Student ID:__________________________ Student Name:_______________________ Adviser Name:_______________________ | Catalog: 2018-19 NSU Graduate Catalog Program: Science Education, M.Ed. Minimum Credits Required:__________________ | |||||||||||||
Science Education, M.Ed.OSRHE Program Code: 139 Major Code: 7720 (Online Program) (36 Semester Hours) Purpose The purpose of the M.Ed. in Science Education program is to enable K-12 teachers to become highly qualified teachers of science. The program requirements meet the needs of teachers who hold bachelor degrees in secondary science education, a science discipline, mathematics, elementary education, early childhood education, or special education and teachers who hold alternative certification. The program consists of 15 hours of Professional Education Core, 15 hours of Science Content Core, and 6 hours of Capstone. The Master of Education in Science Education is administered through the College of Science and Health Professions and is offered completely online. Specialty Accreditation NSU’s educator preparation programs at the baccalaureate and master’s levels are accredited by the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP), www.caepnet.org, (1140 19th Street NW, Suite 400, Washington, D.C. 20036-1023, 202-223-0077), and the Oklahoma Office of Educational Quality and Accountability (840 Research Parkway, Suite 455, Oklahoma City, OK 73104, 405-522-5399), www.ok.gov/oeqa Credential Requirements Courses in the Master of Education in Science Education do not represent all courses needed for a Science teaching certificate for the State of Oklahoma. As a prequisite for program admission, candidates must hold or be eligible to hold a standard teaching certificate or teaching license or be eligible for an alternative certification program with a plan of study for certification on file with NSU’s Teacher Certification office. Admission to the Program The minimum requirements for regular admission to the Graduate College are:
The following additional prerequisites must be met before admission to the program:
Admission decisions are based upon the evaluation of all application materials submitted by the individual. Advisement Upon admittance to the Graduate College an advisor is assigned to the student. It is the responsibility of the student to contact the faculty member and make an appointment for advisement and to develop a degree plan. The advisor develops the plan of study and a Statement of Understanding in conference with the student, assists in the selection of classes each semester, and counsels the student as needed. Transfer Credit A maximum of nine semester hours of approved transfer credit may be applied toward the master’s degree. Students who wish to transfer credit applicable to a degree program at Northeastern State University must have maintained a “B” average in all graduate coursework attempted at the transferring institution. No credit will be given for a transfer course in which the grade is lower than a “B.” Retention All plans of study are valid for only six years. All graduate coursework must be completed within six years in order to be counted toward the degree. Graduation Requirements
Capstone Experience A capstone experience is an academic activity that encourages the use of skills learned and knowledge gained in one or more areas of field of study. It is a culminating experience that goes beyond the coursework required of the Master of Education degree and should be completed near the end of the student’s program (after at least 26 hours of coursework.) Capstone experiences for the Science Education program will have a significant writing component and may include satisfactorily completing one of the following:
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Structure of the ProgramThe Professional Education Core is required for all graduates and provides a strong core of knowledge and skills that are necessary for professional teachers of science. The Science Content Core consists of science content courses that incorporate inquiry-based instruction. Inquiry-based instruction is the cornerstone of the program. Students select 15 hours from the program’s offered science content courses. The Capstone Experience is completed over the final fall semester and spring semester. Students must enroll in the capstone course (SCI 5993) each semester for a total of six hours of capstone credit. The credit requirements of the program are summarized below.
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Plan of Study for M.Ed. in Science Education | ||||||||||||||
Professional Education Core 15 hours | ||||||||||||||
Course Name | Term Taken | Grade | Gen Ed | |||||||||||
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EDUC 5103 - Educational Research | ||||||||||||||
EDUC 5403 - Fundamentals of Curriculum Development I | ||||||||||||||
EDUC 5753 - Advanced Educational Psychology | ||||||||||||||
SCI 5443 - Trends and Issues in Science Education | ||||||||||||||
SCI 5513 - Inquiry in Science | ||||||||||||||
Science Content Core | ||||||||||||||
Course Name | Term Taken | Grade | Gen Ed | |||||||||||
SCI 5213 - Investigative Biology | ||||||||||||||
SCI 5253 - Environmental Science | ||||||||||||||
SCI 5313 - Nature of Matter | ||||||||||||||
SCI 5323 - Science of Motion | ||||||||||||||
SCI 5123 - Earth Science | ||||||||||||||
SCI 5413 - Space Science | ||||||||||||||
SCI 5530 - Research in the Natural Sciences (3 hrs) | ||||||||||||||
Permission of advisor and admittance into the M.Ed. in Science Education Program. | ||||||||||||||
Capstone Experience | ||||||||||||||
Course Name | Term Taken | Grade | Gen Ed | |||||||||||
SCI 5983 - Capstone I | ||||||||||||||
SCI 5993 - Capstone II | ||||||||||||||
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