Master of Education - Elementary
Education(K-6)
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To be admitted to these programs, the prospective
student must meet all requirements for admission to
the School of Graduate Studies and hold valid
baccalaureate level Elementary certification. |
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I.
Professional Courses |
19 hours |
ED 500, Foundations of Education
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ED 501, Educational Planning |
3 |
ED 504, Techniques of Educational Research
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ED 506, Educational Statistics |
3 |
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ED 505, Technology and Education |
3 |
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ED 508, Technology Portfolio |
1 |
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EE 500, Teaching Reading |
3 |
EP 500, Advanced Educational Psychology
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EP 506, Life-Span Development and Learning |
3 |
Approved Elective in Education
OR
SE 500, Introduction to Special Education (*if
needed) |
3 |
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Teaching Field ** |
15 hours |
Electives in Early Childhood (CE)
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Elementary Education (EE) |
15 |
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TOTAL REQUIRED |
34 hours |
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*Students who have not previously met the special
education requirement must take a general survey
course in special education. |
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**These programs are also offered online. |
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Note: With the exception of courses with
prerequisites, courses may be taken in any order. |
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MAT/GRE Score: Is an admission requirement.
Students can be admitted conditionally without this
score. However, no student will be allowed to
take more than 12 hours of graduate credit prior to
meeting this requirement. |
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GPA: Students must maintain a GPA of 3.0 overall
and no grade less than a "C" can be counted in the
program. |
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Comprehensive Examination: All students are
required to pass a comprehensive examination in
order to successfully complete a master's degree
program. This examination is scheduled each
semester including the Summer semester and is
designed to determine the candidate's ability in
his/her particular academic field of study.
Application to take the examination must be made two
weeks prior to the examinations. Students will
be eligible to take this examination when they are
within six to nine hours of completing all course
work for a master's degree. |
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Application for Degree: Each candidate for a
master's degree must apply for the degree through
the Registrar's Office no later than the semester
prior to the semester in which he/she expects to
meet requirements for the degree. Application
forms are available online or in the Registrar's
Office. It is the responsibility of the
student to file this application. The last day
for filing an application for a degree is shown on
the University's academic calendar. Students
who fail to meet the degree requirements after
filing for the degree or diploma must refile for the
degree when requirements are completed. |
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Application for Certification: Upon satisfactory
completion of requirements for the master's degree
(including the State approved professional education
requirements and experience) students who initially
held or met requirements for an Alabama Class B
Professional Certificate will qualify for the
appropriate Alabama Class A Professional
Certificate. Out-of-state students should
check carefully the requirements of their respective
states. Application for certification is the
student's responsibility and is made through the
Certification Officer, The University of West
Alabama, Station 8, Livingston, Alabama 35470. |
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Transfer Courses: With the approval of the
appropriate academic dean, up to nine hours of
graduate credit may be transferred into this
program. No transfer credit below the grade of
"B" is acceptable. No transfer credit over
nine years old will be accepted. |
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Catalogue: This program sheet is not intended to
replace the Graduate Catalogue. |
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Changes: Information appearing on this program
sheet is subject to change without notice to
individual students. |
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