M.S.Ed.: Secondary Education - Grades 6-12 Certification/Traditional Program Comprehensive Teaching Field Options - Social Science, English/Language Arts, or General Science Degree Plan/Progress Record

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36 Semester-Hour Program

Degree Requirements:

1. Official transcript(s)	6. Overall GPA of 3.0 or better. GPA of 3.25 required as of July 1, 2017
2. Unconditional Admission	7. Completion of research requirement with a “B” or better
3. All credit earned within 8 years of graduation	8. Successfully complete Comprehensive Exam
4. 36 semester hours of credit	9. Graduation Application filed
5. No more than two grades below “B”

Certification Verification:

List all professional educator certificates held and attach a copy of each to this degree plan. Candidates for the
traditional M.S. in Secondary Education MUST hold valid professional educator certification in the same discipline at the bachelor’s level.

Certificate Type/Class	Discipline	Hrs	Grade Level	Valid Period	Issusing Date
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Required Core Courses: (18 sh)

SPE 6630 - Collaboration for Inclusion
PSY 6631 - Psychological Foundations of Education
EDU 6611 - Educational Technology in the Curriculum
EDU 6629 - The Master Teacher
EDU 6653 - Educational Evaluation
EDU 6691 - Research Methodology (or approved research course in discipline)

Teaching Field: (18 sh)

Select One of the following:

Social Science- Select 18 semester hours of adviser approved Social Science courses in at least two of the following areas: Economics, Geography, History, Political Science or Social Studies. At least 9 SH must be at the 6000 level. Candidates may not enroll in any 5000 level course if it duplicates the same course listed on an undergraduate transcript.
English/Language Arts- Select 18 semester hours of adviser approved English / Language Arts courses in at least two of the following areas: English, Journalism, Speech, and Drama (Theatre). At least 9 SH must be at the 6000 level. Candidates may not enroll in any 5000 level course if it duplicates the same course listed on an undergraduate transcript.
General Science- Select 18 semester hours of adviser approved General Science courses in at least two of the following areas: Biology, Chemistry, Physics, and Earth & Space Science. At least 9 SH must be at the 6000 level. Candidates may not enroll in any 5000 level course if it duplicates the same course listed on an undergraduate transcript.

Additional Certification Requirements:(3-6 sh)

Only if not previously completed

Special Education Survey Course (3 sh)

Items to be Discussed:

One term limit to have transcript(s) and test score on file.
Temporary, Conditional, and Unconditional Admission
Available faculty for academic advisement
Petition for transfer credit once unconditionally admitted
Class Attendance
Drop & Withdrawal procedure, deadline and consequences
Petition for an incomplete grade
Student participation in course and program evaluation
Prerequisites
Admission to the Graduate Teacher Education Program (GTEP)
Required examinations for certification
Application for teacher certification
Degree Requirements
Other

Admission Status:

ADMISSION STATUS:	DATE	INITIALS
Conditional
Unconditional
Residency
Test Scores
Comps
	TEST CODE	SCORE
Praxis II