Reading Education

Master of Education in Reading Education (M.Ed.):

The program in Reading Education at The University of Georgia has a rich history and tradition of producing reading education leaders and scholars at the local, state, regional, and national levels. Currently with our nationally and internationally recognized full-time faculty and diverse cadre of residential doctoral and advanced-degree students, the department is able to provide challenging, cutting edge program of study to prepare students for responsible positions as school-based leaders, professors, or researchers. As we enter the early years of a new century, the Department is dedicated to rich explorations in areas such as reading and technology; multiculturalism; early, primary, and adolescent reading; gender studies; and inquiry-based issues of learning.

The M.Ed. degree in Reading Education is a 36 semester-hour minimum, non-thesis program designed primarily for Kindergarten through Secondary School teachers who are interested in becoming certified as reading specialists by the state of Georgia and any state having similar certification requirements.

Admission Guidelines:

undergraduate GPA of 2.6, Graduate Records Exam (GRE) score of 850 (with 400 minimum in Verbal and Quantitative each) or 44 on Miller Analogies Test (MAT), 3 letters of recommendation, statement of purpose, 3 years teaching experience or current employment as a teacher.

Reading Education--Applications are reviewed when files are complete from September 1 through April 1. (Applications received during the summer will be reviewed after September 1.)

Masters Handbook

The Reading Education Masters Programs

(19 pages.) Includes Policies & Procedures, a Checklist, a Worksheet and the Cultural Diversity form. It can be downloaded and viewed with Adobe Acrobat Reader. (Adobe Acrobat Reader is free to download from http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html.