220 Electives (IS 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. At the present time Weber State offers graduate level content courses in English, HPHP, Math, History, Science, TBE, and Foreign Language. The graduate office has listings of approved elective courses and endorsement requirements. SECONDARY LICENSURE TRACK MEd Course Requirements for Secondary Licensure 0 Foundations and Methods MED 6110 Introduction to Cla ssroom 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 6320 Content Area Literacy Instruction (3) MED 6510 Foundations in Sp ecial Education (3) MED 6020 Diversity in Education (2) MED 6060 Instnidional Strategies (2) 0 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 (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 (2) At least 60 clock hours in a secondary school setting early in your coursework. EDUC 5 880 Stu dent Teaching in Secondary Education for MED Students (6) All day for 40 days, with an assigned cooperating teaching, or you can be hired by a district and complete an internship. Successful completion of the above coursework and field work will result in a recommendation for 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) 0 Foundations MED 6000 Fundamentals of Graduate Study (2) MED 6010 Advanced Educational Foundations (2) MED 6030 Advanced Educational Psychology (2) 0 Scholarship MED 6080 Conducting Educational Research (3) MED 6085 Developing a Project Proposal (1) MED 6090 Master's Project (3) MED 6091 Graduate Synthesis (1) 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. 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\ ELEMENTARY EDUCATION LICENSURE TRACK MEd Course Requirements for Elementary Licensure 0 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 Foundations in Special Education (3) 0 Literacy Courses MED 6314 Reading Instruction in Elementary Schools (2) MED 6316 Language Arts Instru ction in Elementary Schools (2) 0 Mentoring and Supervision These credits do not count towards a master's degree, but are part of the requirements for licensure. Option 1 (If currently teaching on a provision license) EDUC 5860 Practicum in Education (2+2) (Mentoring, supervision, and coaching support will be given for two semesters: 2 credits each semester with a minimum of 4 credit hours) Option 2 (If not currently teaching) EDUC 5860 Practicum in Education (2) (Complete a practicum of at least 60 clock hours in a school setting after completing MED 6050.) and EDUC 5 840 Stu dent Teaching in Elementary Education for MED Students (6) (Complete student teaching, all day for 40 days, with an assigned cooperating teacher.) Successful completion of the above course work and field work will result in recommendation for 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. Professional Education Core Requirements (16 credit hours) 0 Foundations MED 6000 Fundamentals of Graduate Study (2) MED 6010 Advanced Educational Foundations (2) Weber State University 2010-2011 Catalog