College of Education

Graduate School Requirements

Course Options (Credits)

Research Component
3 credits

EdPsy 505 (3)
Research Methods

T&L 588 (3)
Action Research: Teachers as Researchers

Foundations Component
3-6 credits

EdAd 507 (3)
Social Foundations

T&L 510 (3)
Theoretical Foundations for the Schooling of Language Minorities

T&L 537 (3)
Language, Literacy, & Culture

Emphasis Coursework

Reading
T&L 528 Content Area Reading Instruction: Theory and Practice (3)
T&L 530 Innovations in Reading (2)
T&L 551 Psychology of Reading (3)
T&L 553 Assessment and Instruction for Reading (4)
T&L 558 Improving Comprehension Through Literature (3)
Literature
T&L 511 Teaching Poetry to Children and Young People (3)
T&L 532 Children’s Literature Across the Curriculum (2)
T&L 544 Advanced Children’s Literature (3)
T&L 547 Teaching Folk Literature to Children and Adolescents (3)
T&L 548 Teaching Adolescent Literature (3)
Oral and Written Language
T&L 538 Writing Across the Curriculum (3)
T&L 539 Innovations in Language Arts (3)
T&L 546 Teaching Written Expression in the Elementary School (3)
Bilingual/ESL/Multicultural
T&L 501 Practicum in Bilingual/ESL
T&L 503 ESL Methods and Materials for Secondary Teachers (2)
T&L 509 Research in Curriculum & Assessment for Bilingual ESL Education (3)
T&L 510 Theoretical Foundations for Bilingual Education (3)
T&L 512 Language and Cultural Factors in Mathematics (3)
T&L 514 Methods and Materials for ESL Education (3)
T&L 515 The Education of Language Minority Students (3)
T&L 537 Seminar in Language, Literacy, and Culture (3)
T&L 549 Communicating in a Multilingual Society (3)
T&L 580 Multicultural Education in a Global Society (3)
Science and Math Education
T&L 512 Language and Cultural Factors in Mathematics (3)
T&L 561 Elementary School Math (3)
T&L 562 Secondary School Math (3)
T&L 571 Elementary School Science (3)
T&L 573 Children’s Literature and Hands-On Science (3)
T&L 574 Science for All: An Individual & Multicultural Perspective (3)
Special Education
Sp Ed 501  (3) Teaching Students with Disabilities
Sp Ed 502  (4) Assessment and Curriculum for Students with Disabilities
Sp Ed 503  (3) Secondary Special Education for Students with Disabilities
Sp Ed 504  (3) Professional Skills in Special Education
Sp Ed 521  (3) Teaching in Inclusive Classrooms
Sp Ed 540  (3) Methods in Intensive Educational Supports
Sp Ed 590  (1-4) Practicum in Special Education

Professional Certification
 and/or Supporting Areas
3 - 9 credits

T&L 541 Professional Education: Pre-Assessment Seminar (3)
T&L 542 Gathering Evidence (2)
T&L 543 Advanced Professional Education: Culminating Seminar (2)
Supporting Area Course(s): English, History, Science, Biological Science, Sociology (for a complete listing of Supporting Areas Courses offered at WSU TC please see Helen Berry.)

Final Examination
2 credits

T & L 702 Master’s Examination • Meet with Program Advisor 6 months prior to exam.