MIDDLE GRADES EDUCATION Ed.S. 27 HOURS

Advising: Department of Middle Grades and Secondary Education,
Dr. Ronnie Sheppard,
P.O. Box 8134,
Statesboro, GA 30460,
(912) 681-5203,
sheppard@gsaix2.cc.gasou.edu,
Fax: (912) 681-0026,
http://www2.gasou.edu/middlegrades/home.htm

Admission Requirements

Regular

• Complete requirements for a Master's degree from a regionally accredited institution.
• Possess or be eligible for a Professional Level Five Certificate or equivalent in Middle Grades Education.
• Present a 3.25 or higher GPA on all graduate work attempted.
• Present a score of no less than 450 on the verbal subtest and a score of no less than 450 on either the quantitative or analytical subtest of the Graduate Record Examination (GRE), or a score of no less than 49 on the Miller Analogies Test (MAT).

Provisional

If GPA and/or test score criteria for regular admission in the Ed.S. program are not met, provisional admission into the Ed.S. program may be granted through program faculty review; submission of additional materials required.

Prerequisites

EDUR 7130 - Educational Research (3)

Research Sequence Requirements 9 Hours

EDUR 8131 - Educational Statistics I (3)

EDUR 8434 - Field-based Educational Research (3)

MGED 8839 - Seminar and Field Study (3)

Major Requirements 15 Hours

MGED 8133* - Trends, Issues, and Research in Middle Level Education (3)

*Taken prior to EDUR 8434 or concurrently

A minimum of 6 hours in two concentration areas selected from: science, social studies, language arts, and mathematics.

Elective 3 Hours

Other Program Requirements

• Successful completion of the Ed.S. Comprehensive Exit Assessment; involves constituting a three-faculty advisory committee to guide field study, and requires the completion and oral defense of a major field-based research paper.