SOCIAL SCIENCE 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.

Prerequisite

EDUR 7130 - Educational Research (3)

Research Sequence Requirements 9 Hours

EDUR 8131 - Educational Statistics I (3)

EDUR 8434 - Field-Based Educational Research (3)

SCED 8839 - Seminar and Field Study (3)

Major Requirements 15 Hours

MSED 8433* - Readings in the Social Studies (3)

*Taken prior to EDUR 8434 or concurrently

12 hours of graduate courses approved by the Advisor. Courses must include four social science areas selected from history, geography, political science, economics, and behavioral science.

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.