Application Requirements and Program Structure

 

Application Information/Requirements

 

Admission Criteria

1. Undergraduate GPA of at least 3.0
2. Graduate GPA (if applicable) of at least 3.0
3. Completed GRE

• Complete Graduate Student Application
• Submit Official Transcripts from all Institutions Attended
• Payment of Nonrefundable $40 Application Fee
• Submit Admission Test Scores - GRE
• Fingerprinting Requirements

 

Program Structure 

 

MSU Billings Catalog - Reading Option Master of Education 

Official Master of Education Reading Plan of Study

The program structure listed below is an example of the courses you would likely take in this program. 

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Example Plan of Study

Summer Semester

EDF 501: Research Design and interpretation

EDF 530: Advanced Human Development

Fall Semester

RD 514: Teaching Reading K-3

RD 502: Research in Reading

Spring Semester

RD 505: Psychological Processes in Reading

RD 506: Literacy Leadership and Coaching

Summer Semester

RD 517: Diagnostic Aspects of Reading

RD 532: Teaching Reading 4-12

Fall Semester

RD 513: Developing Student Writing

RD 518: Literacy in Rural and Multicultural Settings

Spring Semester

SPED 560: Best Practices in Teaching Students with Learning Disabilities

RD 597: Action Research Project and Seminar