SCIENCE EDUCATION M.ED. 36 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 bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited institution.
• Possess or be eligible for a Professional Level Four Certificate or equivalent in Middle Grades Education.
• Present a 2.50 or higher GPA on all undergraduate and graduate work.
• 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 44 on the Miller Analogies Test (MAT).

Provisional

All requirements must be met with the exception of test score criteria; present a score of no less than 400 on the verbal subtest and a score of no less than 400 on either the quantitative or analytical subtest of the Graduate Record Examination (GRE), or a score of no less than 35 on the Miller Analogies Test (MAT). If GPA and/or test score criteria are not met, provisional admission may be granted through a program review process; additional materials must be submitted.

Professional Education Core Requirements 9 Hours

EDUC 7130- Curriculum Theories & Design (3)

EDUF 7130- Learning Theories & Applications (3)

EDUR 7130- Educational Research (3)

Specific Requirements 6 Hours

SCED 7232- Teaching Science in the Secondary School (3)

SCED 8633- Seminar in Secondary Education (3)

Major Requirements 18 Hours

18 hours of graduate science courses approved by the advisor. Courses must include three science areas from: physics, biology, earth-space science, and chemistry.

Elective 3 Hours

Other Program Requirements

• Successful completion of the M.Ed. Comprehensive Exit Examination