Degrees for Education

Briar Cliff University currently offers a Master of Arts in Education (MAE) for teachers. It is a 34-hour non-thesis interdisciplinary program designed for those who teach at the elementary, middle, or secondary levels in either the public or non-public school systems. The goals of the program are to 1) develop teachers as critical thinkers and “facilitators” of learning and 2) form community with participants in the program. This will be accomplished through courses designed to deal with the students’ membership in a constantly changing global community. Through papers and projects, students will apply these broader perspectives to their own local situations.

The curriculum includes the following twelve courses, all of which are three semester-hour courses, with the exception of Library Research, which is one semester hour: Library Research, Educational Research, Education in Society, School Law, Educational Leadership, Instructional Technology, Philosophy of Education, Psychology of the Learner, Current Theories & Practices of Effective Teaching, Exceptional and At-Risk Learners, Curriculum Issues in Education, and Seminar. The master’s program will be taught by faculty in the fields of education, philosophy, psychology, sociology, business and information services.Curriculum
EDUC 500 Library Research 1 cr. hr.
EDUC 510 Educational Research 3 cr. hrs.
EDUC 525 Education in Society 3 cr. hrs.
EDUC 550 School Law 3 cr. hrs.
*EDUC 560 Educational Leadership 3 cr. hrs.
EDUC 590 Instructional Technology 3 cr. hrs.
EDUC 610 Philosophy of Education 3 cr. hrs.
EDUC 625 Psychology of the Learner 3 cr. hrs.
*EDUC 650 Current Theories & Practices of Effective Teaching 3 cr. hrs.
EDUC 665 Exceptional and At-Risk Learners 3 cr. hrs.
*EDUC 680 Curriculum Issues in Education. 3 cr. hrs.
EDUC 690 Seminar 3 cr. hrs.
Total of 34 hours

*EDUC 570 Mentoring: Upon approval of the MAE Program Director, this may be taken as an elective through AEA4 in exchange for EDUC 560 when completed in the local school setting.
*To allow teachers who have earned National Board Certification to receive three graduate credits through Briar Cliff University for EDUC 560, Educational Leadership. These three credits are in addition to the six already being granted (EDUC 650 and EDUC 680).

The program is directed by Dr. Ruth Schock, O.S.F., Associate Professor of Education.

See Catalog page 20 for full course descriptions

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Tuition
Tuition for summer 2006 is $229 per credit hour. In addition, one voucher given to a teacher for serving as a cooperating teacher for the teacher preparation program, will be honored in the MAE program.

Fees
$25.00 nonrefundable admission fee
$25.00 nonrefundable orientation fee
$50.00 nonrefundable graduation fee
$15.00 per credit hour technology fee

Financial Aid
Students who are attending Briar Cliff University and seeking assistance may apply for financial aid. By completing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), and listing Briar Cliff University’s Title IV School Code 001846, students have the opportunity to be considered for federal financial aid. The federal financial aid programs Briar Cliff University has available to students include Federal Stafford Loan, Federal Perkins Loan, and Federal Work Study. Students who have questions regarding the financial aid process should contact the Department of Financial Aid at 1-800-662-3303 ext. 5440 or 712-279-5440.

BCU will follow the schedule of courses noted above for the cohort beginning in 2005

Teri Crotty-Chair, Molly Gerrish, Tim Holleran, Hsing-Wen Hu, Angela Kaiser, Teresa Kruizenga, Michael Miller, Florence Monsour, David Pepi, Margaret Phinney, Hilary Pollack, Geoffrey Scheurman, Genella Stubrud, José E. Vega, Gay Ward, Brenda Wright, Mary Wright

The four-year curriculum is designed to prepare a student for a bachelor’s degree in Elementary Education. The program consists of a minimum of 132 semester hours that give students a broad general education, professional preparation for effective teaching at the elementary education level, and special preparation in an academic minor. Upon completion of these requirements, the elementary education major is licensable in Wisconsin to teach Middle Childhood - Early Adolescence, Regular Education. The addition of the Early Childhood minor meets requirements for an Early Childhood through Middle Childhood, Regular Education license in the state of Wisconsin.

Admission to Teacher Education is required the semester prior to enrolling in the Block courses. See the college web page (http://www.uwrf.edu/college-of education/) for a complete list of requirements for admission and current admission deadline dates.

The techniques blocks give students the opportunity to spend three days per week, for two semesters in public schools with this innovative instructional program. The Blocks consist of the following courses:
Block I: TED 312 (science), 315 (math), 317 (reading) 12 cr. hrs.
Block II: TED 310 (language arts), 311 (social studies), 316 (reading) 12 cr. hrs.

PREREQUISITES) COURSE CR.HRS. Approved Course/Grade HRS.
(Must be in PED; “C” grade) ED 2500 – Human Growth and Development 3
COM 1040 – Public Speaking 3
Choose one: HIST 2110 – U.S. History since 1877 or 3
PSCI 2000 – National Government 3
(Sophomore Status) ENGL 3820 – Literature for the Young Child 4
(MATH 1100 or placement test) MATH 1500 – Number Concepts: Elem/Middle Teachers 4
PSY 1000 – Introduction to Psychology 3
(“C” grade required) Major course: SPPA 2000 – Communication Disorders and Sciences 3
TO TAKE ANY OF THE FOLLOWING YOU MUST BE ACCEPTED INTO THE UPPER PROFESSIONAL LEVEL
(“C” grade required) Major course: ►LS 3770 – Literacy/Language I: Emergent and Beginning 3
(“C” grade required) EDT 3470 – Technology for Elementary Education 2
(70 credit hours; “C” grade) ES 3950 – School and Society (Baccalaureate Writing Course) 3
(LS 3770; “C” grade) Major course: LS 3780 – Literacy/Language II: Content Areas 3

(PREREQUISITES) COURSE CR.HRS. Approved Course/Grade HRS.
(Must be in PED; “C” grade) ED 2500 – Human Development 3
(MATH 1100/Placement Test; “C” grade) MATH 1500 – Number Concepts-Elem/Middle Teachers 4
(Sophomore Status) ENGL 3820 – Literature for Young Children 4
Take one: GEOG 1050 – Physical Geography 4
PHYS 1800 – Physical Science for Elem. Educators I 3
Take one: GEOG 1020 OR HIST 2110 OR PSCI 2000 3
Take one: WMS 3000 OR 3300 OR 3500 OR HIST 3160 3
TO TAKE THE FOLLOWING YOU MUST BE ACCEPTED INTO THE UPPER PROFESSIONAL LEVEL
“C” grade or better required in a ll courses
Early childhood take ED 3090 not 3100 ED 3100 – Educational Psychology of Childhood 3
Early Childhood take ED 3690 not 3710 ►ED 3710 – Elem. Classroom Org/Mgmt AND 3
(ED 3100 or 3090) Must take concurrently ►ED 3770 – Literacy/Language I: Emergent and Beginning 3
ENGL 3690 – Writing in the Elementary School 4
EDT 3470 – Technology for Elementary Education 2
(ED 3710 or 3690; 3770) ED 3780 – Literacy/Language II: Content Areas 3
(ED 3710 or 3690; 3770) ED 3790 – Literacy/Language III: Inquiry/Multiple Media 3
Physical Education majors SPED 4270 – Learners with Disabilities in General
use HPER 3460 Elementary and Middle School Programs 3
(70+ credit hours) *ES 3950 – School and Society 3
(ED 3100 or 3090; ED 4070 – Elementary Social Studies & Multicultural Ed. 3
GEOG 1020 or HIST 2110 or PSCI 2000)
(All course work must be completed) ED 4100 – Seminar in Education 2
ED 4710 – Intern Teaching: Elementary/Middle School 5 – 10
EARLY CHILDHOOD COURSES: ED 3500 – Young Children, Families and Society 3
ED/FCS 5750 – Admin. of Child Development Centers 3
To be completed one semester prior to ED 4090 – Seminar in Early Childhood 1
internship. Fall/spring semester: ½ days. ED 4700 – Intern Teaching: Early Childhood 5

ALL COURSES IN THE MINOR REQUIRE A “C” GRADE OR BETTER
(PREREQUISITES) COURSE CR.HRS. Approved Course/Grade HRS.
ENGL 3690 – Writing in the Elementary School 4
(26+ hrs) Select One: ENGL 3820 – Lit/Young Child OR ENGL 3830 – Lit/Intermd 4
(ED 3090 or 3100 pre/co requisite) LS (ED) 3770 – Lit. I (Early Childhood students take with ED 3690) 3
(LS 3770) LS (ED) 3780 – Literacy/Language II 3
(LS 3780) LS (ED) 3790 – Literacy/Language III 3
(LS 3780; 6 hrs. in Fine Arts) ED 4300 – Creativity in the Elementary Classroom 3
AREA A: SELECT ONE COURSE FROM THE FOLLOWING (CANNOT BE A COURSE USED ABOVE)
AFS 2230 – African American Literature (4); ENGL 1070 – Good Books (4); ENGL 1100 – Literary Interpretation (4); ENGL 2110 – Myth and Folk Literature (3); ENGL 1120 – Literary Classics (4); ENGL 1500 – Literature and Other Arts (4); ENGL 2220 – Literature/Cultures of the U.S. (4); ENGL 2230 – Black American Literature (4); ENGL 3120 – Western World Literature (3); ENGL 3820 – Literature for the Young Child (4); ENGL 3830 – Literature for the Intermediate Reader (4); ENGL 4840 (Prerequisite: ENGL 3820 or 3830) – Multi-Cultural American Lit. for Children (4); ENGL 5820 – Studies in Children’s Literature (3); ENGL 5830 – Multi-Cultural Literature for Adolescents (3)
AREA B: SELECT ONE COURSE FROM THE FOLLOWING
ENGL 3740 – Language in the Elementary School (Prerequisite: ENGL 3690) (3); ENGL 3770 (Prerequisite: ENGL 3690) (3) – Language & Learning Multilingual Classroom (3); ENGL 3840 (Prerequisite: ENGL 110) – Adolescent Literature (3); ENGL 4720 – American Dialects (4); ENGL 4840 (Prerequisite: ENGL 3820 or 3830) – Multicultural American Lit. for Children (4)
TOTAL HOURS

(PREREQUISITES) COURSE CR.HRS. Approved Course/Grade HRS.
(MATH 1100/Placement Test) MATH 1500 – Number Concepts-Elem/Middle Teachers 4
(MATH 1500) MATH 1510 – Geometry-Elementary/Middle Teachers 4
(MATH 1500) MATH 2650 – Probability & Stats-Elem/Middle Teachers 4
(MATH 1510; 2650) MATH 3520 – Teaching Elementary/Middle School Math 3
(MATH 1500; 1510; 2650; 3520) MATH 5540 – Algebra in Elem/Middle School Curriculum 4
(MATH 5540) MATH 5550 – Mathematical Modeling and Problem Solving
in Elementary/Middle School Curriculum 4
Advisor approved course(s) to meet minimum 23 hours requirement

Elementary Language Arts Minor (ELEN) – 26 - 28 hours (MTTC SUBJECT TEST #90)
ALL COURSES IN THE MINOR REQUIRE A “C” GRADE OR BETTER
(PREREQUISITES) COURSE CR.HRS. Approved Course/Grade HRS.
ENGL 3690 – Writing in the Elementary School 4
(26+ hrs) Select One: ENGL 3820 – Lit/Young Child OR ENGL 3830 – Lit/Intermd 4
(ED 3090 or 3100 pre/co requisite) LS (ED) 3770 – Lit. I (Early Childhood students take with ED 3690) 3
(LS 3770) LS (ED) 3780 – Literacy/Language II 3
(LS 3780) LS (ED) 3790 – Literacy/Language III 3
(LS 3780; 6 hrs. in Fine Arts) ED 4300 – Creativity in the Elementary Classroom 3
AREA A: SELECT ONE COURSE FROM THE FOLLOWING (CANNOT BE A COURSE USED ABOVE)
AFS 2230 – African American Literature (4); ENGL 1070 – Good Books (4); ENGL 1100 – Literary Interpretation (4); ENGL 2110 – Myth and Folk Literature (3); ENGL 1120 – Literary Classics (4); ENGL 1500 – Literature and Other Arts (4); ENGL 2220 – Literature/Cultures of the U.S. (4); ENGL 2230 – Black American Literature (4); ENGL 3120 – Western World Literature (3); ENGL 3820 – Literature for the Young Child (4); ENGL 3830 – Literature for the Intermediate Reader (4); ENGL 4840 (Prerequisite: ENGL 3820 or 3830) – Multi-Cultural American Lit. for Children (4); ENGL 5820 – Studies in Children’s Literature (3); ENGL 5830 – Multi-Cultural Literature for Adolescents (3)
AREA B: SELECT ONE COURSE FROM THE FOLLOWING
ENGL 3740 – Language in the Elementary School (Prerequisite: ENGL 3690) (3); ENGL 3770 (Prerequisite: ENGL 3690) (3) – Language & Learning Multilingual Classroom (3); ENGL 3840 (Prerequisite: ENGL 110) – Adolescent Literature (3); ENGL 4720 – American Dialects (4); ENGL 4840 (Prerequisite: ENGL 3820 or 3830) – Multicultural American Lit. for Children (4)

ALL COURSES IN THIS PROGRAM REQUIRE A “C”‡ GRADE OR BETTER
(PREREQUISITES) COURSE CR.HRS. Approved Course/Grade HRS.
(Must be in PED) ED 2500 – Human Development 3
(MATH 1100/Placement Test) ‡MATH 1500 – Number Concepts-Elementary/Middle Teachers 4
(MATH 1500) ‡MATH 1510 – Geometry-Elementary/Middle Teachers 4
(MATH 1500) ‡MATH 2650 – Probability & Stats-Elem/Middle Teachers 4
(26+ hrs.) Select One: ENGL 3820 - Lit. for Young Child OR ENGL 3830 - Lit. for Interm Reader 4
Select One: MUS 1500 OR ART 1480 OR THEA 1000 OR DANC 1450 OR ART 1200 3-4
Select One: ART 2000 - Creative Process Thru Art OR MUS 2400 Music for Classroom 3
BIOS 1700 – Life Science for Elem. Educators I 3
PHYS 1800 – Physical Science for Elem. Educators I 3
GEOG 1900 – Earth Science for Elem. Educators I 3
Select one course from two of the following groups:
LIFE SCIENCE: BIOS 2700* OR 1050 OR 1120 OR 1500 OR 2400 3-4
PHYSICAL SCIENCE: ENGR 1010 OR CHEM 1100/1110* OR 1510/1520 OR 1900/1910
OR 2800* PHYS 1000 OR 1020 OR 1040* OR 1060 3-4
EARTH SCIENCE: GEOS 1000 OR 1440 OR 2000 OR 2900* OR 3010 OR 3120 OR 3220
* Elementary Integrated Science minors MUST select from BIOS 2700; CHEM 2800; CHEM 1100/1110; PHYS 1040; and GEOS 2900*
Select One: ANTH 1200 - Peoples of the World OR SOC/A-S 3040 - Nonwestern World 3-4
ECON 1000 – Economics for Elementary Education 3
GEOG 1020 – World Geography Through Media and Maps 3
PSCI 2000 – National Government 3
Select One: HIST 2100 – U.S. Hist. to 1877 OR HIST 2110 – U.S. Hist. since 1877 3
Select One: HIST 3020 – World to 1500 OR HIST 3030 – World Since 1500 3
TO TAKE THE FOLLOWING YOU MUST BE ACCEPTED INTO THE UPPER PROFESSIONAL LEVEL
ED 3100 – Educational Psychology of Childhood 3
EDT 3470 – Technology for Elementary Education 2
ENGL 3690 – Writing in the Elementary School 4
(MATH 1510; 2650) ‡MATH 3520 – Teaching Elementary/Middle School Math 3
(ED 3100 pre/co requisite) ►LS (ED) 3770 – Literacy/Language I: Emergent and Beginning 3
(LS 3770) LS (ED) 3780 – Literacy/Language II: Content Areas 3
(LS 3780) LS (ED) 3790 - Literacy/Language III: Inquiry/Multiple Media 3
(70+ credit hours) ES 3950 – School and Society (Baccalaureate Writing Course) 3
(ED 3100; All science courses) ED 4010 – Teaching Elementary School Science 3
(ED 3100; 12 hrs.in Social Studies) ED 4070 – Elementary Social Studies & Multicultural Ed. 3
(LS 3780; 6 hrs. in Fine Arts) ED 4300 – Creativity in the Elementary Classroom 3
SPED 4270 – Learners with Disabilities in General Classrooms 3
Pre/Co requisites: MATH 3520; ED 3790 ►ED 3710 – Elem. Classroom Org/Mgmt AND 3
ED 4010; ED 4070. Take Concurrently ►ED 4500 – Pre-Internship in Elementary Education 3
INTERNSHIP: All coursework ED 4100 – Seminar in Education 2
must be completed. ED 4710 – Internship Teaching Elementary/Middle School 10

ALL COURSES IN THIS PROGRAM REQUIRE A “C”‡ GRADE OR BETTER
(PREREQUISITES) COURSE CR.HRS. Approved Course/Grade HRS.
(Must be in PED) ED 2500 – Human Development 3
(MATH 1100/Placement Test) ‡MATH 1500 – Number Concepts-Elementary/Middle Teachers 4
(MATH 1500) ‡MATH 1510 – Geometry-Elementary/Middle Teachers 4
(MATH 1500) ‡MATH 2650 – Probability & Stats-Elem/Middle Teachers 4
(26+ hrs) Select One: ENGL 3820 - Lit. for Young Child OR ENGL 3830 - Lit. for Interm Reader 4
Select One: MUS 1500 OR ART 1480 OR THEA 1000 OR DANC 1450 OR ART 1200 3-4
Select One: ART 2000- Creative Process Thru Art OR MUS 2400 Music for Classroom 3
BIOS 1700 – Life Science for Elem. Educators I 3
PHYS 1800 – Physical Science for Elem. Educators I 3
GEOG 1900 – Earth Science for Elem. Educators I 3
Select one course from two of the following groups:
LIFE SCIENCE: BIOS 2700* OR 1050 OR 1120 OR 1500 OR 2400 3-4
PHYSICAL SCIENCE: ENGR 1010 OR CHEM 1100/1110* OR 1510/1520 OR 1900/1910
OR 2800* OR PHYS 1000 OR 1020 OR 1040* OR 1060 3-4
EARTH SCIENCE: GEOS 1000 OR 1440 OR 2000 OR 2900* OR 3010 OR 3120 OR 3220
* Elementary Integrated Science minors MUST select from BIOS 2700; CHEM 2800; CHEM 1100/1110; PHYS 1040; and GEOS 2900*
Select One: ANTH 1200 - Peoples of the World OR SOC/A-S 3040 - Nonwestern World 3-4
ECON 1000 – Economics for Elementary Education 3
GEOG 1020 – World Geography Through Media and Maps 3
PSCI 2000 – National Government 3
Select One: HIST 2100 – U.S. Hist. to 1877 OR HIST 2110 – U.S. Hist. since 1877 3
Select One: HIST 3020 – World to 1500 OR HIST 3030 – World Since 1500 3
TO TAKE THE FOLLOWING YOU MUST BE ACCEPTED INTO THE UPPER PROFESSIONAL LEVEL
ED 3090 – Ed. Psychology of Early Childhood 3
EDT 3470 – Technology for Elementary Education 2
ENGL 3690 – Writing in the Elementary School 4
(MATH 1510; 2650) ‡MATH 3520 – Teaching Elementary/Middle School Math 3
ED 3500 – Young Children/Families/Society 3
(ED 3090 pre/co requisite) ►ED 3690 – Early Childhood Classroom Org/Mgmt AND 3
Take concurrently ►LS (ED) 3770 – Literacy/Language I: Emergent and Beginning 3
(ED 3690; LS 3770) LS (ED) 3780 – Literacy/Language II: Content Areas 3
(ED 3690; LS 3780) LS (ED) 3790 - Literacy/Language III: Inquiry/Multiple Media 3
(70+ credit hours) ES 3950 – School and Society (Baccalaureate Writing Course) 3
(ED 3090; All science courses) ED 4010 – Teaching Elementary School Science 3
(ED 3090; 12 hrs.in Social Studies) ED 4070 – Elementary Social Studies & Multicultural Ed. 3
(LS 3780; 6 hrs. in Fine Arts) ED 4300 – Creativity in the Elementary Classroom 3
ED/FCS 5750 – Administration of Child Development Centers 3
SPED 4270 – Learners with Disabilities in General Classrooms 3
ECH INTERNSHIP: Completed one semester prior to ED 4090 – Seminar in Early Childhood 1
internship. Fall/Spring semester: ½ days; Summer I: full days ED 4700 – Intern Teaching: Early Childhood 5
INTERNSHIP: All coursework and ED 4100 – Seminar in Education 2
ECH internship must be completed ED 4710 – Internship Teaching Elementary/Middle School 10 9/07
►Pre-internship experience in a school setting required ‡Mathematics minors must obtain “B” grade or