Master of Education

Elementary Education
Early Childhood - Grade 8

Mission

The Curriculum and Instruction programs provide the master classroom teachers with knowledge of the latest research and skills to continue seeking new information. Due to their pursuit of knowledge, graduates of these programs shall be recognized as experts in their chosen field of study as well as outstanding classroom teachers.

Students must pass a comprehensive examination on the content of one course from their major advisor, another from the core and one from a supporting area. Students are eligible to take the comprehensive exam either the semester before or during the semester they intend to graduate. Students who fail one part of the exam may re-take the exam within the same semester in which it was first attempted. Students who fail more than one part of the comprehensive examination must wait until the next semester before they may re-take the examination. A subsequent failure will result in required remedial work and may delay graduation. After three failures, students will be withdrawn from the program and, therefore, be deemed ineligible for graduation.

These programs have a common core as follows:

• C&I 6321 Principles of Curriculum Development
  OR C&I 6322 Principles of Curriculum Organization
• C&I 6332 Education in a Multicultural Society
• FED 6321 Foundations of Educational Research
• FED 6331 Human Growth and Development
  OR FED 6333 Principles of Human Learning