Education Specialist in Elementary Education

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Education Specialist

The Educational Specialist in Elementary Education program is designed to prepare quality elementary teachers who can provide effective instruction and provide leadership for fellow teachers at both the primary and intermediate levels.
Online delivery affords you the flexibility needed for advancing your career without interrupting your current work duties while engaging you in an online learning community that is rich in diverse teaching experiences.
The content of the courses and related experiences give the teachers an in-depth perspective of teaching from a holistic and reflective point of view.
Course instructors are highly credentialed and provide a wealth of knowledge that will facilitate your ability to translate current research and best practices into practical classroom experiences.

Master’s degree with an earned overall GPA of at least 3.25 on the planned program of study from an institution fully accredited by one of the recognized accrediting agencies.*
Valid AA teaching license.*
Satisfactory writing proficiency score on one of the following:
Praxis I Writing Test- minimum score of 174 on PPST or 320 on CBT National Teacher Examination (NTE) Communication Skills-minimum score of 653 ~ Graduate Record Examination (GRE) Verbal Test- minimum score of 370 ~ Miller Analogies Test (MAT)- minimum score of 30 ~ Graduate Management Admissions Test (GMAT) Essay Test- minimum score of 3 ~ Collegiate Assessment of Academic Proficiency (CAAP) Writing Essay Test- minimum score of 3
Passing score on PRAXIS II, Elementary Education: Curriculum, Instruction, & Assessment (K-5), or Elementary Education: Curriculum, Instruction, & Assessment (4-8); or passing score on test in Elementary Education approved by Mississippi State Department of Education.

*Applicants must submit this evidence before provisional or full admission is granted.

Evidence of all four requirements must be satisfied before obtaining Full Admission status. Provisional admission status can be obtained with satisfaction of the GPA and the license requirement. However, all other requirements must be submitted within the first 12 hours of course work. Applicants who do not submit evidence of all four requirements by the end of their first 12 hours of course work will not be allowed to complete the program.

All Educational Specialist candidates must have credit for the following courses or the equivalent:
_____ EPY 601- Psychology of Learning
_____ CEL 610- Effective Instruction in the Elementary School
_____ CEL 611- Classroom Management
_____ CRD 624- Literacy Instruction in the Elementary School

Any of the credits that are not transferred upon admission to the Educational Specialist program must be added to the candidate’s Program of Study.

Submit copies of evidence directly to Dr. Corlis Snow by mail ( DSU Box 3112, Cleveland, MS, 38733), fax (662-846-4309), or scan/email (csnow@deltastate.edu).

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