Specialist in Education - Secondary English Language Arts Education

For general degree requirements, see the College of Education and the General Degree Requirements pages.

Area 1 Professional Core                    Required Hours: 9 
EDCI 7115 K-12 Curr Studies: Engl Lang Arts 
EDUF 7115 Psychology of Teaching 
EDUF 7116 Action Research: Assessing and Monitoring Student and School Achievement 

Area 2 Specialist Studies                    Required Hours: 4 
EDCI 7158 Leadership in Curriculum Change 
EDCI 7359 Specialist Project 

Area 3 Concentration                         Required Hours: 17
EDCI 6118 Tching Composition in Grades 4-12 (or an approved substitute)

Select fourteen semester hours in English content studies, curriculum and pedagogy or, depending on prior English content studies, up to nine hours in related-field studies including: 
EDCI 6159 Integrating Multicultural/Global Studies Throughout the School Curriculum 
EDUT 6205 Technology Workshop 

Depending on previous graduate credits, students may choose studies leading to NBPTS licensure, gifted education endorsement, or ESL endorsement. 

Total Hours Required: 30