The Literacy, Birth-Grade 6 program provides the academic requirements for initial certification in Literacy. It also provides the academic requirement for permanent certification for provisionally certified education professionals who have an undergraduate degree in the field of education. The goal of the program is to produce graduates who can effectively deliver literacy instruction.

Program of Study
The Literacy program provides a 36 credit course of study consisting of a research course, core courses, practica, and a capstone project.

Research Course
The central focus is in Action Research as preparation for addressing classroom concerns and leading to the culminating capstone project.

Core Courses
Eight core courses introduce methods of education research in literacy, theory, and development.

Practica
The practica consists of two courses in clinical experience (early intervention/elementary level).

Capstone
A capstone course, requiring students to complete an action research project, integrates and summarizes the program.

Additional Information

Degree Requirements
The program of study leading to the Medaille M.S. in Ed. consists of one research course, eight core courses, practica, and one capstone course. The capstone course requires completion of an action research project.

Transfer Credit
Up to twelve (12) credits for study deemed equivalent to graduate courses for work completed at other regionally accredited institutions may be offered in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Medaille M.S. in Ed. when the work is of acceptable quality and appropriate to the program.

 

Academic Performance Requirements
The average of the grades for all courses taken in fulfillment of degree requirements at Medaille must be at least a B (3.0). It is the student's responsibility to monitor his or her cumulative grade point average, ensuring that any grades falling below B are offset by corresponding grades above B. A student whose grade point average falls below a 3.0 is automatically placed on academic probation.

Convenient Late Afternoon/Evening Format
The Literacy, Birth-Grade 6 M.S. in Ed. classes meet once per week on weekdays in the late afternoon/evening. A student may take up to 12 credits per semester in this format.