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Master of Education [M.Ed.]
MATH or READING Specialist - Licensure 

NOTE: Early Childhood and Gifted Programs have moved to M.Ed. Teaching & Learning

Requirements:

  • State teaching license required:
      - Reading Specialists must have elementary, secondary, or special education license
      - Math Specialist must have math teaching license (middle or secondary)
  • Teaching experience [may be acquired during MEd program]:
      - Three years experience required for Math or Reading Specialist license
         (at least ONE year of teaching experience must be completed PRIOR to EDUC 699 Internship)
       
  • Intensives: EDUC 622, 641, and 645
  • Field experiences and internship EDUC 699-A03
  • Licensure test by Gate 3 [passing score PRIOR to internship]
      - Math Specialist: Praxis II 0069 Middle School Mathematics=163 or
        Praxis II 0061 Math:Content Knowledge=147

      - Reading Specialist: 
             VRA002=245 (prior to 7/2011)
             or RVE (Reading Specialist Assessment) = 162 (7/2011 and after)
           EDUC 554 required BEFORE taking the RVE.  RVE now available out-of-state (Instructions).
        * Summer/Fall 2011 testing windows: 7/18-23, 9/12-17, 10/10-15, and 11/7-12.  
     

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