College of Education
Tennessee State University

             
 

 

 

 

 

Degree: Master of Education (M.Ed.) Major: Elementary Education

Admission requirements

1. A minimum Graduate Record Exam (GRE) score of 870 (Verbal & Quantitative), or a minimum Miller Analogies Test (MAT) score of 25.

2. A minimum G.P.A. of 2.5 on the baccalaureate degree.  Students who are potential candidates for the Master's Degree in Elementary Education must be certified to teach or must meet certification before the degree is awarded. An exception is the concentration in Adult Education.
 

Degree Requirements

Candidates for the Master of Education degree must take a minimum of thirty-three (33) semester hours of course work and must successfully pass comprehensive examinations in the fields of general education and elementary education.
 

Program of Study
Professional Education Core - 9 hours

EDCI 500 FOUNDATIONS OF EDUCATION 3
OR    
EDCI 526 PHILOSOPHY OF EDUCATION 3
EDCI 511 RESEARCH AND STATISTICS IN EDUCATION 3
PSY 543 ADVANCED EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY 3

Specialized courses -18 hours. 

The candidate must complete 18 semester hours of courses related to elementary education. Courses selected must include at least two methods courses and EDRD 561.

EDCI 527 ADVANCED SOCIAL STUDIES 3
EDCI 529 ADVANCED LANGUAGE ARTS 3
EDCI 634 EVALUATION OF EDUCATION PROGRAMS 3
EDCI 582 ADVANCED MATHEMATICS IN THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 3
EDCI 583 ADVANCED SCIENCE IN THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 3
EDCI 586 VALUES EDUCATION 3
EDCI 610 CURRICULUM PLANNING AND PROGRAMMING 3
EDCI 615 SEMINAR IN CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT 3
EDCI 618 MICROCOMPUTER TECHNOLOGY IN PRIMARY AND ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS 3
EDCI 630 MULTICULTURAL EDUCATION 3

Electives with consent of the advisor - 6 hours

 

 

Concentration

 CONCENTRATION: EARLY ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE SCHOOL READING

EDRD 561 Teaching Reading K-8 3
EDRD 564 Diagnosis and Treatment of Reading Disabilities 3
EDRD 569 Practicum in Reading Education 3
EDRD 580 Linguistic Applications to Teaching Language Arts 3

Electives - 6 (Consent of Advisor)