Professional Teacher Program

Program Coordinator: Mark Storz, Ph.D.

Candidates pursuing a new career in teaching ands experienced Early, MIddle, AYA or Multi-Age teachers planning a career as professional teachers, department chairs, or teaching team leaders should pursue a sequence within this degree program.

For experienced teachers the programs are designed to encourage individual interest and to develop further the competencies of a master teacher.  A sequence of courses may be taken in a teaching field, e.g., English, or in education, wherein a number of specializations are possible.

Each program is a minimum of 30 hours. 

General Course Requirements

1. Multicultural Education (3 hrs.) --- ED 453, OR Foundations of Education (3 hrs.) ---ED 500
2. Research Methods (3 hrs.) --- ED 502
3. Learning-Teaching (3 hrs.) --- ED 534
4. 12 or more credit hours in one sequence (see specific sequences below)
5. Six credit hours of electives (except for stated in specific sequences)
6. Seminar in Teaching (3 hrs.) --- ED 595 (except where stated in specific sequences)

SPECIALIZATION SEQUENCES - Candidates must consult with their advisor regarding required courses and alternative course options

1. Initial Licensure with the M.Ed.: (Early, Middle, AYA and Multi-Age)
2. Chemical Education:  ED 514, 515, 516, and 535 or 511
3. Classroom Teacher:  ED 419, 524, 556, 586 or ED 587
4. Computer/Technology:  ED 547, 549, 585, ED 586 (ED 586 may be waived based on admission evaluation), 587, 589 (this course sequence qualifies for Ohio Department of Education endorsement in Computer Technology)
5. Early Childhood Education:  ED 524, 532, 556, 3 electives in Early Childhood and/or Reading
6. Reading Teacher: ED 456, 457 (electives may be substituted for 456 and 457 pending approval of department chair, based on candidate's literacy background through coursework and teaching experiences), 565, 570, 571, 573, 578 (ED 565, 571, 573 and 578 course sequence qualifies for Ohio Department of Education endorsement in Reading upon passage of PRAXIS II)
7. Curriculum Specialist (Teacher Leader):  ED 517, 556, 557, 585 (coursework can be used for post-master’s principal’s license)
8. Urban Education:  ED 501, 504, 524 or 532, 556
9. Middle Child Education and Secondary Education: secondary teachers may take twelve credits of graduate level work in the teaching field.  The following departments cooperate in this program: Biology, Chemistry, Communications, Economics, English, History, Mathematics, Physics, and Religious Studies.  Teaching field electives are chosen on an individual basis by the student, the adviser, and a cooperating adviser from the academic department involved.
10. Specialized Sequence: 4 courses from a specific area of interest, e.g., Reading, Computer/Technology, Early Childhood, Middle Childhood, Economic Education, Medical Education, which is planned in consultation with the chair and/or an academic advisor. 

Candidates may also choose to take an individually designed track.  This must be developed with the advisor and approved through petition.

Professional Teacher - M.A. Requirements and General Information