Comprehensive examinations are usually given on the second Saturday of November, April, and July. This program is designed to provide advanced preparation in subject matter and professional education for elementary and secondary teachers. Prerequisites Beyond the general prerequisites, applicants must hold a valid teaching certificate and should ordinarily have successfully completed one year of teaching or related professional experience. A grade point average of at least 3.0 and Miller Analogies Test, GRE or other admission test approved by the faculty coordinator and completed in the past five years are required. Students not meeting some of these requirements may be granted provisional status.
Courses are determined in consultation with the major adviser.
All courses accepted for the master s degree are subject to the approval of the candidate s adviser or the candidate s advisory committee. In this concentration, no more than 16 semester hours may be applied from Educational Psychology or Special Education. This requirement assumes a prerequisite background in the supporting area. The courses shall be upper division or graduate level courses. Approval of courses to fulfill this requirement shall be obtained from the student s advisory committee.