Welcome to the School of Education and Human Services! Please use this site to gain the broadest and most accurate view of the majors, minors and programs within our department so you can develop your personal path to meeting your specific goals and career plans. To learn more about our undergraduate majors and minors, Weekend College adult undergraduate program or graduate studies, just click on one of the links to the left. Each will lead you to more information on degree requirements, course schedules and/or suggested course sequences and special programs. Please contact a specific faculty member or the department office if you have questions.
IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS/ALERTS 2010 Graduate Commencement Ceremony:
The 2010 graduate commencement ceremony originally scheduled for May 19th at 7:00 will now be combined with the undergraduate ceremony and be held on Sunday, May 16th.
MEDUC 530 will be held on Tuesday evenings from 6:00-9:00 on alternating weeks at the Emmitsburg campus, not 6:00-8:30 as orginally stated on the Spring 2010 schedule. MEDUC 604 will be held on Tuesday evenings from 6:00-8:30 at the Frederick campus, not on Wednesday evenings as originally stated on the Spring 2010 schedule. IMPORTANT INTERNSHIP II NOTICE: COURSE UPDATE:
EDUC 325/MEDUC 526 Reading in the Secondary Content Areas I is taken during fall semester.
EDUC 427/MEDUC 527 Reading in the Secondary Content Areas II is taken during spring semester with Internship I. ANNOUNCEMENT FOR ELEMENTARY/SPECIAL EDUCATION CANDIDATES ONLY:
SPED 433/434 and MSPED 500/509, previously taught in July, have been moved to May in order to provide direct experience in the inclusive classroom. For more information contact Dr. Megan Mackey at mackey@msmary.edu. REMINDER FOR WEEKEND COLLEGE OR MAT ELEMENTARY AND ELEMENTARY/SPECIAL EDUCATION CANDIDATES:
To meet all national and state standards all candidates now complete Internship I and II. To accommodate the needs of our adult learners the Education Department has spread the Internship I experience over two semesters. In the fall, candidates are expected to take science (EDUC 330-1/MEDUC507) and math (EDUC 335-1/MEDUC 506) methods concurrently which includes 10 full days or 20 half days in a PDS. In the spring, candidates are expected to take social studies (EDUC 331-1/MEDUC 513) and Reading (EDUC 313-1/MEDUC 512) methods concurrently. Again there is a 10 full day or 20 half day PDS requirement. The full Internship II requiring 5 full days a week in a PDS follows the following fall semester. CERTIFICATION UPDATE:
Beginning July 1, 2009, certification officials will issue elementary certificates for grades 1-6. Middle school will no longer be printed on the elementary education certificates. Fall 2009 Newsletter Teachers for Today and for Tomorrow
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