Secondary Education

This program leads to the T-5 certification in mathematics education (6-12), English education (6-12), and science education (6-12). This program also provides knowledge and skills for teachers to serve in leadership roles in curriculum development, supervision and research in the fields of Secondary Education.

The purpose of the M.Ed. Secondary Education is to promote leadership for all populations. Candidates complete 36 hours of courses designed to augment resourceful and imaginative problem-solving skills for all populations. All classes implement the Department of Teacher Education's conceptual framework: Reflective transformative practitioner, culturally-responsive practitioner, technologically-competent practitioner. Candidates have to be admitted by the Graduate Admissions Office before being admitted into the program.

Program Objectives

Objective 1.	The Masters of Education program in Secondary Education provides teachers with the opportunity to compare their teaching practices with current research based practices and make changes where necessary.
Objective 2.	The Masters of Education program in Secondary Education provides teachers with the opportunity to extend their knowledge and skills in a chosen area of educational interest.
Objective 3.	The Masters of Education program in Secondary Education provides teachers with the opportunity to present intellectually challenging thoughts and practices to students.
Objective 4.	The Masters of Education program in Secondary Education provides teachers with the opportunity to integrate new materials and methods of teaching into students’ teaching repertoire.
Objective 5.	The Masters of Education program in Secondary Education provides teachers with the opportunity to encourage interest in conducting research.
Objective 6.	The Masters of Education program in Secondary Education provides teachers with the opportunity to increase competencies in research techniques.
Objective 7.	The Masters of Education program in Secondary Education provides teachers with the opportunity to increase students’ ability to recognize relevant research, which they can use to become more effective in their classrooms.

Comprehensive Examination

In partial fulfillment of the M.Ed. in Secondary Education, students are required to pass a comprehensive examination. This examination is administered the semester of expected graduation or upon completion of required coursework. A student is eligible to take the comprehensive examination only if his/her grade-point average is 3.0 or higher and no course grade is lower than "B" in Area C of the program. Students may not take the comprehensive examination more than once in an academic semester. A third failure on the comprehensive examination results in automatic termination from the degree program.

The purpose of the comprehensive examination is to assess the student's knowledge of learning experiences that have been introduced in the M.Ed. degree in Secondary Education program. The exam will address specific objectives from the secondary curriculum and the content concentration.

Admission to the Program

Admission to the Secondary Education Program requires an undergraduate degree in one of the areas, or the equivalent, from an accredited college, and Georgia Professional Standards Commission Certification in one of the areas of Secondary Education. Students are also governed by the general admission procedures and requirements for the M.Ed. degree program, and they may matriculate in the Secondary Education program under the same categories of admission.