Academic Programs - Science Education
For experienced teachers already holding T-4 certification, the Master of Education (M.Ed.) is a professional degree designed primarily to enhance the student’s knowledge and skills in both science content and science teaching. It consists of 36 semester hours (normally 12 courses) of graduate credit, plus a capstone requirement of a Professional Portfolio designed to demonstrate the student’s advanced-level mastery of the knowledge and skills established by the National Science Teachers Association. Although the program may be pursued on a full-time basis, all required courses are scheduled during weekday evening hours during the academic year or weekday hours during the summer, in order to accommodate the schedule of the great majority of students who pursue this degree part-time while continuing to hold a full-time teaching job.
Admission requirements:
- Admission to the Graduate School
- Completion of a bachelors degree from an accredited institution
- Minimum undergraduate (or combined undergraduate and graduate) GPA of 3.0
- Minimum Graduate Record Examination (GRE) combined score (verbal + quantitative) of 850 (old scale) or 290 (new scale), including verbal score of 400 (old scale) or 146 (new scale)
- T-4 teaching certificate
- Apply to the UGA Graduate School
- Incoming Graduate Student Questionnaire
Course work:
Note: All courses must be taken at the graduate level (course numbers 6000 or above)
| Type of Course | Minimum Number of Courses/Semester Hours | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Science Content |
3 courses, 9 s.h. | May include any combination of advanced courses in the student’s science field of greatest expertise (if schedule permits and prerequisites are satisfied) and graduate-level, yet introductory, courses available in many fields, often scheduled during evenings or summer. |
| Science Education | 4 courses, 12 s.h. | ESCI 7040 ESCI 7080 Select two other courses from among ESCI 6000, 6030, 6100, 6200, 6220, 6230, 6420, 6480, or other courses determined to be appropriate by student and advisor |
| Educational Foundations | 2 courses, 6 s.h. | One course in educational psychology (EPSY) and one in social foundations of education (EFND). |
| Educational Research | 1 course, 3 s.h. | ESCI 6990 |
| Elective | 2 courses, 6 s.h. | Any science or education courses mutually determined to be appropriate by the student and advisor |
| Special Requirements | The former separate course related to preparation of a Professional Portfolio has been discontinued. Students must be registered for a minimum of 3 semester hours of credit in the semester (most often Summer) in which the portfolio is submitted for completion of degree requirements. | |
| Total | 12 courses, 36 s.h. |
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