Education M.Ed.
The M.Ed. is earned by students who have completed PSU’s Graduate Teacher Education Program (GTEP) or Secondary Dual Educator Program (SDEP), and the Graduate level students in the Bilingual Teacher Pathway (BTP) Program. ITEP students may earn a M.Ed. with completion of coursework approved by their advisor.
Requirements listed below are for the M.Ed. only. Please refer to the licensure sections linked above for additional requirements for the licensure programs.
Elementary Education
| Ed 518 | Inclusive Elementary Classrooms | 2 |
| ITP 514 | Educating for Equity and Social Justice | 3 |
| ITP 534 | Foundations of Culturally and Linguistically Responsive Practice at the Elementary Level | 2 |
| ITP 536 | Learning and Development | 3 |
| ITP 538 | Integrated Methods | 4 |
| ITP 540 | Foundations of Literacy | 4 |
| ITP 541 | Literacies in the Elementary Classroom | 4 |
| ITP 542 | Integrated Elementary Science Methods | 2 |
| ITP 535 | Cultivating Responsive Elementary Classrooms | 3 |
| ITP 537 | Instructional Design and Assessment | 8 |
| ITP 539 | Elementary Mathematics Methods | 4 |
| ITP 543 | Professional Collaboration in Elementary Education | 6 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 45 |
Secondary Education
| Ed 519 | Inclusive Secondary Classrooms | 3 |
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| ITP 516 | Engaging Young Adolescent Learners | 3 |
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| ITP 517 | Engaging Adolescent Learners | 3 |
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| ITP 518 | Assessment for Learning | 2 |
| ITP 520 | Literacies in the Disciplines | 3 |
| ITP 529 | Professional Seminar -Secondary | 1 |
| ITP 513 | Technology as a Tool for Learning | 3 |
| ITP 514 | Educating for Equity and Social Justice | 3 |
| ITP 515 | Foundations of Culturally and Linguistically Responsive Practice at the Secondary Level | 3 |
| ITP 511 | Classroom Management for Student Success | 3 |
| ITP 512 | Learning and the Learner | 3 |
| ITP 521-528 | Secondary Methods | 10 |
| ITP 551 | Research and Classroom Inquiry | 5 |
| ITP 509 | Practicum | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 45 |
Secondary Dual Education Program
| Ed 507 | Seminar | 1 |
| Ed 581 | Inclusive Classroom Researcher | 2 |
| Ed 583 | Study Skills and Learning Strategies | 2 |
| Ed 585 | Instructional Planning for Inclusive Classrooms | 3 |
| Ed 586 | Collaborative Teaching | 2 |
| Ed 587 | Inclusive Educational Research and Leadership | 2 |
| CI 543 | Effective Tchg Strategies & Materials for Working with Linguistically & Culturally Diverse Stdnts | 3 |
| ITP 511 | Classroom Management for Student Success | 2 |
| ITP 512 | Learning and the Learner | 3 |
| ITP 514 | Educating for Equity and Social Justice | 3 |
| SpEd 513 | Classroom Based Assessment and Instructional Planning | 3 |
| SpEd 548 | Positive Behavior Support in the Classroom | 3 |
| SpEd 528 | Instructional Methods I: Literacy (Midlevel/High School) | 3 |
| SpEd 529 | Instructional Methods II: Math and Content Instruction (Mid-level/High School) | 3 |
| SpEd 571 | Adolescents with Learning Differences | 2 |
| ITP 521-528 | Secondary Methods | 8 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 45 |
Bilingual Teacher Pathway Elementary
| BBE 522 | Human Development and Learning in Multicultural/Multilingual Communities | 4 |
| BBE 524 | Professional Development and Reflection | 2 |
| BBE 532 | Language and Literacy Development for Diverse Learners | 3 |
| BBE 534 | Planning, Assessment, and Curriculum | 3 |
| BBE 542 | Elementary Mathematics Methods for Dual Language Learners | 3 |
| BBE 544 | Culturally Responsive Learning Environment | 3 |
| BBE 548 | Biliteracy Development for Dual Language Learners | 3 |
| BBE 552 | Integrating Arts in Elementary Methods | 3 |
| BBE 554 | Technology and Education | 3 |
| BBE 562 | Science Methods for Elementary Dual-Language Learners | 3 |
| BBE 572 | Literacy Development in the Content Area | 3 |
| BBE 574 | Dual Language - Biliteracy Assessment | 3 |
| BBE 580 | Inquiry and Reflective Practitioner A | 3 |
| BBE 580 | Inquiry and Reflective Practitioner B | 3 |
| BBE 580 | Inquiry and Reflective Practitioner C | 2 |
| CI 543 | Effective Tchg Strategies & Materials for Working with Linguistically & Culturally Diverse Stdnts | 3 |
| CI 596 | Second Language Acquisition and Development for K-12 Educators | 3 |
| ELP 565 | ELL School Community Relations | 3 |
| ELP 566 | Impact of Language and Culture in the Classroom | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 56 |
BTPE students must take student teaching or Internship, and it will count toward licensure, but not M.Ed. degree requirements.
Bilingual Teacher Pathway Secondary
| CI 596 | Second Language Acquisition and Development for K-12 Educators | 3 |
| CI 597 | Assessment of Language and Content Learning for K-12 English Learners | 2 |
| ITP 513 | Technology as a Tool for Learning | 3 |
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| ITP 516 | Engaging Young Adolescent Learners | 3 |
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| ITP 517 | Engaging Adolescent Learners | 3 |
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| ITP 552 | Reflective Practitioner | 4 |
| BBE 534 | Planning, Assessment, and Curriculum | 3 |
| BBE 524 | Professional Development and Reflection | 2 |
| BBE 532 | Language and Literacy Development for Diverse Learners | 3 |
| ELP 565 | ELL School Community Relations | 3 |
| ELP 566 | Impact of Language and Culture in the Classroom | 3 |
| ELP 567 | ESL/Bilingual Program Design and Models | 3 |
| SpEd 555 | Working With LEP Children Who Have Special Needs | 2 |
| CI 543 | Effective Tchg Strategies & Materials for Working with Linguistically & Culturally Diverse Stdnts | 3 |
| ITP 511 | Classroom Management for Student Success | 1-3 |
| ITP 512 | Learning and the Learner | 1-3 |
| ITP 521-528 | Secondary Methods | 8 |
| ITP 551 | Research and Classroom Inquiry | 4 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 55 |
International Teacher Education Program Elementary
| ITP 540 | Foundations of Literacy | 4 |
| ITP 539 | Elementary Mathematics Methods | 4 |
| Ed 518 | Inclusive Elementary Classrooms | 2 |
| ITP 514 | Educating for Equity and Social Justice | 3 |
| ITP 537 | Instructional Design and Assessment | 4 |
| | Electives | 28 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 45 |
International Teacher Education Program Secondary
| ITP 514 | Educating for Equity and Social Justice | 3 |
| ITP 515 | Foundations of Culturally and Linguistically Responsive Practice at the Secondary Level | 3 |
| Ed 519 | Inclusive Secondary Classrooms | 3 |
| ITP 518 | Assessment for Learning | 2 |
| ITP 521-528 | Secondary Methods | 6 |
| | Electives | 28 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 45 |