Courses: Master of Education: (56 hours) Master of Arts: (60 hours) Introductory Courses (12 hours)                 T&L 424    Introduction to Secondary Education

SCG 406   Human Development and Learning: Secondary T&L 425    Professional Practice in Secondary Schools(Prerequisite: T&L 424)

Content Area Courses (4-12 hours) Evaluation of the content area must be completed by a faculty advisor.  Evaluation will determine if deficiencies exist in the content area for certification.  Both deficiencies and all graduate level content area courses must be completed before student teaching.

Social and Cultural Foundations Courses (8 hours)             SCG 410    Introduction to Research: Purposes, Issues and Methodologies

Choose one of the following:             SCG 408    Education and the Social Order             SCG 409    Sociology of Education             SCG 411    Philosophy of Education

Theory and Practice Courses (12-20 hours)             LSI  446    Psychology and Education of the Exceptional Child             T&L 525    Reading , Writing and Communicating Across the Curriculum             OR             T&L 414    Literacy in the Secondary School (English content area only)

Students take 1-3 Theory & Practice courses in the teaching area(Prerequisite: T&L 425)             English
            T&L  426    Teaching Writing             T&L  428    Teaching Literature             T&L  429    Teaching Young Adult Literature
History and Social Sciences
            T&L  453    Teaching History And Social Science In Secondary Schools
Mathematics
            T&L 436    Teaching And Learning Secondary Mathematics
Modern Languages
            T&L  449    Teaching Modern Languages
Sciences
            T&L  439    Methods Of Secondary Science Education
Visual Arts
            T&L  465    Visual Art I: Histories of Looking             T&L  466    Visual Arts II: Pedagogy 
Field Experiences (0 hours)             SCU 095    Field Experiences with Children and Youth (minimum of 100 hours of daytime field experience) (non-credit)

Student Teaching (8 hours)             T&L 590    Secondary Student Teaching (6 hours)             T&L 591    Secondary Seminar (2 hours)

Induction Year (4 hours)             Induction year courses are designed to assist students to negotiate the first year of teaching and aid in professional development.  As a requirement of the degree, students must take the induction course during the first year of teaching.
            T&L 611    Induction into the Teaching Profession (required)              Recommended/Optional to choose one of the following:
            T&L 612    Critical Reflection, Teaching, and Classroom Practice             T&L 613    Negotiating Curriculum in the Classroom
Thesis and Oral Examination (4 hours)

            Master of Arts: The master’s thesis is written to fulfill the requirements of this course. An oral examination on the thesis is required.             T&L 589           Thesis Research in Teaching and Learning

Grade Requirements
·          To receive graduate credit for an upper-level undergraduate course a grade of B- or better must be attained.
·          A grade of C-, D+, or D is unacceptable for graduate credit in this program, and if earned in a required course must be repeated or substituted as directed by the department or program. Such grades remain on the academic record and are calculated into the cumulative GPA.