PROGRAM OF STUDY
MASTER OF EDUCATION
ELEMENTARY EDUCATION WITH CERTIFICATION EMPHASIS
Student Name: ___________________________________Date: ______________________________
Advisor's Signature: _______________________________S.S. # ______________________________
APPROVED PROGRAM OF STUDIES—Courses selected with the approval of the advisor.
I.
FOUNDATIONS:
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ECI 570
Core Introductory Seminar
(1 hour)
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EDF XXX
Educational Foundations (students may choose among
EDF 500, EDF 630, EDF 671, or BME 631)
(3 hours)
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EPS XXX
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ECI 571
Reading and Language Arts Methods
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ECI 572
Teaching Lab (concurrent with ECI 571)
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ECI 573
Elementary School Mathematics Methods *
(3 hours)
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ECI 574
Social Studies /Science Methods
(integrated as 2 sequential 8-week seminars)
(4 hours)
Educational Psychology (students may choose among
EPS 605, EPS 610, or EPS 611)
(3 hours)
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II. PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION COURSES:
(6 hours)
(1 hour)
………………….
ECI 575
Curriculum and Assessment in the Elementary Classroom (4 hours)
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III. EDUCATIONAL SPECIALTIES:
………………….
ESE 548
Survey of Special Education
(3 hours)
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IV. STUDENT TEACHING CAPSTONE EXPERIENCE (includes the following):
(10-13 hours)
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ECI 576
Student Teaching /Internship
………………….
ECI 577
Student Teaching Reflection Seminar
(taken concurrently with ECI 576)
(9-12 hours)
(1hour)
TOTAL DEGREE
37-40 Hours
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None of the ECI coursework for this degree may be applied to NAU Early Childhood, Elementary, or
Secondary Master’s Degrees. A Program of Study must accompany the application for admission to the
program. Students must be admitted to this degree program before taking coursework. A maximum
of 9 credit hours may be transferred into the Masters/Certification program subject to Graduate College
policy on transfer credit. Course substitution is made on a case by case basis subject to the approval of
advisor and department chair. ETC 447 or one-credit technology course (ETC XXX) is a prerequisite to the
program, although may be exempt subject to satisfactory placement test score.
* College Algebra or equivalent mathematics is a prerequisite for Elementary School Mathematics,
ECI573.
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