the FTCE before internship.
Specific Certification Program Information:
For
specific course requirement information please click on one of the following
state and nationally approved
Secondary
and K-12
Teacher Education Certification
Programs:
For other Areas please see the
Director of Graduate Studies.
Dr. Barbara Ridener
561.297.3588
bridener@fau.edu