Secondary Education (M.S.Ed.)

Introduction to M.S.Ed. Program: (6 credits — first two courses)

• EDUA F500 - Seminar: Learning, Teaching, Leading Credits: 3
• EDUC M501 - Field Experience: Service Learning for Diversity Credits: 0
  (minimum 10 hrs.)

• EDUC P503 - Introduction to Research Cr. 3.

Two Portfolio Checkpoints:

1. After 18 hours of credit in M.S.Ed. program,* and
2. After 33 hours of credit in M.S.Ed. program*

Foundations Block: (12 credits)

• EDUC M501 - Field Experience: Service Learning for Diversity Credits: 0
  (minimum 10 hrs.)

• EDUC K505 - Introduction to Special Education for Graduate Students Cr. 3.
• EDUC S590 - Research in Secondary Education Cr. 1-3.

• (P: P503)

Secondary Core: (15 credits)

• EDUC M501 - Field Experience: Service Learning for Diversity Credits: 0
  (minimum 10 hrs.)

• EDUC S503 - Secondary School Curriculum Cr. 3.

Electives: (6 credits — part of Secondary Core)

Choose from courses above, workshops, or content courses, or 1-credit Critical Analysis and Reading Core seminars on topics of interest (maximum one 1-credit course per semester).

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Capstone to M.S.Ed. Program: (3 credits — last course)

• EDUC S591 - Research Project in Secondary Education Credits: 3
  (P: S590)
• Exit Checkpoint: Presentation of Research Paper or Project

Notes

1. It is strongly recommended that students take EDUA F500 and EDUC P503 as the first courses in their program. The last course will be EDUC S591.
2. Students may, however, take up to 6 credit hours before entering the program, at which point they would take EDUA F500 and EDUC P503.
3. *Students will meet with a faculty committee for each of the two portfolio checkpoints in the semester following completion of 18 hours of credit and again in the semester following 33 hours of credit.
4. **Students may only apply 6 hours of workshop credit toward completion of the M.S.Ed. Also, at least 21 of the 36 total credits toward the M.S.Ed. must be completed at IPFW.

Total (36 Credits)