Community College Teaching

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Programs leading to the M.A.Ed. degree in the area of community college teaching are available in:

Biology
Mathematics
English
Physical Education
Individually Approved Studies

Each program requires a minimum of 35 semester hours of graduate study. The course requirements are as follows:

Professional Core (11-17 hours)

Professional core approved by higher education program advisor, 11-17 hours:

EDHE 531 Foundations of Adult Education Credits: (3) or
EDHE 610 Two-Year College Instruction Credits (3)

EDHE 605 - The Community College Credits: 3
EDHE 686 - Practicum in Community College Teaching Credits: 2
(A person with one or more years of teaching experience may, upon recommendation of the higher education program advisor and department head, substitute EDHE 695 for EDHE 686.)
EDRS 602 - Methods of Research Credits: 3

Academic Major Approved by Academic Discipline Advisor (18-24 hours)

English

For the M.A.Ed. in Community College Teaching with English concentration degree, a minimum of 35 hours of graduate coursework is required, 24 of which must be in English, at least 12 hours of which must be at the 600 level. There is an 11-hour core requirement in Education. As with the Comprehensive Education with English concentration degree, English Comprehensive Examinations in both early and later literature (based on the Shorter Reading List) are required. Neither a thesis nor foreign language proficiency is required. For reading lists, sample exams, and other information about the English concentration, see the 2002 Guide to Graduate Study in English.