Post-Master's Certifications
Administration and Supervision
Gifted and Talented
Library Media Specialist
Mathematics Instructional Leader, PreK-6 or 4-9
Reading Specialist
Special Education
STEM
TESOL
Course Descriptions
Administration and Supervision
Students who have a master’s degree and desire to obtain School Administration and Supervision Certification should take the following courses:
EDU-557 Leadership Seminar I (3)
EDU-560 Legal Issues for Teachers and Administrators (3)
EDU-569 Supervision: Empowering Teachers (3)
EDU-563 Curriculum Development (3)
EDU-688 Practicum: School Administration and Supervision Part I* (3)
Note: Open only to students seeking the Administration and Supervision Certification
EDU-690 Practicum: School Administration and Supervision Part II (3)
Prerequisite: An assessment course.
*Course needed for School Administration and Supervision Certification
Gifted and Talented
Students who have a master’s degree and desire to obtain certification in Gifted and Talented Education should take the following courses:
EDGT-500 Foundations of Gifted and Talented Education (3)
EDGT-501 Affective Characteristics of Diverse Gifted and Talented Learners (3)
EDGT-502 Curriculum for the Gifted and Talented (3)
EDGT-505 Strategies for Gifted and Talented Education (3)
EDGT-503 Research Seminar in Gifted and Talented Education (3)
EDGT-504 Practicum in Gifted and Talented Education (3)
Library Media Specialist
Students who have a master’s degree and desire to obtain certification as a Library Media Specialist should take the following courses:
EDU-556 Technology for Instruction and Management (3)
EDU-575 Information Literacy Resources (3)
EDU-514 Organization of Information (3)
EDU-577 Internet in Teaching and Learning (3)
EDU-524 Adolescent Literature (3)
EDU-512 School Library Administration I (3)
EDU-610 School Library Administration II (3)
Mathematics Instructional Leader, PreK-6 or 4-9
Students who have a master’s degree and desire to obtain certification as a Mathematics Instructional Leader, Grades PreK – 6 or Grades 4-9, should take the following courses:
Mathematics Instructional Leader, Grades PreK-6
MAT-541 Number and Operations (3)
MAT-542 Number and Relationships (3)
MAT-543 Geometry and Measurement (3)
MAT-544 Statistics and Probability (3)
MAT-545 Patterns and Algebraic Thinking (3)
MAT-546 Algebra (3)
EDU-616 Practicum: Leadership in Mathematics Education (3)
EDU-583 Special Topics in Mathematics Education (3)
Mathematics Instructional Leader, Grades 4-9
MAT-501 Number and Operations (3)
MAT-503 Fundamentals of Algebra (3)
MAT-507 Algebraic Functions (3)
MAT-521 Measurement and Geometry (3)
MAT-531 Data Analysis and Statistics (3)
MAT-532 Probability and Simulations (3)
MAT-533 Calculus (3)
EDU-583 Special Topics in Mathematics Education (3)
EDU-616 Practicum: Leadership in Mathematics Education (3)
Reading Specialist
Students who are elementary and secondary certified teachers who want to expand their knowledge of literacy theory and practices to become literacy leaders in K-12 settings, should take the following courses:
EDU-586 Techniques of Teaching Reading and Writing to Students with Limited English Proficiency (3)
EDU-612 Remedial Reading Instruction for Classroom and Clinical Settings (3)
EDU-551 Reading and Writing in the Content Areas II (for elementary teachers) (3) OR
EDU-542 Instruction of Reading (for secondary teachers) (3)
EDU-629 The Roles of the Literacy Coach (3)
EDU-618 Resource Role of the Reading Specialist (3)
EDU-691 Practicum: Application of Remediation (3)
Prerequisites - Elementary:
EDU-509 Processes and Acquisition of Reading (3)
EDU-510 Elementary Reading Materials (3)
EDU-511 Assessment of Reading (3)
EDU-542 Instruction in reading (3)
Prerequisites - Secondary:
EDU-580 Teaching Reading and Writing in Content Areas I (3)
EDU-551 Teaching Reading and Writing in Content Areas II (3)
Special Education
Students interested in obtaining Special Education Certification should take the following courses:
SPE-526 Special Education for the Classroom Teacher (3)
SPE-543 Assessment of Special Needs Populations (Secondary) (3) OR
SPE-544 Assessment of Special Needs Populations (Elementary) (3)
SPE-546 Methods of Teaching Students with Special Needs (3)
SPE-570 Individualizing the Curriculum: Strategies for Holistic Intervention (Elementary) (3) OR
SPE-571 Vocational Skills in Special Education Methods (Secondary) (3)
SPE-576 Communication Skills for the School-Based Professional (3)
STEM
Students who have a master’s degree and desire to obtain certification in STEM should take the following courses:
PHY-560 Physics for Teachers K-8 (3)
CHM-560 Chemistry for Teachers K-8 (3)
EDST-500 Instruction to Design, Technology, and Engineering: Content and Instruction Strategies (3)
PHY-561 Space and Earth Science for Teachers K-8 (3)
BIO-560 Biology for Teachers K-8: The Cell, Inheritance and Evolution (3)
EDST-501 Exploration in Design, Technology, and Engineering: Content and Instruction Strategies (3)
ENV-560 Sustainability for Teachers K-8 (3)
EDST-502 Application of Design, Technology, and Engineering: Content and Instruction Strategies (3)
EDST-503 Practicum: STEM for Teachers K-8 (3)
EDST-504 STEM Curriculum Development (3)
TESOL
Students interested in obtaining TESOL Certification should take the following Courses:
EDU-508 Issues in TESOL (3)
EDU-545 Principles of Linguistics (3)
EDU-546 Methods and Materials for TESOL (3)
EDU-547 Assessing Second Language Acquisition (3)
EDU-548 Language Learning (3)
EDU-586 Techniques of Teaching Reading and Writing to Students with Limited English Proficiency (3)
EDU-596 English Grammar for ESL Teachers (3)
Prerequisites: Six credits in a second language.