Education, Reading Administration Concentration, MA/Licensing

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Program Requirements

Students will also need to complete 3 credits of electives selected from courses at the ED 600 level or above, or Professional Development (PDED) courses as approved by advisor.

For licensure plus a master’s degree, add the following courses:

Core Master’s Degree Experiences

ED 603 - Introduction to Educational Resrch 3 Credit(s)
ED 618 - Diversity, Culture, & Literacy 3 Credit(s)
ED 692 - Research Capstone Project 3 Credit(s)

Additional Program Requirements

Reading Teacher Licensing

Licensing Sequence Requirements

Required Courses

ED 605A - Language for Teachers I 3 Credit(s)
ED 611 - Approaches to Literacy 3 Credit(s)
ED 618 - Diversity, Culture, & Literacy 3 Credit(s)
ED 624 - Literacy Development 3 Credit(s)
ED 686 - Language for Teachers II 3 Credit(s)

Reading Specialist Licensing (for students who have a Reading Teacher License)

The Reading Specialist License requires the completion of a Master’s Degree; students not currently holding a Master’s Degree must also complete the Education, Reading Administration Concentration, MA/Licensing .

Licensing Sequence Requirements

Required Courses

ED 627 - Assessing Literacy 3 Credit(s)
ED 687 - Literacy Research 3 Credit(s)
ED 689 - Mentoring Coaching and Leadership 3 Credit(s)

Reading Specialist Licensing (for students who do not have a Reading Teacher License)

Licensing Sequence Requirements

Required Courses

ED 605A - Language for Teachers I 3 Credit(s)
ED 611 - Approaches to Literacy 3 Credit(s)
ED 618 - Diversity, Culture, & Literacy 3 Credit(s)
ED 624 - Literacy Development 3 Credit(s)
ED 627 - Assessing Literacy 3 Credit(s)
ED 686 - Language for Teachers II 3 Credit(s)
ED 687 - Literacy Research 3 Credit(s)
ED 689 - Mentoring Coaching and Leadership 3 Credit(s)