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Degree Completion Requirements

Group I-Foundations of Reading/Language Arts (21 semester hours)

  • READ-501 Psychology and Pedagogy of the Reading/Language Process
  • READ-502 Curriculum, Instruction and Supervision in Reading/Language Arts
  • READ-503 Content Reading in High School, College and Continuing Education
  • READ-504 Diagnosis of Reading/Language Abilities and Disabilities: Seminar and Practicum
  • READ-505 Supervised Practicum/Clinical Work in Reading/Language Arts
  • READ-508 Reading and the Bilingual/Bicultural Child
  • READ-509 Advanced Supervised Practicum/Clinical Work in Reading/Language Arts
  • READ-600 Independent Study and Research in Reading/Language Arts


Group II-Literature and Language Foundations (6 semester hours)

  • READ-510 Foundations of Linguistics and Psycholinguistics
  • READ-511 Research into and Survey of Literature for Children OR
    READ-512 Adolescent Literature


Group III-Education Foundations (3 semester hours)
May be taken in another category with consent of advisor if similar course work has been completed.


Group IV-Research and Measurement Foundations (6 semester hours)
  • EDUC-500 Introduction to Research
  • EDPS-506 Testing and Measurement Techniques in Reading/Language Arts


Group V-Educational Psychology (3 semester hours)

  • EDPS-512 Psychology of Exceptionality 

Degree Requirements

  1. Meet general Master degree requirements.
  2. A passing grade on the comprehensive examination.
  3. Successful completion of all academic and field requirements.

Please see the Academic Catalogs for more information, including course descriptions.

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