192 Jerry and Vickie Moyes College of Education If a methods course is available in your content major, you are required to take it. Field Experience with Supervision (These credits do not count towards a master's degree, but are part of the requirements for licensure.) If currently teaching on a provisional license • EDUC 5860 - Practicum in Education (1-4) (2 + 2) Mentoring and supervision will be given for two semesters (2 credits each semester - minimum of 4 credit hours) OR If not currently teaching • EDUC 5860 - Practicum in Education (1-4) (2 credit hours required) • At least 60 clock hours in a secondary school setting early in your coursework. • EDUC 5880 - Student Teaching in Secondary Education for MED Students (6) • All day for 50 days with an assigned cooperating teaching, or you can be hired by a district and complete an internship. SuccessfuI completio n of the above co ursework andfield work will result in a recommendationfor the Utah Level 1 Secondary License. Course Requirements for MEd (Secondary Licensure Track) The 36 hour program of study consists of 16 hours of licensure courses, 14 hours of additional professional MEd core requirements and 6 hours of graduate committee- approved professional education electives and/or courses in the student's discipline. A portion of the core requirement is the completion of a Master's project, an application of knowledge and skills. Professional Education Core Requirements (14 credit hours) Foundations • MED 6000 - Fundamentals of Graduate Study (2) • MED 6010 - Advanced Historical Foundations (2) • MED 6030 - Advanced Educational Psychology (2) Scholarship • MED 6080 - Conducting Educational Research (3) • MED 6085 - Developing a Project Proposal (l) • MED 6090 - Master's Project (3) • MED 6091 - Graduate Synthesis (l) Electives (6 credit hours) Electives must be graduate level (i.e. 6000 level credit), and may be selected from offerings in professional education, discipline areas, or specialized courses leading to endorsements in reading, special education, gifted and talented, ESL, or ESL/bilingual. The graduate office has listings of approved elective courses and endorsement requirements. If a methods course is available in your content major, you are required to take it. It is recommended that students take a graduate level content methods course in their content major. WSU offers methods courses in English, HPHP, math, history, science, a n dfo reig n la ng u age. Elementary Education Licensure Track MEd Course Requirements for Elementary Licensure Foundations and Methods • MED 6110 - Introduction to Classroom Management (3) or • MED 6120 - Advanced Classroom Management (3) • MED 6050 - Curriculum Design, Evaluation & Assessment (3) The following courses can be taken in any order: • MED 6020 - Diversity in Education (2) • MED 6311 - Content Instruction in the Elementary School: Science (2) • MED 6312 - Content Instruction in the Elementary School: Mathematics (2) • MED 6313 - Content Instruction in the Elementary School: Social Studies (2) • MED 6510 - Advanced Foundations in Special Education Practice and Law (Elementary and Secondary Teachers) (3) Literacy Courses • MED 6314 - Reading Instruction in Elementary Schools (2) • MED 6316 - Language Arts Instruction in Elementary Schools (2) Mentoring and Supervision These credits do not count towards a masters degree, but are part of the requirements for licensure. Option 1 (If currently teaching on a provision license) • EDUC 5860 - Practicum in Education (1-4) (2+2) (Mentoring, supervision, and coaching support will be given for two semesters: 2 credits each semester uAth a minimum of 4 credit hours) Option 2 (If not currently teaching) • EDUC 5860 - Practicum in Education (1-4) (2 credit hours required) (Complete a practicum of at least 60 clock hours in a school setting after completing MED 6050.) • EDUC 5840 - Student Teaching in Elementary Education for MED Students (6) (Complete student teaching, all day for 50 days, with an assigned cooperating teacher.) Successfii I co mpletio n of the above cou rse wo rk a nd field work vjill result in recommendationfor the Utah Level 1 Elementary License. Course Requirements for MEd (Elementary Licensure Track) The 37 hour program of study consists of 21 hours of licensure courses and 16 hours of additional professional core requirements. A portion of the core requirement is the completion of a Master's project, an application of knowledge and skills. Weber State University 2012-2013 Catalog