Reading Education, M.Ed. (Online)

Location(s): Fully Online

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The Master’s in Reading Education online program (M.Ed.) combines theory with practice and prepares its graduates for the fast changing world of literacy preparation at all levels, PK-12. Reading is essential to each student’s growth, and educators who are passionate about literacy can help children take the steps they need to become successful, independent readers.

Candidates will qualify for a level 5 Georgia certificate upgrade upon completing all degree requirements. Although not required for degree conferral, candidates who want the field of Reading Specialist added to their teaching certificate must achieve a passing score on the required GACE Content Assessment for Reading Education. It is the student’s responsibility to schedule and complete the GACE Content Assessment for Reading if they wish to have the field of ‘Reading Specialist’ added to their teaching certificate.

Candidates entering the program with a level 4 certificate in Elementary Education or Middle Grades Reading Education will receive a level 5 in-field certificate upgrade upon successful completion of all program requirements. If these students wish to add Reading Education as a new field to their certificate, they must successfully complete all program requirements, achieve a passing score on the required GACE Content Assessment for Reading Education, and apply for and successfully add the Reading Education Program to the educator’s GaPSC certificate.

Degree Requirements: 36 Credit Hours

Admission Requirements

Regular Admission

Complete requirements for a bachelor’s degree from a college or university accredited by an appropriate institutional accreditor.
Possess or be eligible for a Georgia level four or higher Induction, Professional, Advanced Professional, or Lead Professional teaching certificate in an eligible concentration area, or possess an equivalent out-of-state teaching certificate in the concentration area. Candidates who have completed all requirements for the Georgia level four teaching certificate have until the end of the first semester to obtain a certificate. Candidates with an out-of-state certificate will not receive Georgia certification upon program completion.
Present a minimum 2.50 (4.0 scale) grade point average.
Submit a personal statement of purpose, not to exceed 200 words, that identifies the applicant’s reasons for pursuing graduate study and how admission into the program relates to the applicant’s professional aspirations.

Provisional Admission

Applicants may be approved for provisional admission based on the quality of the admission material presented. Provisional students must earn grades of “B” or higher in their first nine (9) credit hours of coursework after admission and meet any other stipulations outlined by the department to be converted to regular status.

Program of Study

Professional Education Core Requirements Credit Hours: 6

Specific Requirements Credit Hours: 24

Restricted Electives Credit Hours: 3

Select 3 credit hours from the following:

Free Elective Credit Hours: 3

Select 3 credit hours of Free Elective

Total Credit Hours: 36

Other Program Requirements

Must successfully complete assessments identified at each program transition point including the Literacy Exit Experience.
All students in the M.Ed. program must pass the GACE Content Assessment in Reading Education to add Reading Education as a new field.
Maintain an active account with the COE electronic data management system.

Advisement

Graduate students are advised by their program. Graduate students should reach out to their graduate program director for information regarding the structures in place to facilitate advisement. For more information visit Graduate Academic Advisement .

Graduate students can also contact the Jack N. Averitt College of Graduate Studies for more information about their program director.

Phone: 912-478-COGS (2647)

Email: gradschool@georgiasouthern.edu