Completion of course and credit requirements
Required courses and electives are listed under each M.Ed. concentration on the left: Arts, Curriculum, Reading, School Leadership and Special Education.
Writing Assessment
Students must show proficiency in writing. Students' writing will be assessed through their written assignments in GED 558: Introduction to Educational Research and GED 516: Decision to Teach. Students whose writing does not meet the department's standards by the end of GED 558 or GED 516 will take GED 604: Teacher Writing, Writing Teachers. Writing proficiency must be demonstrated before acceptance to Candidacy and student teaching.
INFORMATION FOR CURRENT STUDENTS
Candidacy and Transfer of Credit
Prior to the completion of 4 courses, all students must work with their advisor to apply for Candidacy. The application form for Candidacy includes a list of courses taken, courses proposed, and a "Statement of Goals."
With the approval of the Academic Advisor, up to 9 graduate credits may be transferred from another institution that have not been accrued more than five years previous from an accredited institution, provided the grade of "B" or better has been attained.
GED 558: Introduction to Educational Research and
GED 699: Capstone Seminar
Note: GED 558 and GED 699 are required for the Masters in Education.
Students develop a research proposal in GED 558; in GED 699, they implement the proposal. GED 699 should be your last course in the program. It is necessary to leave at least one semester between GED 558 and GED 699. The reasons are two-fold: 1) if taken back to back, most often GED 558 will not have ended before GED 699 begins, thus, the research proposal would not be ready for the first Capstone class, and 2) this provides more time for collecting data.
The Ed Research instructor approves the research proposal if the student leaves only one semester between Ed Research and Capstone and the methodology remains the same for Capstone. Otherwise, the Capstone instructor approves the proposal. Students must send the complete research proposal (Introduction, Literature Review and Methodology) to the Capstone instructor for approval at least one month before the first Capstone class.
In addition to the proposal, students must also send the Institutional Review Board (IRB) Application to the Capstone instructor. Email Karen Abbott (kabbott@smcvt.edu) for a copy.
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For additional information on requirements, contact:
Anne Judson
Graduate Education Program Director
802.654.2611
Box 281
ajudson@smcvt.edu
or
Karen Abbott
Graduate Education Program Assistant
802.654.2649
Box 281
kabbott@smcvt.edu