2020-2021 Graduate Catalog Teaching and Learning

232 DeGarmo Hall
Campus Box 5330

(309) 438-5425
Education.IllinoisState.edu

Director: Alan Bates

Programs Offered

M.S. in Teaching and Learning, M.S.Ed. in Reading, Ed.D. in Teaching and Learning, and Post Baccalaureate Library Information Specialist Certificate.

All master's degree programs require a minimum of 50 percent of the non-thesis credit hours applied to the degree to be 400-level courses or above.

Course Finder

M.S. in Teaching and Learning Program

Degree Offered: M.S.

The M.S. in Teaching and Learning requires either a thesis option or a culminating research experience option.

This 30-hour program requires:

15 hours: TCH 407, TCH 409, TCH 411, TCH 478; EAF 410
9 hours of an area of concentration designed with an advisor
6 hours of research experience: Either TCH 481 and TCH 482 or 6 hours TCH 499

M.S. Ed. in Reading Program

Degree Offered: M.S.Ed.

This 36-hour degree program requires:

27 hours: TCH 452, TCH 462, TCH 463, TCH 464, TCH 465, TCH 466, TCH 467, TCH 471, TCH 474
6 hours of professional research experience: TCH 468 and TCH 469
3 hours of electives

Doctor of Education in Teaching and Learning Program

Degree Offered: Ed.D.

This 66-hour degree requires:

15 hours: TCH 501, TCH 562, TCH 576, TCH 407, TCH 580
6 hours of educational foundations: courses selected to support the area of concentration
15 hours: of an area of concentration: courses selected with the assistance of an advisor based on student area of interest
3 hours of practicum: TCH 598
12 hours of research methods: Courses generally include TCH 575, TCH 595 and other research methodology courses from TCH or from other departments on campus
15 hours of dissertation research
A passed doctoral examination
Other university requirements for Ph.D. degrees are listed elsewhere in this catalog.

Endorsing Teaching Certificates

Reading Teacher

The Illinois State Board of Education has identified six areas of study required of all teachers whose major teaching assignment is reading. All teachers assigned departmentalized responsibility in reading or language arts must meet this 24-semester hour requirement. The M.S.Ed. in Reading Program offers all coursework leading to the endorsement of a reading teacher.

Reading Specialist

Coursework leading to the Reading Specialist is offered in the M.S.Ed. in Reading Program. The program leading to the K-12 Reading Specialist Certificate requires the completion of 36 semester hours in reading and related educational areas. Students working on the Reading Specialist must first have a current teaching certificate. Other requirements, including any tests required for certification, can be found at the Teaching and Learning website.

Post-Baccalaureate Graduate Certificate in Library Information Specialist

The Post-Baccalaureate Library Information Specialist Certificate provides 24 hours of coursework that prepares teachers to work in school libraries. The program is available to certified teachers and to students who have completed the bachelor's degree and are working on their initial certification. It is designed to help students receive endorsement as Library Information Specialist and to pass the Illinois content area examination. The course of study requires satisfactory completion of the following courses: TCH 414 (within the first two semesters of enrollment), TCH 416, TCH 440, TCH 442, TCH 444, TCH 445, either TCH 449 or TCH 454, and three more elective credit hours in library science-related courses. Some of these courses may apply as electives to a degree program. Information on admission is available from the School of Teaching and Learning.