Curriculum and Instruction, Initial Licensure Specialization, M.Ed.

Tracey Huddleston, Program Director
(615) 898-2680
Tracey.Huddleston@mtsu.edu

The Department of Elementary and Special Education offers the Master of Education degree with a major in Curriculum and Instruction which can be obtained two ways. If a current license in Elementary Education is held, a student may pursue the master’s degree. If a current license in Elementary Education is NOT held, a student may pursue the Initial Licensure program providing licensure and a Master’s degree in Curriculum and Instruction.

Please see undergraduate catalog for information regarding undergraduate program.

Admission Requirements

Students seeking admission to the Master of Education program are expected to score at least 380 on the Miller Analogies Test or 281 (current scale) or 700 (former scale) on the Graduate Record Examination or the minimum on a National Teachers Examination that meets Tennessee licensure standards.

Applicant must

have at least a 2.75 undergraduate GPA for full admission and 2.50 undergraduate GPA for conditional admission;
have elementary teaching licensure, the attainment of which may require additional undergraduate courses prior to the completion of the degree;
have an initial conference with an appropriate graduate advisor in the Department of Elementary and Special Education.

Application Procedures

All application materials are to be submitted to the College of Graduate Studies.

Applicant must

submit an application with the appropriate application fee (online at www.mtsu.edu/graduate/apply.php);
submit official scores on the Graduate Record Examination (GRE), Principles of Learning and Teaching Exam (PRAXIS II), or Miller Analogies Test (MAT);
submit official transcripts of all previous college work.

Degree Requirements

The Master of Education in Curriculum and Instruction with an initial licensure specialization is a 48-hour program that includes a nine-hour internship. These candidates must meet requirements for admission to teacher education and internship in addition to the traditional graduate admission requirements.

Candidates must successfully complete a written comprehensive exam to be taken in the last semester of coursework (may be taken no more than twice).

Curriculum: Curriculum and Instruction, Initial Licensure

Required Courses (9 hours)

ELED 6340 - Introduction to Educational Research 3 credit hours
ELED 6570 - Methods of Curriculum Integration 3 credit hours
ELED 6580 - Effective Management Practices for the Elementary Classroom 3 credit hours

Specialized Core (9 hours)

ELED 6370 - Education and Ethno-Cultural Diversity 3 credit hours
ELED 6500 - The Science of Learning and Teaching 3 credit hours
SPED 6800 - Exceptional Children and Youth 3 credit hours

Specialized Courses (21 hours)

All courses require admission to Teacher Education.

ELED 6510 - Language Arts 3 credit hours
ELED 6530 - Teaching Social Studies 3 credit hours
ELED 6540 - Teaching Science 3 credit hours
ELED 6550 - Teaching Mathematics 3 credit hours
ELED 6560 - Assessment 3 credit hours
READ 5130 - Literacy Assessment 3 credit hours
READ 6520 - Teaching Reading 3 credit hours

Specialized Required Internship (9 hours)

Requires admission to Teacher Education

ELED 5510 - The Teaching Internship, Grades 1-8 9 credit hours

Program Notes

Any of the courses above may require observations, case studies, or other time in K-5 classrooms.

Candidate must

file a degree plan in the College of Graduate Studies;
file a Notice of Intent to Graduate form in the College of Graduate Studies within the first two weeks of the term in which the student intends to graduate.