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M.A.Ed. Non-Thesis with Early Childhood Education Concentration—45-51 hours

A minimum of 39 semester hours of approved graduate work is required for completion of the non-thesis option of the M.A.Ed. degree. This option consists of three components: a required core, education electives, and concentration area.

Students select one of the following concentrations: Early Childhood Education, Licensure; Elementary Education, Licensure; Secondary Education, Licensure; Special Education, Licensure; Curriculum and Instruction, Non-Licensure; Human Growth and Development, Non-Licensure; Designed Studies; Reading Specialist Add-On Endorsement.

Degree Requirements

With appropriate prerequisites, initial licensure and Praxis II Specialty Tests*, this program leads to an additional endorsement in Early Childhood PreK-4.

Required Core—15 hours

EDU 610History and Philosophy of Education

3
EDU 650Educational Measurement and Evaluation

3
EDU 665Research Design

3
EDU 671Standards, Strategies, and Students

3
EDU 675Capstone Research Seminar

3

Early Childhood Education, Licensure Courses—30 hours

EDU 527Leading the Elementary Learning Environment

2
EDU 544Math, Science and Social Studies In Diverse Classrooms

4
EDU 552Language Arts and Children's Literature

2
EDU 556Literacy in Diverse Classrooms

4
EDU 602Technology-Rich Learning

2
EDU 604Teaching in a Pluralistic Society

3
EDU 629Current Research in Early Childhood Education

3
EDU 646Planning for the Early Childhood Environment

4
PSY 624Comparative Study of Child Development Theories

3
SE 630Learning in Diverse Classrooms

3

Take the following courses if seeking initial licensure

EDU 623Mentoring Seminar A

2
EDU 627Mentoring Seminar B

2
EDU 628Mentoring Seminar C

2
* Praxis II Specialty Area Tests appropriate to the endorsement are required for licensure but not for the degree.