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Jun 29, 2024
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2024-2025 Graduate Catalog (Catalog goes into effect at the start of the Fall 2024 semester)
Curriculum and Instruction, MEd - Specialization in Reading and Language Arts Education
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Students pursuing the M.Ed. in Curriculum and Instruction with a specialization in Reading and Language Arts Education can choose among two emphasis areas:
- Literacy Education with Dyslexia Instruction - This emphasis area is a 30-hour degree program offered online and is designed to provide students with a research-based understanding of the academic concepts that align with literacy and dyslexia program objectives.
- Literacy Leadership with Principal Certification - This emphasis area is a 33-hour degree program offered in a hybrid format for Texas residents only and is designed to provide aspiring literacy leaders with a research-based understanding of the academic concepts that align with literacy and leadership program objectives.
Students who choose the specialization in Reading and Language Arts Education are typically PK-12 grade educators who are teachers, educational advocates, campus administrators, and other educators working in a variety of professional settings that include consultants and program designers.
Graduates from this program typically remain in the educational arena as teachers, campus administrators, policy advocates, consultants, state agency officers, and other educational systems that connect to educational systems.
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Admissions Requirements
The following are applicant requirements to be considered for admission into the M.Ed. in Curriculum & Instruction with a specialization in Reading and Language Arts Education: ApplyWeb application, official transcripts, three letters of recommendation, a statement of interest, have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 to be considered for unconditional acceptance for graduate study. Additionally, all graduate applicants, regardless of citizenship status, must demonstrate proficiency in English to obtain admission to the UH Graduate School.
NOTE: Currently, GRE test scores are not required.
Degree Requirements
Students use MyAdvisor to reflect benchmark requirements for degree completion; a degree plan requires approval by a faculty advisor, the program coordinator, the department chair, and the Dean prior to completing 18 semester hours of credit.
In addition to the coursework listed below, all students in the CUIN Master of Education program must satisfactorily complete a Capstone project during their final term of course work. The Capstone Project requires candidates to identify a problem-of-practice related to a literacy need for a group of students who can range from kindergarten to twelfth grade. In consultation with a faculty advisor, each M.Ed. candidate will design, develop, and describe the proposed problem-of-practice research area and intervention.
The following courses are required for each emphasis within the Reading and Language Education specialization areas.
Literacy Education with Dyslexia Instruction (30-hour, Online)
Literacy Leadership with Principal Certification (33-hour, Hybrid)
- CUIN 7303 - Professional Seminar I Credit Hours: 3.0
- CUIN 7304 - Professional Seminar II Credit Hours: 3.0
- CUIN 7331 - Identifying and Supporting Striving Readers Credit Hours: 3
- ELCS 6302 - Data-Informed Decision Making for School Leaders Credit Hours: 3
- ELCS 6320 - Instructional Leadership I Credit Hours: 3.00
- ELCS 6321 - Instructional Leadership II Credit Hours: 3.00
- ELCS 6370 - Research for Educational Leaders Credit Hours: 3.0
- ELCS 6391 - Practicum in the Principalship Credit Hours: 3.00
- ELED 7320 - Foundations of Literacy Instruction Credit Hours: 3.0
- ELED 7315 - Literature for Children Credit Hours: 3.0 OR SEDE 7335 - Literature for Adolescents Credit Hours: 3.0
- SEDE 7340 - Reading in Middle and Secondary Credit Hours: 3.0
The Literacy Leadership with Principal Certification degree plan prepares educators to be campus leaders (principal, assistant principal, literacy coach, etc.) and has additional requirements, many that are embedded into the course curriculum. Additional requirements for this emphasis area include the following: (a) Texas Teaching Certificate, (b) Minimum of two years of credible teaching experience in an elementary or secondary school, (c) Completed an approved internship experience (160 Hours), (d) Three field observations by a field supervisor, (e) Three intern evaluations by the campus mentor, (f) Master’s degree in an education related field from an accredited university, (g) Passing score on the TExES 268, Principal as Instructional Leader, and (h) Passing score on the TExES 368, Performance Assessment for School Leaders.
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