Evening Program for Elementary Certification M.A.
This is an evening program for working adults who wish to obtain elementary certification and earn a Master of Arts degree. This program is designed to provide candidates with the knowledge, skills, and dispositions needed to be successful classroom teachers. Candidates may choose to only complete the coursework and clinical hours needed for elementary certification, or they may continue their studies and earn a Master of Arts degree in Elementary Education. Candidates seeking a Master of Arts degree must complete a comprehensive examination. Although all coursework is offered during evenings, the field work and student teaching requirements must be met during normal school hours. All candidates must meet the requirements for full admission status listed in the College of Education introduction.
Prerequisites
- Successful completion of the Illinois Basic Skills Test
- Initial interview with University representative
- Bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited institution
- Enter with a minimum 2.75 grade point average for Bachelor’s level coursework and maintain a minimum 3.0 during the program.
- Meet all general education requirements
- Eighteen hours in an endorsement area (See Program Director for list of acceptable areas of endorsement)
- Substitute certificate strongly recommended
Degree Requirements
Required Courses for Certification (37):
| 55-501 | Classroom Management with Elementary Field Experience I (50 field experience hrs.) | 1 |
| 55-502 | Teaching English Language Learners with Field Experience II (50 field experience hrs.) | 1 |
| 55-504 | Technology For Teaching and Learning | 2 |
| 55-510 | Foundations of Elementary Education | 6 |
| 55-521 | Curriculum and Instruction in the Middle School | 3 |
| 55-524 | Methods of Early Reading and Literacy Instruction P-3 | 3 |
| 55-525 | Methods of Intermediate Literacy Instruction 4-9 | 3 |
| 55-530 | Classroom Assessment and Intervention | 3 |
| 55-540 | Methods of Teaching Science and Health, K-9 | 2 |
| 55-552 | Methods of Teaching Mathematics, K-9 | 2 |
| 55-554 | Methods of Teaching Social Studies and Multi-Cultural Studies, K-9 | 2 |
| 55-581 | Student Teachingin the Elementary and Middle School Classroom and Seminar | 6 |
| 51-546 | Historical Foundations of American Education | 3 |
Additional courses required for M.A. (4)
| 55-576 | First Year Teaching Experience | 1 |
| 52-575 | Practical Research for Learning Communities | 3 |
| - | 100 field experience hours | |
| - | Comprehensive Examination | |