Graduate School Master of Education in Elementary Education (M.Ed.)

The program for the Master of Education in Elementary Education builds on the most current body of knowledge of best practice and practical expertise (theory and practice) relevant to teaching grades K-6.  The program is designed for candidates who have a baccalaureate K-6 teaching license before the end of the first team or graduate enrollment. The program requires comprehensive examinations and 33-34 hours (i.e., professional core (14 hours), literacy or content-based instructional courses (14 hours), and a capstone experience (5-6 hours) which includes an intense literacy practicum, thesis option, or product of learning). The capstone experience also includes a research methodology course which serves as the prerequisite experience for the practicum, thesis, or development of the product.

The Education program coordinator is Dr. Debbie Linville. She can be reached at dlinvill@highpoint.edu or 336.841.9224. To learn more about Dr. Linville and the Education Graduate Faculty click here. For more information check out the School of Education website or download an informational brochure today!

Tracy Collum is the Education graduate staff liaison. If you would like to tour campus or have general admission questions, you may call Tracy at 336.841.9447 or email her at tcollum@highpoint.edu.

 

Degree: Master of Education

Admission Terms: Fall (August); Spring (January); Summer (June)

Deadlines for Application Materials: All application materials must be received or postmarked by the following deadlines: March 31, 2013 for Summer 2013, June 30, 2013 for Fall 2013 and November 15, 2013 for Spring 2014.

Application Materials: Applicants must have a four-year bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited college and an acceptable GPA (3.0 or higher on a 4-point scale). For applicants with teaching licenses in other areas, successful completion of the Praxis II exam in Elementary Education must be submitted to the School of Education by completion of the first 6 hours of graduate course work. An admission decision takes into consideration the applicant’s GPA, completed course work, professional work experience, personal and professional goals for the degree, as well as the information provided by references.

Required materials include:

  • online application with a nonrefundable $50 application fee;
  • an official transcript showing an earned baccalaureate degree in Elementary Education K-6, and official transcripts from all other previously attended colleges (including High Point University);
  • resume;
  • essay about interest in the program and goals for the degree;
  • three professional reference reports on form provided;
  • copy of current teaching license; and
  • Graduate Record Examination (GRE) or Miller Analogies Test (MAT) obtained within the last five years (GRE Code is 5293; the MAT Code is 1584).

Prerequisite Work: None

Comprehensive Examinations: Yes

Class Time: 4:00 pm – 7:00 pm

 

Program of Study (36 semester hours)

Core Courses (15 semester hours)
EDU 5010 Advanced Instructional Technology for the 21st Century
EDU 5020 Curriculum Development
EDU 5040 Multicultural Education in a Diverse Society
EDU 5060 Developing Leaders in 21st Century Schools
EDU 5070 Trends & Issues in Education (online)
Instructional Courses Literacy Concentration (15 semester hours)
EDU 5134 Foundations of Reading Instruction
EDU 5135 Diagnoses and Assessment in the Teaching of Reading
EDU 5132 Foundations of Writing Instruction
EDU 5131 Literature for Children and Adolescents
EDU 5136 Literacy Across the Curriculum
Capstone Experience Literacy Concentration (6 semester hours)
EDU 5231 Supervised Practicum in Literacy Instruction
EDU 5030 Methods of Educational Research
Instructional Courses Content Concentration (15 hours)
EDU 5130 Numerical Representations and Number Concepts in Elementary Mathematics
EDU 5132 Foundations of Writing Instruction
EDU 5133 Integrated Principles of Science and Social Studies Instruction
EDU 5134 Foundations of Reading Instruction
EDU 5137 Integrating Instruction in the Elementary School
Capstone Experience Content Concentration (6 hours) Choose one set.
EDU 5030 Methods of Educational Research
EDU 5300 Product of Learning
or
EDU 5030 Methods of Educational Research
EDU 5200 Thesis