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

• EDUA F500 - Seminar: Learning, Teaching, Leading Credits: 3

• EDUC M501 - Laboratory/Field Experience Cr. 0-3.

• Field Experience: Service Learning for Diversity Credits: 0 (minimum 10 hours)

• 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 K505 - Introduction to Special Education for Graduate Students Cr. 3.
• EDUC M501 - Laboratory/Field Experience Cr. 0-3.

• Field Experience: Service Learning for Diversity Credits: 0  (minimum 10 hours)

• EDUC S590 - Research in Secondary Education Cr. 1-3.

• (P: P503)

Secondary Core: (15 credits)

• EDUC M501 - Laboratory/Field Experience Cr. 0-3.

• Field Experience: Service Learning for Diversity Credits: 0  (minimum 10 hours)

• 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 Cr. 3.

• (P: S590)

  • Exit Checkpoint: Presentation of Research Paper or Project

Notes

• 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.
• Students may, however, take up to 6 credit hours before entering the program, at which point they would take EDUA F500 and EDUC P503.
• *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.
• **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)