To receive the Master of Education or Master of Arts in Teaching degree from FMU, a student must fulfill the following requirements:

• Complete the number of graduate hours, prerequisites and corequisites where applicable, and specific courses required in the student’s approved program.
• Achieve a 3.0 cumulative grade point average on all graduate studies applicable to the student’s program and a 3.0 overall grade point average for all graduate courses.
• Satisfactorily complete all other requirements as outlined for graduate students earlier.

South Carolina Licensure Requirements

• Completion of an approved program.
• Passing scores set by the state of South Carolina on the appropriate examinations (PRAXIS II) – Specialty Area, and (PRAXIS II) – Principles of Learning and Teaching.
  • Scores from these exams must be received by the School of Education prior to the beginning of the supervised internship (EDUC 770, 772, 773 and 774).
• A minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.0 for graduate courses.

2nd Semester Senior Year (14 hours)

• EDUC 529 – Classroom and Behavior Management (3)
• EDUC 530 – Methods and Strategies for Teaching and Assessing Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Students in the Mainstream Classroom (3)
• EDUC 533 – Play and Social Development of Children (3)
• EDUC 534 – Observation & Progress Monitoring Practicum (2)
• EDUC 548 – Educational Research for the Accelerated Master’s Program (3)

Summer Prerequisites (6 hours)

• EDUC 621 – Understanding Learning Differences (3)
• EDUC 622 – Assessment of Learning and Behavior (3)
• EDUC 624 – Behavior Management of Students with Disabilities (3)
• EDUC 628 – Planning for Classroom Teachers (3)

Accelerated Master’s Clinical Year (24 hours)

• EDUC 555 – Introduction to Educational Programs for Children of Poverty (3)
• EDUC 773 – Accelerated Master’s Program Clinical Experience 1 (9)
• EDUC 649 – Accelerated Master’s Program Capstone (3)
• EDUC 774 – Accelerated Master’s Program Clinical Experience 2 (9)