AMERICAN UNIVERSITY
School of Education, Teaching & Health
EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION
GRADUATE PROGRAM OF STUDY
Courses are usually offered in semester indicated. Any waivers or substitutions must be submitted to the Dean for approval. Request for
practicum and student teaching placement must be made in the beginning of the semester prior to Practicum. You must take and receive
a passing score on the PRAXIS I before program admission and the PRAXIS II and Principles of Learning & Teaching before program
completion.
STARTING SEMESTER: ________________
CAREER SWITCHER:
YES
FINAL SEMESTER: ________________
NO
BA/MA:
CERTIFICATE: 30 CREDIT HOURS
MASTERS: 36 CREDIT HOURS
YES
NO
NAME: __________________________________________
ID#: _________________________
EMAIL: __________________________________________
CELL: _________________________
TRANSCRIPT REVIEW:
FOR ADMISSION:
COMPLETE
INCOMPLETE
☐PRAXIS CORE
FOR PROGRAM COMPLETION: ☐ PRAXIS II CONTENT AND ☐ PRAXIS II PLT
EDUCATION COURSES (6 CREDITS)
CREDIT HOURS
TERM/ YEAR
EDU 521
Foundations of Education (Every Semester)
3
__________
EDU 620
Theories of Educational Psychology and Human Growth
And Development (Every Semester)
3
__________
3
__________
3
__________
EARLY CHILDHOOD TRACK (24 CREDITS)
EDU 609
EDU 619
Effective Teaching for Diverse Learners (Fall)
Children’s Literature: Critical Literacy Perspectives (Fall/Spring)
EDU 628
Play and Learning (Fall)
3
__________
EDU 625
Advocacy and Leadership in ECE (Spring)
3
__________
EDU 635
Theory and Curriculum in Early Childhood Education (Fall)
3
__________
-
__________
3
__________
6
__________
3
__________
3
__________
Practicum (2 days a week)
EDU 623
Special Topics: Literacy, Assessment and Instruction (Spring)
EDU 699
Student Teaching with Required Seminar (Fall/Spring)
MAT REQUIREMENTS (6 CREDITS)
EDU 541
OR
EDU 545
EDU 623
Foundations of Special Education (Spring/ Summer)
Overall of all Exceptionalities: Arts in Special Education (Fall)
Literacy in Nonformal Settings (Summer II)
PORTFOLIO
Portfolio Training: _________________________
Portfolio Completion Date: __________________
AMERICAN UNIVERSITY
School of Education, Teaching, and Health
ELEMENTARY EDUCATION
GRADUATE PROGRAM OF STUDY
Courses are usually offered in semester indicated. Any waivers or substitutions must be submitted to the Dean for approval. Request for
practicum and student teaching placement must be made in the beginning of the semester prior to Practicum. You must take and receive
a passing score on the PRAXIS I before program admission and the PRAXIS II and Principles of Learning & Teaching before program
completion.
STARTING SEMESTER: ________________
CAREER SWITCHER:
YES
FINAL SEMESTER: ________________
NO
BA/MA:
CERTIFICATE: 30 CREDIT HOURS
MASTERS: 39 CREDIT HOURS
YES
NO
NAME: __________________________________________
ID#: _________________________
EMAIL: __________________________________________
CELL: _________________________
TRANSCRIPT REVIEW:
FOR ADMISSION:
COMPLETE
INCOMPLETE
☐PRAXIS CORE
FOR PROGRAM COMPLETION: ☐ PRAXIS II CONTENT AND ☐ PRAXIS II PLT
EDUCATION COURSES (6 CREDITS)
CREDIT HOURS
TERM/ YEAR
EDU 521
Foundations of Education (Every Semester)
3
__________
EDU 620
Theories of Educational Psychology and Human Growth
And Development (Every Semester)
3
__________
EDU 601/555 Teaching Reading in the Elementary School (Fall)
3
__________
EDU 602/553 Teaching Language Arts and Writing in Elementary School (Spring)
3
__________
EDU 603/552 Teaching Mathematics in Elementary School (Fall)
3
__________
EDU 604/556 Teaching Science in the Elementary School (Spring)
3
__________
EDU 608/554 Teaching Social Studies in the Elementary School (Spring)
3
__________
EDU 609
3
__________
-
__________
6
__________
EDU 619 Children’s Literature: Critical Literacy Perspectives (Fall/Spring)
3
__________
EDU 541 Foundations of Special Education (Spring/Summer)
OR
EDU 545 Overall of all Exceptionalities: Arts in Special Education (Fall)
3
__________
EDU 519 Uses of Technology in Education ((Every Semester)
3
__________
ELEMENTARY TRACK (24 CREDITS)
Effective Teaching for Diverse Learners (Fall)
Practicum (2 days a week)
EDU 699
Student Teaching with Required Seminar (Fall/ Spring)
MAT REQUIREMENTS (9 CREDITS)
PORTFOLIO
Portfolio Training: _________________________
Portfolio Completion Date: __________________
AMERICAN UNIVERSITY
School of Education, Teaching, and Health
SECONDARY EDUCATION
GRADUATE PROGRAM OF STUDY
Courses are usually offered in semester indicated. Any waivers or substitutions must be submitted to the Dean for approval. Request for
practicum and student teaching placement must be made in the beginning of the semester prior to Practicum. You must take and receive
a passing score on the PRAXIS I before program admission and the PRAXIS II and Principles of Learning & Teaching before program
completion.
STARTING SEMESTER: ________________ FINAL SEMESTER: ________________
CERTIFICATE: 24 CREDIT HOURS
MASTERS: 39 CREDIT HOURS
CAREER SWITCHER:
NO
YES
NO
BA/MA:
YES
NAME: __________________________________________
ID#: _________________________
EMAIL: __________________________________________
CELL: _________________________
TRANSCRIPT REVIEW:
FOR ADMISSION:
COMPLETE
INCOMPLETE
☐PRAXIS CORE
FOR PROGRAM COMPLETION: ☐ PRAXIS II CONTENT AND ☐ PRAXIS II PLT
EDUCATION COURSES (6 CREDITS)
CREDIT HOURS
TERM/ YEAR
EDU 521
Foundations of Education (Every Semester)
3
__________
EDU 620
Theories of Educational Psychology and Human Growth and Development
(Every Semester)
3
__________
SECONDARY TRACK (18 CREDITS)
EDU 520
Reading, Writing and Literature Across the Curriculum (Spring only)
3
__________
EDU 522
Principles of Effective Instruction (Fall)
3
__________
EDU 540
Methods, Materials and Management in Secondary Education I
3
__________
Practicum (2 days a week)
-
__________
EDU 542
Methods, Materials and Management in Secondary Education II (Spring only)
3
__________
EDU 699
Student Teaching with Required Seminar (Fall and Spring only)
6
__________
3
__________
Education Electives (6 credits): ___________ ___________
3
__________
___________ ___________
3
__________
___________ ___________
3
__________
___________ ___________
3
__________
MAT REQUIREMENTS (15 CREDITS)
EDU 541
OR
EDU 545
Foundations of Special Education (Spring/ Summer)
Overall of all Exceptionalities: Arts in Special Education (Fall)
Content Area (6 credits):
PORTFOLIO
Portfolio Training: _________________________
Portfolio Completion Date: __________________
AMERICAN UNIVERSITY
School of Education, Teaching, and Health
K-12 EDUCATION
GRADUATE PROGRAM OF STUDY
Courses are usually offered in semester indicated. Any waivers or substitutions must be submitted to the Dean for approval. Request for
practicum and student teaching placement must be made in the beginning of the semester prior to Practicum. You must take and receive
a passing score on the PRAXIS I before program admission and the PRAXIS II and Principles of Learning & Teaching before program
completion.
STARTING SEMESTER: ________________
CAREER SWITCHER:
YES
FINAL SEMESTER: ________________
NO
BA/MA:
CERTIFICATE: 24 CREDIT HOURS
MASTERS: 36 CREDIT HOURS
YES
NO
NAME: __________________________________________
ID#: _________________________
EMAIL: __________________________________________
CELL: _________________________
TRANSCRIPT REVIEW:
FOR ADMISSION:
COMPLETE
INCOMPLETE
☐PRAXIS CORE
FOR PROGRAM COMPLETION: ☐ PRAXIS II CONTENT AND ☐ PRAXIS II PLT
EDUCATION COURSES (6 CREDITS)
CREDIT HOURS
TERM/ YEAR
EDU 521
Foundations of Education (Every Semester)
3
__________
EDU 620
Theories of Educational Psychology and Human Growth and Development
(Every Semester)
3
__________
SECONDARY TRACK (15 CREDITS)
EDU 520
Reading, Writing and Literature Across the Curriculum (Spring)
3
__________
EDU 522
Principles of Effective Instruction (Fall)
3
__________
EDU 609
Effective Teaching for Diverse Learners (Fall only)
3
__________
Practicum (2 days a week)
-
__________
EDU ___
Methods course (Spring)
(Taken with EDU 699)
3
__________
EDU 699
Student Teaching with Required Seminar (Fall/Spring)
6
__________
3
__________
Education Electives (6 credits):
EDU ____ _____________________________________
3
__________
EDU ____ _____________________________________
3
__________
Content Area Electives (6 credits):
____ ____ _____________________________________
3
__________
____ ____
3
__________
MAT REQUIREMENTS (15 CREDITS)
EDU 541 Foundations of Special Education (Spring/Summer)
OR
EDU 545 Overall of all Exceptionalities: Arts in Special Education (Fall)
_____________________________________
PORTFOLIO
Portfolio Training: _________________________
Portfolio Completion Date: __________________
AMERICAN UNIVERSITY
School of Education, Teaching, and Health
ENGLISH TO SPEAKERS OF OTHER LANGUAGES
GRADUATE PROGRAM OF STUDY
Courses are usually offered in semester indicated. Any waivers or substitutions must be submitted to the Dean for approval. Request for
practicum and student teaching placement must be made in the beginning of the semester prior to Practicum. You must take and receive
a passing score on the PRAXIS I before program admission and the PRAXIS II and Principles of Learning & Teaching before program
completion.
STARTING SEMESTER: ________________
CAREER SWITCHER:
YES
FINAL SEMESTER: ________________
NO
BA/MA:
CERTIFICATE: 30 CREDIT HOURS
MASTERS: 39 CREDIT HOURS
YES
NO
NAME: __________________________________________
ID#: _________________________
EMAIL: __________________________________________
CELL: _________________________
TRANSCRIPT REVIEW:
FOR ADMISSION:
COMPLETE
INCOMPLETE
☐PRAXIS CORE
FOR PROGRAM COMPLETION: ☐ PRAXIS II CONTENT AND ☐ PRAXIS II PLT
EDUCATION COURSES (6 CREDITS + STUDENT TEACHING)
CREDIT HOURS
TERM/ YEAR
EDU 521
Foundations of Education (Every Semester)
3
_________
EDU 620
Theories of Educational Psychology and Human Growth and Development
(Every Semester)
3
_________
Practicum (2 days a week)
-
_________
Student Teaching with Required Seminar (Spring/ Fall)
6
_________
EDU 699
ENGLISH FOR SPEAKERS OF OTHER LANGUAGES (15 Credits):
TESL 500
Principles of Linguistics (Every semester)
3
_________
TESL 501
English Language Teaching I (Fall/ Summer I)
3
_________
TESL 502
English Language Teaching II (Spring/Summer II)
3
_________
TESL 527
Cultural Issues in the ESL/EFL Classroom (Spring/Summer I)
3
_________
TESL 524
Reading and Writing in the ESL/EFL Classroom (Spring)
3
_________
TESL 531
Language Assessment (Fall)
3
_________
EDU 541 Foundations of Special Education (Spring/Summer)
OR
EDU 545 Overall of all Exceptionalities: Arts in Special Education (Fall)
3
_________
TESL 523 Second Language Acquisition (Spring/Summer II)
3
_________
TESL 541 Teaching Grammar (Fall)
OR
TESL 542 Teaching Pronunciation (Spring)
3
_________
MAT REQUIREMENTS: (9 credit hours)
PORTFOLIO
Portfolio Training: _________________________
Portfolio Completion Date: __________________
AMERICAN UNIVERSITY
School of Education, Teaching, and Health
MASTERS OF ARTS IN TEACHING SPECIAL EDUCATION: LEARNING DISABILITIES
Courses are usually offered in semester indicated. Any waivers or substitutions must be submitted to Director for Approval.
NOTE: You are required take and receive a passing score (as set by the District of Columbia teacher Licensing agency) on the PRAXIS I:
Academic skills assessment before program admission and take PRAXIS II before program completion.
STARTING SEMESTER: ____________
CAREER SWITCHER:
YES
FINAL SEMESTER: ___________
NO
MASTERS: 36 CREDIT HOURS
BA/MA:
YES
NO
Name: ___________________________________________
ID#: ____________________________
Email: __________________________________________
Cell:
Transcript Review:
( ) Complete ( ) Incomplete
For Admission:
( ) Praxis 1 or
For Program Completion:
( ) Praxis II Content and ( ) Praxis II PLT
_________________________
( ) GRE
REQUIRED CORE COURSES
Credit Hours
EDU.502
Methods of Managing Pupils with Behavior Disorders (Summer and Fall)
EDU.541
Or
EDU.545
Foundations of Special Education (Spring only)
Term/Year
3
_________
Overview of all Exceptionalities: Arts in Special Education (Fall only)
3
__________
EDU.605
Methods of Assessment for Learning Disabilities (Spring only)
3
__________
EDU.606
Theories, Methods, and Diagnosis in Remedial Math (Spring only)
3
__________
EDU.644
Language Development and Remediation (Fall only)
3
__________
EDU.645
Learning Disabilities I (Fall only)
3
__________
EDU.646
Learning Disabilities II (Spring only)
3
__________
EDU.671
Foundations of Reading: Diagnosis and Remediation (Fall and Summer)
3
__________
RESEARCH REQUIREMENTS
(Must earn a minimum grade of B for each course)
EDU.607
Research Seminar in Special Education: Learning Disabilities (Spring only)
3
__________
EDU.792
IN-SERVICE TRAING PROJECT IN LEARNING DISABILITIES (FALL AND SPRING)
(SUMMER FOR THOSE WITH EXPERIENCE)
(6 TOTAL CREDITS)
3
3
__________
__________
THEORIES OF EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY (EVERY SEMESTER)
3
__________
3
__________
ELECTIVE
EDU.620
OR
EDU.690
INDEPENDENT STUDY (WITH UNIQUE TITLE)
_____ _______ ____________________________________________
PORTFOLIO:
PORTFOLIO TRAINING: _______________________
PORTFOLIO COMPLETION DATE: _____________________
Academic Year ’13-‘14
______________________________________
Student
___________________
AUID
MA International Peace and Conflict Resolution & MAT: Secondary Education (57 CREDITS)
SIS COURSEWORK (27 CREDITS)
IPCR Core (9 credits)
SIS-607 Peace Paradigms (3)
SIS-609 Conflict Analysis & Resolution: Theory & Practice (3)
SIS- 606 Culture, Peace, & Conflict Resolution: Alternatives to Violence (3)
Economics (3 credits)
SIS- 619 Economics of Violence and Peace (3) OR
An approved Economics course (3) _______________________________
SIS Research and Professional Methods course (6 credits)
SIS-600 Int’l Affairs Stats & Methods OR SIS-619 Adv. Int’l Affairs Stats/Methods (3)
AND
SIS-612 Qualitative Research Methods in PCR (3) OR
_
An approved methodology course
________________
SEM/YEAR
____________
____________
____________
____________
____________
____________
SIS Electives (6 Credits)(may include skills institutes, an internship for credit, additional thesis credits, or elective courses)
____________________________________________________
____________
____________________________________________________
____________
SIS Capstone (3 credits)
_
SIS-797: Master’s
SIS-793:
SIS-795: Substantial
SIS-794: SRP w/
____________
Thesis (3)*
Practicum (3)
Research Paper (3)
Coursework (3)
*Additional 3 credits of thesis can be registered as elective credit
EDU COURSEWORK (30 CREDITS)
Education Courses (9 credits)
EDU-521 Foundations of Education (3)
_
EDU-541 Foundations of Special Education (3) OR
_
EDU-545 Overview of all Exceptionalities: Arts in Special Education (3)
EDU-620 Theories of Educational Psychology and Human Growth and Development (3)
_
Secondary Track (12 credits)
EDU-520 Reading, Writing and Literature Across the Curriculum (3)
_
EDU-522 Principles of Effective Instruction (3)
_
EDU-540 Methods, Materials and Management in Secondary Education I (3)
_
EDU-542 Methods, Materials and Management in Secondary Education II (3)
_
Student Teaching (6 credits)
EDU-699 Student Teaching with Required Seminar (6)
_
Electives (3 Credits)
EDU ____ (3)
___________________
_
____________
____________
____________
____________
____________
____________
____________
____________
____________
SIS NON-CREDIT REQUIREMENTS
Certification of Internship/Professional Experience
____________
Certification of proficiency (intermediate level) in modern foreign language
____________
EDU NON-CREDIT REQUIREMENT
Practicum Experience (Taken concurrently with EDU-540 and before EDU-699)
____________
Academic Year ’13-‘14
Suggested Layout of Courses for Dual Degree
Fall
SIS-607 Peace Paradigms (3)
EDU-521 Foundations of Education (3)
_____ (Education Course or SIS Core course)
Spring
_____ (Education Course or SIS Core course or Economics course)
_____ (Education Course or SIS Core course or Economics course)
_____ (Education Course or SIS Core course or Economics course)
Summer
_____ (Choice between SIS-600 or SIS-619 and SIS-612 or an approved methodology course)
Fall
_____ (Education Course or SIS Core course or Economics course)
_____ (Education Course or SIS Core course or Economics course)
_____ (Education Course or SIS Core course or Economics course)
Spring
_____ (Education Course or SIS Core course or Economics course)
_____ (Education Course or SIS Core course or Economics course)
_____ (Education Course or SIS Core course or Economics course)
Summer
_____ (Choice between SIS-600 or SIS-619 and SIS-612 or an approved methodology course)
Fall
EDU-540 Methods, Materials and Management in Secondary Education I (3)
Practicum
SIS Capstone (3)
Spring
EDU-542 Methods, Materials and Management in Secondary Education II (3)
EDU-699 Student Teaching with Required Seminar (6)
Options relating to Summer courses:
1 – Attend one SIS course in one summer session to take 9 credits in final Fall semester.
2 – Attend two SIS courses in one summer session to take only 6 credits in final Fall semester.
3 – Attend one SIS course in both summer sessions and to take only 6 credits in final Fall semester.