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Program checklist · M.S.

Education, M.S.

Radford University · Radford, VA

A checklist is the list of requirements to complete this program and receive the award, as the college publishes it in its catalog. It is the same for everyone. It does not say what you have completed; that comes from applying your own record.

Program
Award
M.S.
Credential class
ceterms:MasterDegree
CIP
13.0101
Credits (computed from items)
30
Catalog edition
2026-2027
Checklist type
degree-program
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
233277
CourseShelf checklist
CK_233277_0cadfca4
CollegeTransfer.Net
Institution Transfer Profile
Source
CourseShelf publish 59

Requirements to complete

Every course or condition the catalog lists, in the catalog's order.

Programs of Study

6 items
  1. Content Area Studies
    Not resolved to a course
  2. Specialization in Math Education
    Not resolved to a course
  3. Curriculum and Instruction
    Not resolved to a course
  4. With licensure
    Not resolved to a course
  5. Without licensure
    Not resolved to a course
  6. Early Childhood Education with a teaching endorsement in Early/Primary Education (PreK-3).
    Not resolved to a course

Master’s Core

4 items
  1. 3
  2. 3
  3. 3
  4. 3

Content Area Studies

0 items

    Program Requirements: 30-36 hrs. (variable credit hours depending on content)

    3 items
    1. Common core courses
      Not resolved to a course
      12
    2. A minimum of 18 semester hours of approved graduate course work in a content area
      Not resolved to a course
      18
    3. Other course-work may be required depending on the specific content area
      Not resolved to a course

    Specialization in Math Education

    0 items

      Notes

      0 items

        Required Courses 12 hrs.

        0 items

          The Master’s Core courses are

          4 items
          1. 3
          2. 3
          3. 3
          4. 3

          Math Courses 18 hrs.

          6 items
          1. 3
          2. 3
          3. 3
          4. 3
          5. 3
          6. 3

          Math Education Courses 6 hrs.

          2 items
          1. or: EDUC 620 - Issues of Equity and Diversity in Mathematics Education
            3
          2. or: EDUC 650 - Graduate Seminar: Theory and Practice in Mathematics Education
            3

          Post-Baccalaureate Mathematics Education Certificate

          0 items

            Master’s with Licensure Option

            0 items

              Curriculum and Instruction Concentration

              0 items

                Program Requirement 30 hrs.

                0 items

                  Required Master’s Core Courses 12 hrs.

                  4 items
                  1. 3
                  2. 3
                  3. 3
                  4. 3

                  Categorical Electives 12 hrs.

                  0 items

                    Teaching and Curriculum Development

                    35 items
                    1. 3
                    2. 3
                    3. 3
                    4. 3
                    5. 3
                    6. 3
                    7. 3
                    8. 3
                    9. 3
                    10. 3
                    11. 3
                    12. 3
                    13. 3
                    14. 3
                    15. 3
                    16. 3
                    17. 3
                    18. 3
                    19. 3
                    20. 3
                    21. 3
                    22. 3
                    23. 3
                    24. 3
                    25. 3
                    26. 3
                    27. 3
                    28. 3
                    29. 3
                    30. 3
                    31. 3
                    32. 3
                    33. 3
                    34. 3
                    35. Others with special permission from M.S. in Ed. program coordinator.
                      Not resolved to a course

                    Reading

                    8 items
                    1. 3
                    2. 3
                    3. 3
                    4. 3
                    5. Other EDRD prefix courses with special permission from M.S. in Ed. program coordinator.
                      Not resolved to a course
                    6. 3
                    7. 3
                    8. 3

                    Assessment and Evaluation

                    5 items
                    1. 3
                    2. 3
                    3. 3
                    4. 3
                    5. 3

                    Special Education

                    15 items
                    1. 3
                    2. 3
                    3. 3
                    4. 3
                    5. 3
                    6. 3
                    7. 3
                    8. 3
                    9. 3
                    10. 3
                    11. 3
                    12. 3
                    13. 3
                    14. 3
                    15. 3

                    Open Electives 6 hrs.

                    18 items
                    1. 3
                    2. 3
                    3. or: MATH 691 - Professional Seminar: Research in Mathematics Education
                      1
                    4. or: EDSP 634 - Gifted Program Development and Evaluation
                      3
                    5. or: EDSP 636 - Practicum and Action Research in Teaching Gifted Learners
                      3
                    6. 6
                    7. 3
                    8. 6
                    9. 6
                    10. 3
                    11. 3
                    12. 3
                    13. 3
                    14. 3
                    15. 3
                    16. 3
                    17. 3
                    18. 3

                    Notes

                    0 items

                      Fifth-year Master’s degree in Education with a teaching endorsement in Early/Primary Education (PreK-3)

                      0 items

                        Program Requirements 36 hrs.

                        0 items

                          Required Master’s Core Courses 12 hrs.

                          4 items
                          1. 3
                          2. 3
                          3. 3
                          4. 3

                          Other required courses 24 hrs.

                          5 items
                          1. 6
                          2. 3
                          3. 3
                          4. 3
                          5. 9

                          Gifted Education K-12 Endorsement

                          0 items

                            Endorsement Requirements (12 - 15 hrs.)

                            5 items
                            1. Completed an approved teacher preparation program in gifted education; or
                              Not resolved to a course
                            2. Completed the following:
                              Not resolved to a course
                            3. Graduated with a baccalaureate degree with an endorsement in a teaching area;
                              Not resolved to a course
                            4. Completed 12 hours of graduate-level coursework in gifted education; and
                              Not resolved to a course
                            5. Completed a practicum of at least 45 instructional hours. This practicum shall include a minimum of 45 instructional hours of successful teaching experiences with gifted students in a heterogeneously grouped (mixed ability) classroom or a homogeneously grouped (single ability) classroom. One year of successful, full-time teaching experience in a public or accredited nonpublic school may be accepted in lieu of the practicum.
                              Not resolved to a course

                            Students who already hold an initial teaching license and are seeking the Add-On Endorsement in Gifted Education without the master’s degree must take the following four courses

                            4 items
                            1. 3
                            2. 3
                            3. 3
                            4. 3

                            Students who are seeking the Add-On Endorsement in Gifted Education

                            1 item
                            1. 3

                            Students who are seeking both the M.S. in Education - Curriculum and Instruction degree and the Add-On Endorsement in Gifted Education must take the following courses

                            0 items

                              Required Courses: Master’s Core 12 hrs.

                              4 items
                              1. 3
                              2. 3
                              3. 3
                              4. 3

                              Categorical electives 18 hrs.

                              5 items
                              1. 3
                              2. 3
                              3. 3
                              4. 3
                              5. 3

                              Note

                              0 items
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