• 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.
• All Education 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 Education Specialist program must be added to the candidate’s Program of Study.

Online Resources

• Blackboard
• Instructions - Online Advising
• Instructions - Registration/Courses
• Task Stream

Comprehensive Exams

• Comprehensive Exam Application
  
• Test Dates & FAQ's

• Guidelines/Rating Scale
• Tips for Developing Portfolio

Program of Study

Course Rotation

Ed. S. Textbook List

Ed. S. Handbook

Assessments for Graduation

 Graduation Application Process

Corlis Snow, Ed. D.
Coordinator
csnow@deltastate.edu
Phone: 205-655-4878
Fax: 662-846-4309 

Dr. Joe Garrison, Ph. D.
Chair
jgarrisn@deltastate.edu

Tim Watkins, Ed. D.
Assistant Professor
twatkins@deltastate.edu

Anjanette P. Powers, Ed. S.
Instructor
apowers@deltastate.edu

Merideth Van Namen, Ed. S.
Instructor
mvannamen@deltastate.edu

Dianne Thomas, Ed. D.
Assistant Professor
dthomas@deltastate.edu