Program Details
Offered for fully certified elementary and secondary school teachers. Also certifies the graduate as a reading specialist.
- Location:
- Shippensburg, United States
- Program Type:
- Full Degree
- Degree Level:
- Master
- Specialty:
- Reading & Literacy
Program Overview
- Program Description:
- A graduate program leading to the Master of Education degree with specialization in reading is offered for fully certified elementary and secondary school teachers. A master’s degree also certifies the graduate as a reading specialist. Applicants who have elementary or secondary certification are required to complete a minimum of 33 semester hour credits of graduate work for the Master of Education degree with specialization in reading. Additional course work may be required due to deficiencies in undergraduate preparation. Background courses which may be required (but are not limited to) the following: Children’s Literature; Teaching of Reading; and a Language Arts. The program requires that candidates pass through various status categories from admission to graduation: 1) Foundational Status, 2) Practicum Status, and 3) Program Completion. The Praxis Reading Specialist exam must be passed before graduation and/or certification as a reading specialist.
Additional Program Information
- Accreditation:
- Shippensburg University is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education, AACSB International, ABET Inc., Accrediting Council on Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (ACEJMC), American Chemical Society, Council on Social Work Education, Council for the Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs, International Association of Counseling Services, Council for Exceptional Children and by the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education.
- Financial Aid:
- No
- Requirements:
- The recommended score for the TOEFL is 68 for the internet-based test or 500 for the paper-based test. (Shippensburg University's test code for the TOEFL is 2657). The recommended score for IELTS is 6.0. International applicants from a country where English is the native/official language may be exempted from the TOEFL or IELTS requirement, however the GRE or GMAT is required.