Literacy, MEd

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Program Description:

The Master’s of Education in Literacy is designed for the teaching professional who seeks to advance literacy knowledge and teaching skills. The coursework for the master’s degree involves 30 credit hours of which the first fifteen credit hours are the Reading Endorsement courses. The coursework for the Master’s of Education in Literacy involves: literacy theories, content area literacy, literature for diverse learners, teaching writing, literacy assessments and evaluations, working with at-risk readers/writers, serving as a literacy leader within a school setting, and a literacy research project.

Admission Requirements:

Applicants who seek both the Master’s degree and the PK-12 Reading Endorsement are requested to note both programs on the Graduate School application.

Bachelor’s degree
Current Ohio teaching license
2.7 Cumulative minimum undergraduate GPA and GRE score or MAT score in the 50th percentile or better
OR
3.0 Cumulative minimum undergraduate GPA
Completion of required Ohio pre-requisite “reading core” including at least 12 hours of reading/writing methods classes. Those 12 hours must include at least one separate three semester hour course in the teaching of phonics.

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Literacy

The Literacy program is a master of education (M.Ed.) degree program for the continuing education of current teachers who hold at least an Ohio Resident Educator teaching license. Opportunities for graduates of this program include classroom teaching, tutoring in a variety of settings, and work in training departments in business and industry.

Literacy (MEd)