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Master of Education
concentration in Elementary Education

2007-2008 Curriculum
The Master of Education with a concentration in Elementary Education prepares teachers who hold a Massachusetts Initial License in elementary education to move to the Professional License. The program prepares students with the content knowledge and strategies appropriate for teaching in elementary classrooms of the 21st century.

Admission Requirements
1. The applicant must have earned a baccalaureate degree from a regionally accredited college or university.
2. The applicant must have an Initial Teaching License in Elementary Education.
3. The applicant must have a minimum undergraduate quality point average of 2.7 on a 4.0 scale.
4. The applicant must submit satisfactory scores on the Miller Analogies Test or the Graduate Record Examination General Test.
Degree Requirements
The degree requires successful completion of ten (10) courses which are divided into four (4) core courses, four (4) content courses and two (2) curriculum specific courses and an oral comprehensive examination. The professional portfolio, based upon the Massachusetts Department of Education Professional Standards for Licensure, must be completed and submitted to the advisor of the Elementary Education program at least one week prior to the oral comprehensive examination. The examination is taken in the last semester of study.
Prerequisite: Upper level undergraduate or graduate level reading/literacy course within the past 5 years or 14.907 Literacy Instruction
Education Core Courses (4)
14.901 Integrating the Language Arts
14.991 Philosophy of Education and Teaching Practice
14.998 Language Development and Communication
14.999 Research and Evaluation (recommended after completion of three Content or Concentration courses)
Content Courses (4)  
Four (4) elective graduate content courses approved by the program advisor. Choose from the following academic disciplines: art, biology, chemistry, earth science, English, foreign language, geography, history, mathematics, physics, or political science.
Curriculum Specific Courses (2)
Choose two from the following:
14.927 Advanced Teaching Strategies
14.941 Internet for Educators
14.943 Impact of Technology on Education
14.956 Curriculum Development and Modification (Prerequisite: 14.962 Developmental Patterns of Children with Special Needs)
14.962 Developmental Patterns of Children with Special Needs
21.866 Literature for Children
21.868 Literature for Preadolescents
Coordinator and Advisor: Dr. Claire Graham, Education

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