MASTER OF SCIENCE IN EDUCATION - Radford University



program of studies form

MASTERS OF SCIENCE IN EDUCATION

Concentration: Curriculum and Instruction and Middle School licensure combined

INSTRUCTIONS: Please complete this form and meet with your academic advisor for signatures within your first 12 semester hours of graduate course work. Changes in your program of study must be requested and approved using the Change of Program of Study form

|Student Name | |ID Number | |

|RU Email | |Phone Number | |

|Date of Entry into Program | |

|Catalogue Year | |

Candidates are responsible for ensuring that they successfully complete all of the licensure requirements and Radford University’s Teacher Education Program in order to be recommended by Radford for a Virginia license.  Any modifications to the requirements listed must be made in writing, signed by the advisor, and attached to this program of study.  The original program of study and the Transcript Review Form and written record of any modifications must be submitted with the Application to the Teacher Education Program and with the Application for a Virginia License. Requirements for licensure include: content area requirements, professional studies requirements, and professional teachers’ assessment requirements (e.g. VCLA, Praxis I, and Praxis II)

Content Area Deficiencies (for licensure) (courses must be listed on the Transcript Review Form)

Two Concentration Areas Selected from English, Social Science, Science, Mathematics:

|Concentration Areas |Credits |Credit |

| |Required |Deficiencies |

| 1. |21 | |

|Recommendations: |

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| 2. |18 | |

|Recommendations: |

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Within first 9 graduate hours, you must take the following course

|Dept. |No. |Title |Credits |Category this |

| | | | |course falls into |

|EDEF 600 Child and Adolescent Development |3 |licensure | |This class cannot |

|(graduate level course, equivalent to HUMD 300) | | | |also be used in |

| | | | |any other category|

| | | | |of class (is for |

| | | | |licensure ONLY) |

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|EDEF 607 Foundations of Education |3 |Masters common core category | | |

|(graduate level course, equivalent to EDEF 320) | | | | |

|EDSP 651 Students with Diverse Learning Needs and the Special|3 |Masters Special Education category | | |

|Education Process** | | | | |

|(graduate level course, equivalent to EDSP 361) | | | | |

|ENGL 525 The Study of Adolescent Literature ** |3 |Masters Teaching and Curriculum | |Student teaching |

|(graduate level course, equivalent to ENGL 425) | |Development Category | |CANNOT count in |

| | | | |this category |

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|Admission the Teacher Education Program is a prerequisite for registration for all of the following courses. Requirements for admission include: |

|completion of the application form; documentation of 50 hours of observation/participation with learners; 2.5 GPA over all college work and over all |

|work at RU; and passing scores on Praxis I (or 1100 or more on SAT) and VCLA. Prior to blocking, students must also have registered for Praxis II. |

|For more information: Field Experiences Office, Peters Hall A113. |

|EDME 408 Approaches to Teaching. |4 |Licensure | | |

|EDME 409 The Middle School Learner. |3 |Licensure | | |

|EDME 432 Middle Level Teacher Assistant Program |6 |Licensure | | |

|EDRD 415 Interdisciplinary Connections Through Reading and |3 |Licensure | | |

|Writing | | | | |

|EDUC 643 Internship in Teaching, Middle School Education |6 |Masters elective category (all 6 | | |

|(Grades 6 – 8) | |credits) | | |

|(graduate level course, equivalent to EDUC 451) | | | | |

|EDUC 642 Conceptualizing, Planning and Teaching 6-8 |3 |Licensure | | |

|(graduate level course, equivalent to EDME 413) | | | | |

** this class can be moved to after blocking or student teaching if taking it prior to blocking creates a scheduling hardship. This will be permitted on a case-by case basis.

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Additional courses needed to finish the Masters

|Dept. |No. |Title |Credits |Category this course falls |Semester |Grade |

| | | |Required |into | | |

|EDUC |670 |Multicultural Perspectives |3 |Masters common core | | |

| | | | |category | | |

| | |Student chooses class from approved list of |3 |Masters Reading category | |An English class |

| | |options in consultation with advisor | | | |CANNOT count in |

| | | | | | |this category |

| | |Choice: | | | | |

| | |Student chooses class from approved list of |3 |Masters Assessment and | |Student teaching |

| | |options in consultation with advisor | |Evaluation category | |CANNOT count in |

| | | | | | |this category |

| | |Choice: | | | | |

Additional Requirements: Comprehensive examinations (written product choice and oral feedback meeting)

|Expected Semester of Graduation? | |

Student Signature: _________________________________________ Date: _____________________

Advisor Signature: _________________________________________ Date: _____________________

Program Coordinator Signature: ______________________________ Date: _____________________

Dean, Graduate College Signature: ____________________________ Date: _____________________

Student Name______________________________ ID #_____________________

Transcript Review Form: Middle School Education

Completed by __________________________________

Applicants’ transcripts will be officially reviewed by a Radford University faculty member after the student has applied to the College of Graduate and Professional Studies. The graduate college sends the materials from the applicant’s file to the School of Teacher Education and Leadership, so it is very important for the applicant to submit transcripts of all college-level work completed at regionally-accredited institutions. Individuals interested in exploring the possibility of pursuing a teacher education program who wish to find out how many of the requirements they have or have not met in the content area can also use this Transcript Review Form to unofficially review their own academic records.

Content Area Requirements: You need to pick TWO concentration areas of the 4 below (you do not need all 4)

|Mathematics (21 or 18 credits total needed, 21 if first concentration, 18 if second) (must include coursework in algebra, geometry, |

|probability and statistics, and applications of mathematics) |

|Department |Course No. |Title of course |Credits earned |Sem/Year taken or |Grade |

| | | | |planning to take | |

| | |Geometry- | | | |

| | |Probability and Statistics- | | | |

| | |Applications of mathematics (examples—Math 111, | | | |

| | |112, 114, 116, 125, 126, 135, 137, 142, 312, 325, | | | |

| | |Stat 200, 301, 302, 420, 421. Calculus sequence as| | | |

| | |well)- | | | |

| | |Other- | | | |

| | |Other- | | | |

| | |Other- | | | |

|Recommendations: |

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|(if student is in need of math credits, we recommend Math 135 and Math 142) |

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|Science (21 or 18 credits total needed, 21 if first concentration, 18 if second) – (must include coursework in biology, chemistry, physics, |

|earth and space science - earth/space science includes geology and/or meteorology, astronomy, oceanography) |

|Department |Course No. |Title of course |Credits earned |Sem/Year taken or |Grade |

| | |(2 need to be lab courses) | |planning to take | |

| | |Chemistry- | | | |

| | |Physics - | | | |

| | |Earth/Space science - | | | |

| | |Other- | | | |

| | |Other- | | | |

| | |Other-(if not met 21 credits yet) | | | |

|Recommendations: |

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|History and Social Sciences [21 or 18 credits total needed, 21 if first concentration, 18 if second. Must include coursework in American |

|History, world history, economics, American government - including state and local government, and geography) |

|Department |Course No. |Title of course |Credits earned |Sem/Year taken or |Grade |

| | | | |planning to take | |

| | |World History- | | | |

| | |Economics - | | | |

| | |American government (including local/state | | | |

| | |government)- | | | |

| | |Geography - | | | |

| | |Other - | | | |

| | |Other - | | | |

|Recommendations: |

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|English (21 or 18 credits total needed, 21 if first concentration, 18 if second(must include coursework in grammar and structure, advanced |

|composition, literature, and interpersonal communication/speech) |

|Department |Course No. |Title of course |Credits earned |Sem/Year taken or |Grade |

| | | | |planning to take | |

| | |Literature - | | | |

| | |Composition - | | | |

| | |Interpersonal communication or speech- | | | |

| | |Other- | | | |

| | |Other- | | | |

| | |Other – Adolescent Literature (ENGL 425/525) | | | |

|Recommendations: |

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Questions regarding whether or not courses meet the content area requirements or any other course category should be directed to the MS in ED Program Coordinator. Any such questions need to be accompanied by a full course description (usually available in the course catalog of the institution where class was taken).

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