Executive Summary
MED in Adolescent Education Programming Changes
Beginning in 2003, the MED in Adolescent Education program has enrolled middle and
secondary students in an advanced MED degree in the content areas of mathematics, social
studies, science, English/language arts, and literacy and language (reading). The program of
study was prescriptive, and students were placed in cohorts with all candidates taking six
education courses in the professional sequence and six courses in their chosen content field.
However, since its inception, the approved number of graduate degrees, programs, endorsements,
and courses has expanded exponentially at Kennesaw State University. Additionally, changes in
certification rules for teacher licensure now support graduate content degrees with value-added
added endorsements.
With the addition of these valuable endorsements, the proposed changes to the program(s) of
study gives teacher candidates access to programs of study with valuable embedded
endorsements. It is proposed that teacher candidates could now chose from the following:
1. MED in Adolescent Education (Middle or Secondary Mathematics, Science,
English/Language Arts, Social Studies, or Literacy and Language) with No
Endorsement (the traditional model with a reduction to to 33 total hours)
2. MED in Adolescent Education (Middle or Secondary Mathematics, Science,
English/Language Arts, Social Studies, or Literacy and Language) with ESOL
Endorsement.
3. MED in Adolescent Education (Middle or Secondary Mathematics, Science,
English/Language Arts, Social Studies, or Literacy and Language) with a Reading
Endorsement.
4. MED in Adolescent Education (Middle or Secondary Mathematics, Science,
English/Language Arts, Social Studies, or Literacy and Language) with a
Teacher-Leader Endorsement
5. MED in Adolescent Education (Middle or Secondary Mathematics, Science,
English/Language Arts, Social Studies, or Literacy and Language) with a Coaching
Endorsement.
6. MED in Adolescent Education (Middle or Secondary Mathematics, Science,
English/Language Arts, Social Studies, or Literacy and Language) with an
Assessment Certificate.
7. MED in Adolescent Education (Middle or Secondary Mathematics, Science,
English/Language Arts, Social Studies, or Literacy and Language) with Gifted
Endorsement. (Presently available through ARCHE Online UGA).
To maintain the present number of semester hours required for the MED degree while
embedding value-added endorsements, reductions were made to the semester hours and curricula
of two education courses (EDUC 7700 and EDUC 7797). Additionally, teacher candidates are
required to take only four content field courses (with an additional required elective tied to the
teacher’s content) if they are embedding an endorsement. Teacher candidates not embedding an
endorsement are required to take six content courses.
Additionally, changes have been made to the title and description of EDUC 7752: “Multiple
Literacies” to “Perspectives in Diversity and Multiple Literacies” to better reflect the content of
the course. The title of EDUC 7703: Advanced Studies of the Middle Grades Learner has been
changed to “Advanced Studies of the Adolescent Learner” to better reflect actual course content,
and the title of EDUC 7705: “Assessment and Evaluation ” has been changed to “Assessment
and Evaluation in the Content Area”; again reflecting actual course content.
The 8 required NCATE/PSC MED program accreditation assessments (with one minor
exception) will be completed as in the past. However, additional accreditation assessments may
be required to meet endorsement standards.