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Master of Arts in Education
Middle Grades Education

Note: Program does not lead to rank change and may not be recognized by other states.

PLANNED FIFTH YEAR (NON-DEGREE)
MIDDLE GRADES AND SECONDARY EDUCATION FOR STANDARD CERTIFICATE

PROGRAM COMPONENTS: TOTAL HOURS = 32

SECONDARY EDUCATION MAJOR/CONTENT MINOR

A.	Major Course Components (18 - 21 hrs.)
	1.	Professional Development Component (3 hrs.)
		EDU 501	Seminar: Designing Professional Development Plan (1hr) *
		EDU 598	Portfolio Development & Professional Education Growth Plan (1 hrs) **

	2.	Educational Psychology Component (3 hrs.)
		PSY 510	Advanced Educational Psychology
		PSY 511	Psychology of Learning
		OR
		PSY 519	Psychological Perspectives on Classroom Behavior

	3.	Strategies Component (3 hrs.)
		EDU 544	Classroom Teaching Strategies
		ENVE 580	Instructional Strategies Environmental Education
		LTCY 524	Teaching Reading Skills in the Content Areas
		GTE 537	Curriculum, Strategies, & Materials for Gifted Students
		OR
		LTCY 444G	Reading in the Middle & Secondary Grades

	4.	Curriculum Component (3 hrs.)
		*SEC 580	The Curriculum
		OR
		*MGE 571	Middle School Curriculum (SUMMER TERM ONLY)

	5.	Restricted Elective Component Number (3 hrs.)
		If an Exceptional Child Education course is not documented on the candidate’s undergraduate program, the student must enroll in EXED 516. If an EXED course is documented on the candidate’s undergraduate transcript, another course may be selected from: SEC 580, EDU 544, GTE 537, PSY 519, LME 547, or any other graduate level professional education course with advisor approval.

	6.	Research/Assessment Component (3 hrs.) *EDFN 500 Research Methods OR Content Specific Research Course

	7.	Choose an additional education course or a content course
		* MUST BE TAKEN IN FIRST 12 Hrs.

B.	Content Minor (SEC Majors Only) (12-15 hrs.) (Content Advisor Approved) EDU 501 must be taken before the student completes 6 hours of graduate courses. *EDU 598 must be taken during the student’s last semester of Non-Degree Planned Fifth Year program.

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