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Dec 03, 2024
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2024-2025 Graduate Catalog
Teacher Education Major, MS
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Concentrations (Required) and Options Available
Campus Code
Knoxville Campus — all concentrations except for the ones listed under Distance Education
Distance Education
- Educational Studies Concentration with the following specializations:
- Literacy Education
- STEM—Science, Engineering, Mathematics and Technology—with an optional endorsement in Gifted Education)
- Practitioner Concentration
Admissions Standards/Procedures
- For all programs, students must meet all current graduate school admission requirements and departmental requirements in addition to submitting a graduate school application and a departmental application.
- Three letters of recommendation are also required for the Educational Studies concentration.
- Admission to the ABA concentration will be based on applicant GRE scores, grade point average at all collegiate levels, written goal statement, example of professional writing, background check clearance, professional references, and admission board interview.
- Admission to ASL Educational Studies Concentration, ASL Education Professional Internship, and ASL Education Practitioner Concentration Specialization courses requires a minimum score of Advanced level on SLPI or 3+ on ASLPI.
Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) Concentration — Coursework Only With Comprehensive Exam
The Teacher Education, MS; Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) concentration is designed to prepare practitioners to use behavior analytic techniques and treatment approaches to prevent and reduce problem behaviors and to increase appropriate behaviors and skills targeted to improve overall quality of life. The ABA concentration coursework is comprised of courses in Special Education and School Psychology programs. Content in this program of studies is primarily focused on treatment approaches for children and adults with learning or behavioral difficulties and their teachers and caregivers.
Credit Hours Required
30 graduate credit hours
Required Courses (21 credit hours)
- SCHP 636 - Ethical, Legal, and Professional Issues in Psychology and Behavior Analysis
- SCHP 515 - Educational Applications of Behavioral Theories of Learning
- SCHP 517 - Direct Assessment and Interventions for Academic Skills Deficits
- SPED 530 - Applied Behavior Analysis in School Settings
- SPED 555 - Methods of Teaching Students with Autism Spectrum Disorders
- SPED 501 - Advanced Topics in Applied Behavior Analysis
In consultation with advisor, select one of the following courses: - SCHP 505 - Quasi-Experimental and Single-Subject Design Research
Additional Courses (9 credit hours): In consultation with advisor, select from the following courses and/or other relevant graduate-level course(s) approved by advisor: - SCHP 510 - Psychological Theories of Human Development Applied to Education
- SCHP 690 - Psychopathology in School and Mental Health Settings
- SPED 553 - Assessment of Exceptional Students
- SPED 542 - Methods of Teaching Students with Emotional and Behavioral Disorders
- SPED 552 - Classroom Management
- Note: To complete the coursework required for board certification in applied behavior analysis, students must complete SCHP 515, SCHP 517, SCHP 636, SPED 555, SPED 530, SPED 501, and SCHP 505. An international certifying board specifies and updates additional requirements (e.g., completing supervised internship experience, completing exam) for board certification which are outside of coursework included in the Teacher Education, MS; ABA concentration.
Educational Studies Concentration — Thesis Option or Coursework Only With Comprehensive Exam Option
The Educational Studies concentration does not lead to initial teacher licensure but, depending on the student’s program of study, may lead to an additional endorsement area for an already licensed teacher. It is for students seeking to enhance their professional knowledge and expertise, for those preparing to teach on the post-secondary level, or for those preparing for careers that do not require teacher licensure.
The Educational Studies concentration encompasses specializations in American Sign Language (ASL) Education, Art Education, Cultural Studies of Educational Foundations, Education of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, Elementary Education, English Education, Literacy Education, Mathematics Education, Science Education, Social Science Education, Special Education, Teaching and Learning, and World Language/ESL.
Credit Hours Required
- Thesis Option: 33 graduate credit hours
- Coursework Only With Examination Option: minimum 33 graduate credit hours
Additional Course Requirements
- For Thesis Option:
- 6 graduate credit hours of related studies, selected in consultation with and approved by the student’s advisor
- 6 credit hours of TPTE 500
- For Coursework Only With Comprehensive Exam Option:
- 12 graduate credit hours of related studies, selected in consultation with and approved by the student’s advisor
- For Both Options:
- Two-thirds of total credit hours for MS degree must be 500-level or above
Non-Course Requirements
- Thesis Option: Satisfactory completion of written thesis and oral defense of thesis
- Coursework Only With Comprehensive Exam Option: Students to submit a written comprehensive examination.
Professional Internship Concentrations — Thesis Option or Coursework Only With Comprehensive Exam Option
The Professional Internship concentrations are intended for individuals seeking initial teacher licensure. Applicants to any of the professional internship concentrations must first interview with a teacher education admissions board and be admitted to teacher education. Individuals are encouraged to contact the college’s Student Services Center, A332 Bailey Education Complex, for a diagnostic interview and to develop a tentative course of study and timeline. Note that several of the concentrations have dual or triple pathway options that lead to additional licensure in English as a Second Language and/or Special Education. Program contact information can be found at the Theory and Practice in Teacher Education webpage.
Credit Hours Required
- 39 graduate credit hours for the Thesis Option
- Minimum 30 graduate credit hours for the Coursework Only With Comprehensive Exam Option
- 33 graduate credit hours for the Interdisciplinary Early Childhood Integrated PreK-3 Professional Internship Concentration
Additional Course Requirements
Art Education Professional Internship
ASL Education Professional Internship
Deaf Education Professional Internship
- 9 graduate credit hours, chosen in consultation with advisor
Elementary Education Professional Internship
English Education and English as a Second Language Professional Internship
- 9 credit hours of electives selected in consultation with advisor
Term 9 Total Graduate Credit Hours = 12
Term 10 Total Graduate Credit Hours = 9
Summer Pre- or Post-Internship Total Graduate Credit Hours = 12
Non-Course Requirements
Required Comprehensive Exam: a practice-based review of research.
Mathematics Education Professional Internship
Science Education Professional Internship
Social Sciences Education Professional Internship
Special Education Professional Internship
World Language Education Professional Internship
Non-Course Requirements
- Thesis Option: Successful defense of the thesis
- ASL Education Professional Internship: Candidates need a minimum score of Advanced level on SLPI or 3+ on ASLPI.
- Deaf Education Professional Internship: Candidates need a minimum score of Intermediate Plus on the SLPI.
- Coursework Only With Comprehensive Exam Option: Successful completion of a comprehensive exam with a grade of Pass is required.
- ASL Education Professional Internship: Candidates need a minimum score of Advanced level on SLPI or 3+ on ASLPI.
- Deaf Education Professional Internship: Candidates need a minimum score of Intermediate Plus on the SLPI.
Practitioner Concentration — Coursework Only Without Comprehensive Exams Option
The Practitioner concentration in Teacher Education is offered only as a Distance Education program.
The Practitioner concentration is designed for students who are earning an initial teaching credential while serving as an instructor of record (i.e. as a “Job-Embedded Practitioner”) or as an Apprentice Teacher (i.e., as a “Grow Your Own” teacher candidate) in a school. State licensure requirements allow a partnership school system (or private school) to employ an individual as “instructor of record” or as an “apprentice teacher,” provided content/subject knowledge has been met, and the candidate has been admitted to an approved educator preparation program (EPP). The student would complete graduate-level coursework while carrying out the duties and responsibilities of a first-year teacher or an apprentice teacher, with school system and UT faculty as mentors, and has four years to complete licensure requirements. The Tennessee Department of Education’s Office of Educator Licensing will issue the license only at the recommendation of the approved educator preparation program.
Credit Hours Required
30 to 38 graduate credit hours
English as a Second Language
Middle Grades Math Education
Middle Grades Science Education
Non-Course Requirements
- The student must complete licensure requirements within three years.
- Students in the World Language specialization must have completed a minimum of 24 graduate credit hours in the world language (WL) with at least 18 upper division credit hours in the WL with a 3.00 GPA average or above.
- Students in the ASL Education specialization need a minimum score of Advanced level on SLPI or 3+ on ASLPI.
- Students in the Deaf Education specialization need a minimum score of Intermediate Plus on the SLPI.
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