Elementary Education, M.S.

IMPORTANT NOTE:

After December 2012, PDE initial certifications in the Elementary Education program, as detailed below, will no longer exist. The program of study below is to be used as a reference and guide for those students currently enrolled in the existing Elementary Education program.

New applications are not being accepted into the Elementary Education program for the 2011-2012 academic year.

Students enrolled in the existing Elementary Education program are in one of two options. Option 1 is for students who already hold a valid instructional certificate in another area. Option 2 is for students who do not hold an instructional certificate. Students in the program may pursue a Master of Science degree. For option 1, the degree requires 36 credits in course work. For option 2, the degree requires 44 credits in course work.

Below is the program of study for the two options that can be used as a reference and guide for those students who are already enrolled in the program. All students who are pursuing a Master’s degree must complete the research and foundation course requirements and pass a comprehensive examination.

Research Course Requirement (3 credits)

EFND 506 - Educational Research and Statistics

Foundation Course Requirements (6 credits)

EFND 501 - Educational Psychology *
EFND 511 - Educational Tests and Measurement
EFND 516 - Advanced Educational Psychology
EFND 521 - Advanced Foundations of Education
*Not available in Option 1, but required in Option 2.

(Foundation course requirements may be modified depending on course work taken as part of first instructional certificate.)

Option 1

ECUI 511 - Computer Literacy for Educators
ERDG 501 - Foundations of Reading/Language Arts
ERDG 516 - Reading/Language Arts in the Content Areas
ESPC 506 - Education of the Exceptional Child
EELM 506 - Integrated Studies: Social Studies and Language Arts
EELM 511 - Integrated Studies: Mathematics and Science
EELM 521 - Elementary Classroom Management and Discipline
EELM 522 - Elementary Teaching Internship: Planning
EELM 523 - Elementary Teaching Internship: Instruction
EELM 524 - Elementary Teaching Internship: Classroom Management
EELM 525 - Elementary Teaching Internship: Professional Growth
(Individuals in option 1 who want an elementary instructional certificate, but not a Master’s degree are required to complete 27 credits. The research course requirement is waived, as are the foundation course requirements provided the student has taken comparable foundation course work as part of the first instructional certificate.)

Note: Additional credits in the content areas for elementary education may be required in accordance with the student’s previous course work or documented experience. Also, students in option 1 must pass all requisite Praxis II tests, which are mandated by PDE.

Option 2

ECUI 511 - Computer Literacy for Educators
ECUI 521 - Field Experience I
ECUI 526 - Field Experience II
ECUI 531 - Field Experience III
ERDG 501 - Foundations of Reading/Language Arts
ERDG 516 - Reading/Language Arts in the Content Areas
ESPC 506 - Education of the Exceptional Child
EELM 506 - Integrated Studies: Social Studies and Language Arts
EELM 511 - Integrated Studies: Mathematics and Science
EELM 521 - Elementary Classroom Management and Discipline
EELM 522 - Elementary Teaching Internship: Planning
EELM 523 - Elementary Teaching Internship: Instruction
EELM 524 - Elementary Teaching Internship: Classroom Management
EELM 525 - Elementary Teaching Internship: Professional Growth
(Students in option 2 who want an elementary education certificate, but not a Master’s degree are required to complete 41 credits in coursework.
EFND 506 - Educational Research and Statistics
is not required)

Note: Additional credits in the content areas for elementary education may be required in accordance with the student’s previous course work or documented experience. Also, students in option 2 are required to pass all required Praxis Series tests, which are mandated by PDE.