Mar 28, 2024  
2018-2019 Graduate Bulletin 
    
2018-2019 Graduate Bulletin [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Secondary Education, Alternative, M.Ed.


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Students may pursue an alternative Master of Education in Secondary Education with a concentration in Biology, Business-Marketing, Chemistry, English/Language Arts, Family and Consumer Sciences, Foreign Language-Spanish, General Science, History, Mathematics, or Social Sciences.

Program Admission Requirements:

  • A completed application available at www.montevallo.edu/admissions-aid/applying/
  • One official transcript from each institution of higher education attended
  • 2.75 undergraduate graduating GPA or 3.0 Master’s degree graduating GPA from a regionally accredited college or university
  • Core Academic Skills for Educators (test code: 5751). Minimum Score Requirements:
    • 156 on Reading (5712)
    • 150 on Math (5732)
    • 162 on Writing (5722)
  • Foreign Language-Spanish concentrations must also complete an interview in Spanish with the Foreign Language Faculty.

TEP Admission

  • 3.25 minimum GPA (Teaching Field, Professional Studies, and UM Overall)
  • Minimum score required on the Content Knowledge Praxis II (by concentration)
    • 150 Biology (5235) 
    • 154 Business Education (5101) 
    • 150 Chemistry (5245)
    • 167 English Language Arts (5038) 
    • 161 Family and Consumer Science (5122) 
    • 152 General Science (5435) 
    • 150 Mathematics (5161) 
    • 155 Social Studies (5081) 
    • Official score report must be received by TES prior to internship semester
  • All prerequisite coursework must be completed with a minimum grade of “C”
  • Fingerprinting and Background Clearance through Cogent Systems must be successfully completed prior to lab placements
  • Teacher Education Program Interview
    • Minimum Score Requirement = 22 points (out of 32 possible points)
    • Must be successfully completed to gain admission to TEP
    • Interviews are conducted during fall, spring, and summer semesters

TEP Retention

  • Maintain minimum 3.25 GPA (Teaching Field, Professional Studies, and UM Overall)
  • All coursework completed with a minimum grade of “C”. Students will be allowed one repeat to improve a course grade lower than a “C”.
  • Satisfactory disposition ratings by education faculty with fewer than three incident reports

Progression to Internship

  • Admissions to TEP
  • Maintain minimum 3.25 GPA (Teaching Field, Professional Studies, and UM Overall)
  • Completion of all prerequisite course work.
  • Negative TB test within 12 months and fingerprint/background clearance.
  • Satisfactory completion of all program expectations, including field experiences, key assessments, and disposition assessments
  • Submitted Application for Internship by the posted deadline

Program Completion

  • 3.25 graduating GPA with a final grade of “C” or better in all Professional Studies and Teaching Field courses
  • Successful completion (final grade of C or better) of the following courses:
    • EDI 540 Internship in High School Teaching
    • EDI 599: Intern Certification Preparation
  • Satisfactory intern evaluations
  • Completed SPED 407/507 or equivalent, if not previously completed
  • edTPA Performance Portfolio Tasks (1, 2 and 3)

 

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.

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