2003-2004 Graduate Academic Catalog

- Page 26 - • 4-6 credits of electives, which may be selected to form an approved concentration of 6 or more credits. MASTER OF EDUCATION The M. Ed. degree is designed to help teachers increase their professional effectiveness. This dynamic program will prepare teachers to assume leadership roles in their schools and the education profession. Flexibility characterizes the curriculum. Because many course requirements also satisfy the licensure requirements for principalship and Curriculum, Instructional and Personnel Development (CIPD), those who start the program can change their concentration to achieve any of these goals. The practical focus of the courses also serves those not desiring to earn an advanced degree, but who seek helpful courses for recertification or licensure. Teachers with ACSI or state certification can use the coursework to upgrade from an initial provisional license to a professional license. The course schedule is also configured so that class times complement the schedules of active teaching professionals. Students may (with permission from the degree program coordinator transfer in up to 1/3 (11 hours) of the total credits required for the degree from regionally accredited and/or approved institutions. Six credits of Bible courses are required unless the student has completed either a Bible major/minor as an undergraduate or is otherwise approved (through other courses and/or experience) for exemption from this requirement. Approval of this program has been granted by the Ohio Board of Regents, and it is accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools D ETAILED C OURSE R EQUIREMENTS D EGREE S UMMARY (Note: Unless otherwise indicated all education courses are 2 semester hour courses.) The degree program includes a minimum of 32 semester credits including: • 9 credits of required core courses to be taken at Cedarville. • Core Courses required for all M. Ed. candidates - 19 semester hours: • 10 credits of common core courses, any one of which may be transferred or substituted with approval. • Must be taken at Cedarville – 9 semester hours: • 4-6 credits of research courses (a 2- credit research course and a 2-4 credit applied research project or thesis). • EDU-6100 History and Philosophy of Education • EDU-6150 Diversity and Social Issues in Education Revision as of 8/21/2003 Degree Component Semester hours Core courses 19 Bible courses 3-6 Research courses 4-6 Electives - These may be either general electives or electives within a designated or approved concentration area. 3-6 TOTAL REQUIRED (minimum) 32