Virginia Tech English Education
Program Requirements Checklist
Degree Program: Master of Arts in Education and Post-graduate Professional Licensure, English 6-12
FOUNDATIONS: (9 credits)
__ EDCI 5104: Schooling in American Society
__EDEP 5154 Pysch Foundations for Teachers
__ EDCI 5554: Educating Exceptional Learners
COGNATE: (6 credits)
__ EDCI 5264: Comprehension Processes and Content Area Reading
__EDCI 5614 Digitally Mediated Learning
__EDCI 5134: Gender in Education
__EDCI 5524: Behavior Management in K-12 Classrooms
__ EDCI 5454: Teaching Composition
RESEARCH: (3 credits)
__ EDEP 5194: Research on the Assessment of Student Achievement
FIELD EXPERIENCE: (12 credits)
__ EDCI 5964: Field Experience, 3 credits, fall
__ EDCI 5754: Internship, 9 credits, spring
CONCENTRATION: (9 credits)
__ EDCI 5724: Teaching in the Middle and Secondary School I (English)
__ EDCI 5744: Teaching in the Middle and Secondary School II (English)
__ EDCI 5444: Teaching Adolescent Readers
*Bolded courses are required.
Suggested Timetable of Classes
Program
Fall
Spring
Summer I &
II
Fall
Spring
5th Year
Program
(with Dual
Status)
Application due
by Oct 15th
Passing scores
on Praxis I and
II and VCLA.
Complete undergrad
requirements.
EDCI 5264
Comp. and
Content
Reading
EDCI 5104
Schooling in
American
Society
EDCI 5554
Educating
Exceptional
Learners
EDCI 5724 Teaching in Mid
and Sec School – English I
EDCI 5964 Field Studies
English (3 credits)
EDCI 5444 Teaching
Adolescent Readers
EDCI 5744 Teaching in Mid and Sec
School – English II
EDCI 5754 Internship (9 credits)
2 Year
Program
Application
due by March
1 (later if space
allows).
EDCI 5104
EDEP 5154
EDCI 5554
EDCI 5724 Teaching in Mid
and Sec School – English I
EDCI 5964 Field Studies
English (3 credits)
EDCI 5444 Teaching
Adolescent Readers
EDCI 5744 Teaching in Mid and Sec
School – English II
EDCI 5754 Internship (9 credits)
Begin grad course(s)
requirements:
EDEP 5194 Research
on Assessment of
Student Achievement
EDEP 5154 Psych
Foundations for
Teachers
EDCI 5784: Behavior
Management (or another
Cognate Option)
EDEP 5194
EDCI 5264
EDCI 5784: Behavior
Management (or another
Cognate Option
Electronic Portfolio Defense for MA
Electronic Portfolio Defense for MA
Notes: This table is only a suggestion for advising purposes. It can be changed to suit the candidate’s individual need.
[Rev 8/15 T. T. Stewart]