ELEMENTARY EDUCATION
College of Education
Degree: Master of Education
Department: Division of Teacher Education
Building 85, Room 125
(850) 474-3263
College: Education

The department offers a master's degree specialization in elementary education within the M.Ed. curriculum and instruction program.

This program is designed to develop master teachers for grades 1-6 who will be prepared for instructional and leadership roles in elementary education. Students completing the program will be eligible for Florida graduate certification in elementary education.

Course descriptions are listed alphabetically by prefix at Course Listings/Descriptions.

ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
In addition to meeting the minimum University standards for admission to graduate studies, students should contact the Office of Teacher Education for information on admission to professional education graduate programs. Students are selected for admission on the basis of the undergraduate GPA, graduate course GPA and GRE scores.

A limited number of students not meeting the minimum requirements may be admitted and placed on probation.

When the student does not have an undergraduate major or the equivalent in elementary or middle school education, prerequisite course work will be required and planned for the candidate by the student's academic advisor.

When evidence indicates weakness in written and oral language skills, the candidate may be recommended for non-credit personal improvement work in these areas.

Other Considerations
Transfer credit: Students may be permitted to transfer up to 6 semester hours of graduate credit with the approval of the academic advisor and chairperson.

Use of undergraduate credit: With prior approval of the student's academic advisor and the department chairperson, a maximum of 6 semester hours of 3000- or 4000-level course work may be applied toward the master's degree.

Use of workshop credit: No more than 6 semester hours of credit in workshop courses may be applied toward the master's degree.

DEGREE REQUIREMENTS
In addition to general University requirements candidates for degrees must meet the following requirements:

  1. Degree programs must include at least 36 semester hours of approved course work.
  2. At least one-half of the credit hours included in the degree program must be taken in the specialization area.
  3. At least one-half of the credit hours included in the degree program must be in graduate-level courses (numbered 6000 or above).
  4. Degree candidates must complete an approved degree project.
ELEMENTARY EDUCATION SPECIALIZATION
COURSE REQUIREMENTS
Professional Education Common Core (9 sh
(taken in sequence):
EDF 6602 Trends and Issues in Education: Social, Historical & Philosophical Analysis 3
EDF 6218 Current Issues in Student Development & Learning 3
EDF 6481 Educational Research 3

Methods Specialization (9 sh)
(Choose 3 courses):
LAE 6319 Language Arts Instruction in Elementary and Middle School Settings 3
MAE 6115 Mathematics Instruction in the Elementary and Middle School 3
RED 6116 Improving Reading Instruction 3
SCE 6117 Science Instruction in the Elementary School 3
SSE 6117 Social Studies Instruction in the Elementary School 3

Degree Project (0 or 6 sh)
The degree project will take one of three forms:

  1. A written comprehensive examination is required of all degree candidates who do not select the action research or the thesis option.
  2. The action research option requires the design, implementation, and scholarly report of an action research project.
  3. The thesis option requires the production of a scholarly report of an investigation resulting from a study based on a careful review of related literature.
    Choose one:
    EDE 6911 Action Research: Elementary Education
    Course offered as 1-6 sh per semester    		 6
    EDE 6971 Thesis
    Course offered as 1-6 sh per semester    		 6
    Comprehensive exam 0
Electives (12 or 18 sh)
Determined by students in consultation with their advisor.

READING EDUCATION SPECIALIZATION
This program is designed to develop specialists in teaching reading, diagnosing reading difficulties, and coordinating and supervising programs in reading (K-12 and adult programs). Students completing the program are eligible for Florida graduate certification in reading.

COURSE REQUIREMENTS
Professional Education Common Core (9 sh)
(taken in sequence):
EDF 6602 Trends and Issues in Education: Social, Historical & Philosophical Analysis 3
EDF 6218 Current Issues in Student Development & Learning 3
EDF 6481 Educational Research 3

Specialization (19-21 sh)
LAE 6319 Language Arts Instruction in Elementaryand Middle School Settings 3
RED 5515 Elements of Diagnosis of Reading Problems 3
RED 6116 Improving Reading Instruction 3
RED 6161 Pre-Adolescent, Adolescent & Adult Reading Instruction 3
RED 6546 Diagnosis of Reading Disabilities 3
RED 6548 Remedial & Corrective Reading 3
RED 6747 Research & Trends in Reading 1-3

Degree Project (0 or 6 sh)
The degree project will take one of three forms:

  1. A written comprehensive examination is required of all degree candidates who do not select the action research or the thesis option.
  2. The action research option requires the design, implementation, and scholarly report of an action research project.
  3. The thesis option requires the production of a scholarly report of an investigation resulting from a study based on a careful review of related literature.
    Choose one:
    RED 6911 Action Research: Reading
    Course offered as 1-6 sh per semester    		 6
    RED 6971 Thesis
    Course offered as 1-6 sh per semester    		 6
    Comprehensive exam 0
Other Requirements (6 or 12 sh)
EDF 5460 Classroom Assessment Strategies 3
ELD 6051 Current View of Exceptional Children: LD 3
Electives 0-6

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Adrienne Turner
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July 1998