Teaching Elementary Education - Chicago State University

Teaching Elementary Education from Chicago State University is a Campus Master Elementary Education degree that prepares you for a Education career. The Department of Reading, Elementary Education and Library Information and Media Studies offers a program leading to a Master of Arts in Teaching degree in Elementary Education. The purpose of this program is to provide individuals with a bachelor's degree in an area other than education the opportunity to earn a master's degree and an initial teacher certificate. Completion of the Master of Arts in Teaching degree in Elementary Education qualifies students for the (K-9, Type 03) State of Illinois Initial Elementary Certificate; certification requires successful completion of the Illinois Certification Tests of Basic Skills, Elementary Education, and Assessment of Professional Teaching (Elementary K-9). A second option is available for those who have already earned an initial certificate and are seeking a subsequent certificate. General Requirements Applicants must meet all general requirements for admission to Chicago State University graduate programs as well as the following additional requirements: a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university. a minimum grade point average of 3.0 (on a 4 point scale) in the final 60 credit hours of bachelor's degree course work (upper division and graduate level course work in fields other than education which was completed after the bachelor's degree will be considered for applicants whose GPA in their last 60 credit hours of bachelor's degree work is not high enough to be considered for conditional admission). a minimum grade of C and a minimum grade point average of 3.0 in the following undergraduate coursework satisfying general education requirements: a) Three credit hours in each of composition II, speech, college level mathematics, biological science, physical science (at least one science course must include a laboratory). b) Nine credit hours from at least two disciplines in the humanities ? fine arts (art, music, theater), foreign language, literature, philosophy. c) Nine credit hours in the following social sciences ? U.S. history or American national government; child and adolescent psychology; and one course from history, geography, economics, political science, anthropology, psychology, or sociology. d) One course incorporating multicultural or global perspectives. a minimum grade of C and a grade point average of 3.0 in 18 credit hours of course work beyond the introductory level and at the 3000 level or above in an approved undergraduate major. two letters of recommendation. successful completion of the Illinois Certification Test of Basic Skills. View more details on Chicago State University . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Elementary Education courses.