Professor Fannye Love, Chair
121A Education Building

Professors Chambless, Love, Payne, and Sumrall
Associate Professors Arnold, Blackbourn, Erdim, Hanshaw, Leigh, Oliphant-Ingham, Rock, and Tyler
Assistant Professors Chessin, Pepper, Rowland, Sullivan, Thomas and Wiggers

Graduate Degrees
The following degrees are offered: Master of Arts in Education with emphasis in TESOL; Master of Education with emphases in elementary education, special education, and secondary education (biology, chemistry, English, modern languages, mathematics, physics, or social studies); Education Specialist with emphasis in elementary, secondary or special education. Doctor of Education with emphasis in elementary education; and Doctor of Philosophy in Education with emphasis in TESOL. Applications for admission will not be considered without accompanying test scores (GRE, NTE, and/or Praxis). Applications must be received before the following dates:

• October 1 for admission for the spring semester
• March 1 for admission to both summer terms
• July 1 for admission to the fall semester
  

Requirements
The M.Ed. degree requires 30 semester hours of course work. All candidates for the degree must take Educational Research I (EDRS 605) and Advanced Curriculum Theory and Practice (EDCI 601).
For the emphasis in elementary education, other requirements include an additional 3 hours from any foundations area (EDEL 519, EDEL 621, EDFD 609, EDPY 601, EDCI 557, EDPY 603, EDRD 501 or another approved course from either inside or outside the School of Education); 15 hours of specialized courses from one emphasis area (either math/science or language/reading methods); and Clinical Projects (EDEL 630) (3 credit hours). An additional 6 credit hours of elective course work is required.

For the emphasis in secondary education, other requirements include 15 hours in the subject area (math, science, social studies, English) plus 3 hours of Advanced Methods in the subject area (EDSE 642-648) and 6 hours of electives.
For the emphasis in special education, other requirements include 15 hours in the major area, to include Rehabilitation of the Handicapped (EDSP 628), Readings in Research with Exceptional Children (EDSP 683), Practicum and Field Experiences with Exceptional Students (EDSP 552), two additional courses in special education, plus 9 hours of approved electives.

In addition, all M.Ed. candidates must hold or be eligible to hold a Class A certificate and must pass a portfolio evaluation and a written comprehensive examination.

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M.A. Degree Program

A Master of Arts in Secondary Education with an emphasis in secondary education.

The subject area teaching emphasis is available for alternate certification for arts and science majors participating in the Mississippi Teacher Corps Program. In order to receive full admission to the degree program, applicants must present evidence of having met the required score established by the Mississippi State Department of Education on the Content Master Examination for Educators (CMEE) in the content area of art education, biology, chemistry, English, French, mathematics, physical education, physics, social studies, or special education. The emphasis in subject area teaching requires thirty hours of graduate course work, to include:

SUMMER SESSION

EDSE 500 - Principles of Secondary Classroom
EDSE 501 - Content Methodology and Evaluation
EDSE 502 - Multicultural Field Experiences

FALL SEMESTER

EDSE 600 - Effective Teaching and Community Service
EDSE - Content Area Methods Course

SPRING SEMESTER

EDCI 601 - Advanced Curriculum Theory and Practice
EDSE - Elective

SUMMER SESSION

EDRS 605 - Educational Research I
EDLD 641 - The Legal Context of Education

In addition, the student must successfully complete a written and/or oral comprehensive examination. For additional information about the program, contact the director of the Mississippi Teacher Corps.

The M.A. in Education with emphasis in TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages) is offered with both thesis and nonthesis options, adding up to 36 semester hours. All candidates must pass a comprehensive examination. Consult with TESOL faculty for the requirements.

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English as a Second Language (ESL) Certification

The Department of Curriculum and Instruction, TESOL Program, proposes the following 12-hour course program to meet the competencies in (1) language principles; (2) language acquisition; (3) methodology; (4) cross-cultural awareness; and (5) assessment for an add-on endorsement to current Mississippi teaching certification: ENG 501, EDCI 631, EDCI 542, and EDCI 647.

The Ph.D. in Education with emphasis in TESOL requires 90 semester hours beyond the bachelor's degree, including 18 credit hours of dissertation. All candidates must pass the equivalent of four semesters of foreign language studies. A written comprehensive exam precedes the writing of the dissertation. Consult with TESOL faculty for the requirements.

The Doctor of Education degree with emphasis in elementary education requires 99 semester hours, including 18 dissertation hours. This includes 33 hours of professional core courses: Educational Statistics I, II (EDRS 501, 701); Educational Research I, II (EDRS 605, 705); Advanced Educational Psychology (EDPY 603); The Cultural Context of Education (EDFD 609); Clinical Projects (EDEL 630); Advanced Curriculum Theory and Practice (EDCI 601); and 9 hours to be selected from EDCI 557, EDEL 519, EDCI 503, and EDEL 621.

In addition, the candidate must take 9 hours selected from among the following: EDEL 531, EDEL 615, EDEL 625, EDEL 627, EDEL 629 and EDEC 551; plus 9 hours from the group EDEL 531, EDEL 617, EDRD 500, EDRD 515, EDRD 517, EDRD 617, EDEC 553, and EDEC 555; plus 6 additional hours selected from the previous two groups or from courses with the prefixes EDEL, EDEC, EDCI, EDAV, EDLS, or EDSP.

The candidate also must take 12 hours of electives, 9 of them from outside the School of Education and 3 in education but outside elementary education; also 6 hours of the Doctoral Seminar (EDEL 700) and 6 hours of Internship (EDEL 727). He or she must pass a portfolio evaluation, pass written comprehensives in four areas (curriculum, trends and issues, research, and methodology), and write and defend a dissertation.

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