Students participate in the Master of Arts in Integrated Science as part of a cohort of approximately twenty (20) students.  The program consists of 34 credit hours, including a three-credit integrated research course (see SI 590 below).  The program takes two years to complete and begins in the fall semester.  Students take one course during the fall and spring semesters and three courses during each of two summers.  The student is expected to maintain a 3.0 or better grade point average.  Students will develop, write and present a completed action research project that is accepted by the program director and approved by the Office of Graduate Studies in order to graduate and be awarded a degree.  The action research project presentation will contain an oral questioning component.

For teachers holding a State of Ohio Pre-K through grade 3 license or a grades 1-8 certificate, and who are interested in pursuing a Middle Childhood (grades 4-9) License in Science, additional coursework in Education may be required.  An evaluation of transcripts by the Department of Education and Allied Studies can be conducted at the time of application.

Course requirements: 34 Hours
SI 500     How Do We Know What We Know?
SI 510     Astronomy
SI 520     Physical Science and Lab
SI 530     Culturally and Developmentally Responsive Science
SI 540     Earth Science and Lab
SI 550     Life Science and Lab
SI 560     Science and Technology
SI 570     Ecology and Lab
SI 580     Assessment in Interdisciplinary Science
SI 590     Action Research and Lab