Secondary and Middle School Education (M.Ed.)

Program Objectives

This program is designed for those possessing a bachelor's degree and wishing to teach students in grades 5-8 or 8-12.

Prerequisites

1. An earned Bachelor's degree.
2. Minimum cumulative average of 2.67 in the Baccalaureate Degree Program.
3. Introduction to Psychology, and a course in Adolescent/Developmental or an appropriate Psychology.
4. Completed graduate admission application and two letters of reference.
5. Personal interview and evaluation of previous coursework.
6. All graduate students are required to demonstrate successful completion and a passing score on the Communication and Literacy section of the MTEL, or comparable teacher exam, before official acceptance. The subject area test must be completed prior to student teaching.

Required Education Courses

• EDC 400* - The Reflective Practitioner (3 Credits)
• EDC 550 - Introduction to Special Education (3 Credits)
• EDC 504* - Secondary and Middle School Methods (3 Credits) --OR-- ED 511* - (for math majors) Teaching Mathematics: Secondary and Middle (3 Credits)
• EDC 520* - Reading and Communication in the Secondary and Middle Schools (3 Credits)
• EDC 438F - Student Teaching:Secondary (6 Credits)
• EDC 438G - Student Teaching: Middle (6 Credits)
• EDC 446 - Education Seminar (1-4 Credits)

* Field Experience Required

With the above, the candidate must successfully complete a program portfolio to be eligible for the Initial Level of teacher licensure in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

Additional Courses Required for Master's Degree (9 Credits)

• EDC 468 - Inclusionary Practices: Action-Based Research (3 Credits) or EDC 354 - Classroom Assessment (3 Credits)
• Two 3-credit Electives

  Note: There is a 10 year limit for completion of degree requirements including transfer courses requested.

Program for Professional Licensure to be announced.

For further information, contact:

• Professor Esta Sobey, M.A., M..Phil.
• Director of Middle and Secondary Education
• (413) 205-3453
• (413) 205-3338
• esta.sobey@aic.edu

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