Applied Early Childhood Practices

Ball State University
Department of Elementary Education
Master of Arts in Education in Elementary Education

Focus Area: Applied Early Childhood Practices – Early Childhood/Generalist               National Board Certification

This degree program provides a Master of Arts in Education in Elementary Education and assistance in preparing for National Board Certification.

(Teachers certified by NBPTS will be eligible for the Accomplished Practitioner License)

 

Master of Arts in Education (MAE) in Elementary Education (30Hours)
Required Elementary Education Courses: 9 semester hours Hrs Projected for
EDEL 640 Early Childhood Education 3 FA-SP
EDRDG 615 Early Literacy Development 3 FA-SU
EDEL 644 Education in a Diverse Society 3 FA-SP-SU
 
Focus Area in Applied Early Childhood Practices : 12 semester hours Hrs Projected For 

Required Classes:

    
EDEL 630 Parent and Community Relations 3 FA-SU
EDEL 651 Educational Programs for Young Children

(Prerequisite EDEL 640) 		3 SU
Choose two classes (6 hours) from    
EDEL 680 Teaching Lower Language Arts 3 SU
EDPSY 611 Development of Creative Thinking 3 Ck EDPSY Schedule
EDEL 641 Early Childhood Program Leadership 3 Ck EDEL Schedule
EDEL 648 Play and Creativity in E. C 3 Ck EDEL Schedule
EDEL 626 Discipline and Classroom Management 3 FA-SU
ENG 629 Sociocultural Aspects of Literacy Acquisition 3 Ck ENG Schedule
 
Professional Education Core Courses: 9 semester hours Hrs Projected For 

EDPSY 603 Psychology of Human Development

or

EDPSY 627 Child Development (Pre req 603)

 3 Ck EDPSY Schedule

(Choose 1 course)

EDFON 631 Philosophy of Education (Class is Not on internet)

EDFON 641 History of American Education

EDFON 651 Educational Sociology

EDPSY 646 Tests and Measurements 

3

 

Ck EDSTUDIES Schedule

Sp-online

Ck EDSTUDIES Schedule

Ck EDPSY Schedule

Must be taken in last 9 hours of student's program:
EDEL 676 Research in Elementary Education 3  FA-SP-SU
Total 30   


Apply for graduation when you register for final courses in program

Advisor: Harold L. Roberts, Assistant to Department Chairperson and Graduate Advisor

Department of Elementary Education
Teachers College (TC), room 216
Ball State University
Muncie, IN 47306

Hours: Monday - Friday 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Phone: 765-285-8560
Fax: 765-285-8793