GRADUATE PROGRAM CHECK SHEET

Program Requirements:

36 graded credit hours are required for the Master of Science in Education – Literacy Concentration.

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.

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TEACHER RESEARCH CORE REQUIRED COURSES: 15 credits

Course Number	Course Title	Credits	Prerequisites
ED 520	Research Methods in Education	4	Graduate Standing
ED 521	Literature Review I	3	ED 520
ED 522	Literature Review II	3	ED 520, 521
ED 523	MS Research Project	5	ED 520, 521 & 522

LITERACY CONCENTRATION COURSES:

Complete the following 15 credits required for the Literacy Concentration

Course Number	Course Title	Credits	Prerequisites
ED 564	Literature in the Literacy Program	3
ED 568	Literacy Leadership	3	6 credits from the graduate reading program or permission from the reading program coordinator
ED 581	Adolescent Literacy	3
ED 590	Foundations of Language, Literacy & Dyslexia	3
ED 591	Dyslexia and the Brain	3

ELECTIVE COURSES: 6 credits

Any EOU ED course that is 500 or 600 level, except for initial teacher preparation courses (MAT) or Career and Technical Education (CTE) courses.

Course Number	Course Title	Credits	Prerequisites
ED 500 level	Varied Title	3
ED 600 level	Varied Title	3

Total credits required for major: 36

Last EPCC update May 2022

Previous EPCC Checksheet (Nov 2019 update) this checksheet is through spring 2022