Education, MAE

Required Coursework

Candidates must complete, within a 6-year period, a minimum of 30 credits in individual planned programs, which include the following.  All grades must be C or above; C- will not fulfill degree requirements.

Foundation Core (6 credits)

Courses marked with the * typically are not available to traditional MAE students, but are for students transitioning out of the MAT program into the MAE program.

• EDUC 670 - Intro to Professional Inquiry 1 credit(s)

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• EDUC 612 - Teaching & Inquiry I: Fundamentals 1 credit(s) *

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• EDUC 602 - Teacher As Researcher I 1 credit(s) *

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• EDUC 671 - The Scholarship of Teaching 1 credit(s)

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• EDUC 653 - Teaching & Inquiry II: Critical Perspective 2 credit(s) *

• OR

• EDUC 603 - Teacher As Researcher II 1 credit(s) *

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• EDUC 674 - Planning the Inquiry Project 2 credit(s)

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• EDUC 614 - Teaching & Inquiry III: Analysis 2 credit(s) *

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• EDUC 672 - Classroom Student Teaching 1-15 credit(s)

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• EDUC 675 - Completing the Inquiry Project 2 credit(s) *

Professional Education Coursework: 24 credits

Candidates may select courses from the EDUC, ESOL, EDLD, ESTM, EDTL, RDNG, or SPED prefixes, selected with advisor.

Thesis

The capstone experience is a thesis, giving candidates an opportunity to synthesize professional education in the clinical setting. All Master of Arts in Education candidates will be appointed an Advisor who will guide the development, implementation and presentation of a research project.

Additional Admission Requirements

Applications are accepted until December1 for the spring semester and until July 1 for the fall semester.

• Two references who can speak to your ability to work with K-12 youth.  We may contact them if necessary:
• Statement of purpose explaining why the applicant is seeking this interdisciplinary degree.
• Resume

  • Please highlight your work with youth and/or an education setting.

• All official college transcripts

  • Must be sent from every institution that you’ve attended.

  • Must be sent to GradCAS and be received by the deadline. You can   find instructions here on how to send transcripts to them.

  • If you have international coursework, a course-by-course evaluation must be done through a credential agency such as WES or ECE. Please allow extra time for this process. An official copy of the evaluation must be sent to GradCAS by the deadline. 

• Teacher Standards and Practices Commission Survey 

• Teaching License (if applicable) 

Selection Process

The selection committee screens the applicant pool. Selection is based on the published minimum requirements for admission and the following criteria: depth and breadth of undergraduate preparation and strength of recommendations. Selected applicants may be invited for a personal interview before a final admissions decision is made.

Transfer of credits is considered and evaluated on a case-by-case basis. The number of transferrable credits will be determined by the Program Director, although typically not more than 10.

Program Length: 1-2 years

Learning Outcomes

Students who complete the Master of Arts in Education will:

• Refine skills in designing learning experiences that meet the educational needs of individual students within a collaborative learning community

• Demonstrate how to design, implement, and analyze instruction that is based on state and national standards

• Effectively collaborate in learning communities

• Ability to contribute to school improvement.