GRADUATE SCHOOL OF STEPHEN F. AUSTIN STATE UNIVERSITY
Masters in STANDARD ELEMENTARY Education
DEGREE PLAN
To the Candidate:
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Knowing the current Graduate Bulletin and Graduate Student Handbook requirements are the
candidate’s responsibility. Pay close attention to the following university policies: Academic
Integrity and Semester Grades.
Should you need to do so, the Petition to Change Degree Plan can be completed and filed.
The master’s degree must be completed within 6 years of the first semester of coursework.
1.
last, first name
2
student ID #
street address
3.
city
date
state
preferred email
zip code
preferred phone number
4.
bachelor’s degree
major
conferring institution
date of degree
NOTE: If you are not enrolled or sit out a semester, you must reapply with the graduate office to reenroll in courses for
the next semester. There is a sit out one semester rule: you have to reapply but will not have to repay on ApplyTexas.
18 hours
Required CORE Courses * all 18 hours must be taken in this section *
Sem/Year
3
ELE 525 Instruction and Assessment
3
3
ELE 584 Research and Analysis of Teaching (This is the graduate comprehensive capstone
course; you must maintain a B to pass this capstone course.)
ELE 521 Mathematics in Elementary School, Advanced
3
ELE 522 Science in the Elementary School, Advanced
3
ELE 523 Social Studies in the Elementary School, Advanced
3
RDG 519 Reading Methods Upper Level
6 hours
Required SUPPORT Courses * all 6 hours must be taken in this section *
3
ELE 527 Elementary School Child, Advanced
3
RDG 501 Early Literacy of Young Children
12 hours
Sem/Year
Required OPTION Courses
*You may choose your 12 hours from ANY graduate ECH,
ELE, MLG, or RDG course that is being offered that semester. This allows flexibility to build
your own option coursework.
Sem/Year
3
3
3
3
IN RECOMMENDING APPROVAL OF THIS PLAN, THE DEPARTMENT INDICATES THE CANDIDATE’S ACCEPTANCE AS A MAJOR
Gloria Gresham
Major Graduate Advisor
Department Chair
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Date
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Dean
Date
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6-9-2015
revised GJG
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Date
Grade
Grade
Grade