School of Education

The School of Education offers teacher licensure programs approved by the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce and awards the Bachelor of Science degree in the following areas: Middle Childhood Education, Montessori Education, Primary Education, Special Education, and Teaching Integrated Science. A minors is offered in Professional Education for those seeking coursework for Adolescence to Young Adult or Multi-Age licensure. Minors are also available in Montessori Education and Special Education.

At the graduate level, the Master of Education degree is available in many concentrations (for example, Educational Administration, Reading, TESOL, Special Education, Elementary Education, and Secondary Education. A Master of Arts in English Education or History Education and a Master of Science in Special Education are also available.

Master of Education

The Master of Education, a professional degree, is designed to meet the needs of professional educators. This degree is awarded to the candidate who has demonstrated a capacity for improving the quality of teaching within the particular sphere of his or her influence by satisfactorily completing a program of graduate work designed to give these characteristics:

Broad knowledge of the principles and techniques of education in modern society.
Specific knowledge of one major area in the field of education.
Essential understanding and skills necessary for intelligent consumption of educational research.

To ensure comprehensiveness in their programs for the Master of Education degree, candidates should include in their programs 9 credit hours of general survey courses (or alternate courses as indicated by specific program) designed to provide integrated coverage of the broad field of education. These courses (credit hours) are:

EDFD 500 History/Philosophy of Am Education

EDFD 505 Org of Ed Systems in U.S.

EDFD 507 Educational Research

To ensure their mastery of a particular area of education, candidates must include a concentration of at least 12 semester credit hours in one of the following areas:

Administration, Art, Biology, Business Education, Chemistry, Classics, Computer/Technology, Elementary Education, English, French, German, History, Political Science, Mathematics, Montessori Education, Multi-cultural Literature for Children, Music, Philosophy, Psychology, Reading, Teaching of English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL), Secondary Education, Spanish, Special Education, Theology.

Students should consult with an advisor before beginning their concentration.

The Master of Education program invites applications from students with a bachelor’s degree and a solid academic record. Admission decisions are based on factors such as past academic performance and other application materials.

Go to http://www.xavier.edu/education/ to reference program information and admission requirements.

A minimum of thirty hours is normally required for the degree of Master of Education.
These shall be distributed as follows:

General surveys in education, 9 credit hours.
Concentration, 12 credit hours. (Certain concentrations may require more than 12 semester hours, particularly where state certification requirements are involved. Consult with your academic advisor)
Pertinent electives, 9 credit hours.

A student’s Master of Education program may not include more than 6 semester hours of workshops, unless by special arrangement with the program directors. The Master of Education degree will be awarded only to candidates who have passed an extensive written examination covering their particular field of concentration (e.g., administration) or covering the three general survey courses in education if they have concentrated in a subject matter field or in elementary or secondary education. Should the student fail the comprehensive examination, it may be repeated only once.

Note: For information regarding the Master of Arts in English Education or History Education, please see School of Education: Secondary Education . For information regarding the Master of Science in Special Education, please see School of Education: Special Education .

Note: The University is not obliged to recommend licensure of any type on the basis of the completion of a degree or specific course work in education. Students must also meet leadership, communication, and character requirements, and pass the required tests of the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce for each specific license.