Benefits

• Course work and assignments that prepare candidates as leaders in designing, developing and implementing curriculum and instruction.
• Courses that prepare candidates to be critical consumers of educational research and use data to make instructional, and curriculum decisions.
• Evening classes are available to accommodate the schedules of working students.

Degree Requirements

Total Hours: 30
Practicum: Yes - includes an Action Research Project
Comprehensive: Written Exam
Thesis: None

Length of the Program
A full-time student enrolled in three courses per semester can complete this program in two academic years, with an allowance for the written exam in the fourth semester.  Part time students who enroll in two courses per semester in an academic year typically complete the program in six semesters. Students have five years from acceptance to complete the program. (See SOE Policy: Time Limit for Degree Completion)

Technology Expectation
All students are provided Internet access to link electronically to classmates, faculty and student services. In order to use these technological resources, all students must have the computer skills necessary to support academic work (i.e., word processing, PowerPoint) and to access e-mail and the Internet.

Continuous Enrollments
Master's students in Curriculum and Instruction are required to maintain the status of continuous enrollment during their program of studies. This means that during each semester of each academic year (excluding Summer Sessions), each student must enroll in at least one course. (See SOE Policy: Advanced Standing - Continuous Enrollment)

A formal leave of absence may be granted upon request and the approval of the School of Education’s Associate Dean of Student Academic Services.

Curriculum Plan
Completion of the M.Ed. degree program in Curriculum and Instruction requires 30 semester hours and completion of a written exam.

Prerequisite
Students should present transcript evidence of successful completion ("B" or better) of the course listed below, or its equivalent.  Students who enter the program without a current course in classroom assessment must complete CIEP 425 during their course of study. CIEP 425 may not be substituted for one of the elective courses.

• CIEP 425 - Classroom Assessment 

Required Courses (24 semester hours)

• RMTD 400 - Research Methods
• CIEP 440 - Curriculum & Instruction
• CIEP 442 - Curriculum Development & Implementation 
• CIEP 447 - Technology Enhanced Instruction I
• CIEP 469 - Teaching & Learning in Urban Communities
• CIEP 470 - Principles of Instructional Design
• CIEP 488 - Action Research in Teaching & Learning
• CIEP 561 - Practicum

Electives (6 semester hours)

Comprehensive Assessment   
A written (take home) comprehensive is required. Students who apply will be e-mailed instructions and questions. The results will be communicated in writing.

Comprehensive application deadlines:

• Fall Exam - August 1
• Spring Exam - December 1

Degree Conferral
While the commencement ceremony is every May, degrees can be conferred May, August, and December. Students must apply for graduation/degree conferral. Students should apply for graduation in the semester they anticipate completing all degree requirements. Failure to meet application deadlines may result in a delay of the conferral of the degree to the following semester. Applications for Degree Conferral are due:

• August 1 for December conferral
• December 1 for May or August conferral

Please note the degree conferral application is valid for only one semester. If the degree is not conferred for the semester requested, a new application and fee are required for a subsequent semester.