Secondary Education, Alternative, M.Ed.

Admission Requirements:

In addition to graduate school requirements , secondary education students must complete the Basic Skills Test and the content Praxis II examination. Students must also have criminal background clearance from ALSDE and complete ED 527 .

Curriculum Outline (39 hours)

ED 502 - Secondary Students as Learners
ED 555 - Instructional Strategies I - Literacy
SPED 507 - Exceptional Learners in the P-12 and Secondary Programs (required if not previously completed)
ED 535-541 Secondary Methods (1 credit hour)
ED 550 - Instructional Strategies II - Models
ED 518 - Classroom Management
EDF 562 - Measurement and Evaluation in Secondary Education
ED 590 - Advanced Seminar in Secondary Education
EDI 540 - Internship in High School Teaching

Teaching Field

Students must take 12 total graduate (500-level) hours in their teaching field. Comprehensive areas (English/Language Arts, General Science, General Social Science) must include at least one course in two areas of the broader field. Undergraduate courses with equivalent content cannot be repeated for graduate credit.