Master of Science in Education w/Literacy Concentration

Master of Science in Education - Literacy Concentration is a 36 graded credit hour degree.

A minimum grade of “C” is required in all courses counting toward the degree and a cumulative GPA of at least a 3.00 is required to complete the degree.

All courses need to be taken within 10 years of degree completion

Upon approval of the program coordinator a maximum of 12 credits may be transferred from another institution into the Master of Science program and counted toward either the concentration or electives.

Admission into the MS in Education program is required for this concentration.

Teacher Research Core: 15 credits

ED 520 - Research Methods in Education Credits: 4
ED 521 - Literature Review I Credits: 3
ED 522 - Literature Review II Credits: 3
ED 523 - Research Project Credits: 5

Literacy Concentration Courses: 15 credits

Complete the following 15 credits required for the Literacy Concentration

ED 564 - Literature in Literature Program Credits: 3
ED 568 - Literacy Leadership Credits: 3
ED 581 - Adolescent Literacy Credits: 3
ED 590 - Foundations of Literacy Development & Dyslexia Credits: 3
ED 591 - Language, the Reading Brain & Dyslexia Credits: 3

Elective Courses: 6 credits

Students select coursework from other concentrations to fulfill elective credits. Prerequisites apply for some courses.

Other graduate level education coursework may be approved by the program coordinator. Initial Teacher Preparation and CTE coursework will not be approved for the MS in Education program.

Completing two concentrations automatically fulfills the electives requirement.

Total credits required for degree: 36

Last EPCC update - May 2022

Previous EPCC Checksheet (Nov 2019 update) this checksheet is for winter 2020-spring 2022

Winter 2020 program start