B.A. to M.Ed. in Elementary Education

The B.A. to M.Ed. program in Elementary Education is designed for outstanding High Point University undergraduate students majoring in Elementary Education or Special Education. To be eligible,  students must be enrolled in their final year of undergraduate study and have demonstrated academic success in the first three years of coursework. Students accepted into the B.A. to M.Ed. in Elementary Education will be permitted to enroll in nine hours of advanced coursework that may be applied toward completion of the M.Ed. degree in Elementary Education.

Students will apply for admission into the M.Ed. program in Elementary Education immediately upon graduation and continue in the program during the summer and into  the following academic year. Upon completion of all graduate coursework and when students submit the application for graduation, the specified credits completed during the senior undergraduate year will be transferred onto students’ graduate academic record.

Admission Terms: Fall Senior Year Only

Deadlines for Application Materials:

Current HPU undergraduate students interested in the B.A. to M.Ed. program in Elementary Education will apply directly to the Graduate School during Spring term of their Junior year. If approved, they will be offered conditional admission to the graduate school and will be approved to complete up to 9 credit hours of graduate courses in their Senior year.

Required materials include:

• Completed Online application.  When starting your application, please indicate your entering term (the semester you are no longer an undergraduate student) as the semester after graduation. For most BA to M.Ed. students, this will be the summer term after you graduate.
• Essay/personal statement about interest in the program and goals for the degree (1-2 pages)
• Three recommendation letters from High Point University professor’s
• An official transcript from all colleges attended other than High Point University. *Note: The Office of Graduate Admissions will request your High Point University transcript for you once application is submitted.
• Professional resume
• 3.0 GPA is required for consideration for admission.

Exceptions to any admission requirement may be considered under special circumstances.

B.A. to M.Ed. (36 semester hours)

Core Courses (9 Hours)

• EDU 5020 – Curriculum Development
• EDU 5040 – Diversity in Education: Societal and Organizational Perspectives
• EDU 5060 – Developing Leaders in 21st Century Schools

Literacy Concentration

Senior Year Courses (9 Hours)

• EDU 4531/5131 – Literature and Informational Texts for Children and Young Adults
• EDU 4532/5132 – Foundations of Writing Instruction
• EDU 4511/5011 – Technology Integration for Elementary STEM and Literacy Based Programs

Instructional Courses (12 Hours)

• EDU 5134 – Foundations of Reading Instruction
• EDU 5135 – Diagnosis and Assessment in the Teaching of Reading
• EDU 5136 – Content Area Literacy
• EDU 5231 – Supervised Practicum in Literacy Program Implementation

Capstone Experience (6 Hours)

• EDU 5030 – Methods of Educational Research

AND

• EDU 5300 – Product of Learning

OR

• EDU 5200 – Thesis

Content Concentration

Senior Year Courses (9 Hours)

• EDU 4511/5011 – Technology Integration for Elementary STEM and Literacy Based Programs
• EDU 4532/5132 – Foundations of Writing Instruction
• EDU 4533/5133 – Integrated Principles of Science and Social Studies Instruction

Instructional Courses (12 Hours)

• EDU 5130 – Numerical Representation and Number Concepts in Elementary Mathematics
• EDU 5134 – Foundations of Reading Instruction
• EDU 5136 – Content Area Literacy
• One additional course from either the Literacy or STEM concentration

Capstone Experience (6 Hours)

• EDU 5030 – Methods of Educational Research

AND

• EDU 5300 – Product of Learning

OR

• EDU 5200 – Thesis

STEM Concentration

Senior Year Courses (9 Hours)

• EDU 4511/5011 – Technology Integration for Elementary STEM and Literacy Based Programs
• EDU 4533/5133 – Integrated Principles of Science and Social Studies Instruction
• EDU 4534/5234 – Practicum Infused STEM Strategies for K-6 Classroom

Instructional Courses (12 Hours)

• EDU 5130 – Numerical Representation and Number Concepts in Elementary Mathematics
• EDU 5137 – Integrating STEM Instruction into the Elementary Classroom
• EDU 5232 – STEM Infused Principles of Robotics and Technology
• EDU 5233 – Connected Systems and Interdependence in Science

Capstone Experience (6 Hours)

• EDU 5030 – Methods of Educational Research

AND

• EDU 5300 – Product of Learning

OR

• EDU 5200 – Thesis