Pathways & Course Offerings Schedule
Below are popular pathways for earning an M.S.T. in Childhood Education.
Accelerated schedule
The accelerated schedule begins in the summer and enables students to complete the entire program within a 12-month period. This path is ideal for students who intend to focus primarily on their graduate studies and who have completed all pre-requisites for the program.
Summer I
- EDU 510+25 hrs*
- EDU 656
Summer II
- FSA 510/515
- LIT 511
Fall
- EDU 512
- EDU 513
- EDU 514
- EDU 657+150 hrs (2 days/wk)*
- LIT 516
Winter
- EDU 551
Spring
- Student Teaching
- EDU 690
- EDU 691
- EDU 698
*The hours refer to required field experience hours that will accompany EDU 510 and EDU 657.
Full-time schedule
The full-time schedule begins in the fall and enables students to maintain full-time enrollment (i.e., 9 credits or more) throughout the entire program and complete the program in less than 18 months. This path is ideal for students who have received a scholarship or grant that requires full-time enrollment. For more information about graduate funding opportunities and enrollment requirements, please contact our Financial Aid Office. Students needing to complete program pre-requisites may still be eligible to begin the full-time schedule.
Fall 1
- EDU 510+25 hrs*
- EDU 514
- LIT 511
- FSA 510/515
Spring
- LIT 516
- EDU 657+150 hrs (2 days/wk)*
- EDU 656
Summer I
- EDU 551
Summer II
- EDU 512
- EDU 513
Fall 2
- Student Teaching
- EDU 690
- EDU 691
- EDU 698
*The hours refer to required field experience hours that will accompany EDU 510 and EDU 657.
Part-time schedules
These part-time schedules are ideal for graduate students with full-time employment and may be started in the fall, spring, or summer terms. When following one of these schedules, students will typically complete 2 courses at a time and can expect to complete the program in 18 – 24 months. To accommodate the working hours of most students, class times in the part-time schedule are always at 4:15pm or later. Students needing to complete program pre-requisites may still be eligible to begin the part-time schedules.
Fall start part-time 2 year program
Fall 1
- EDU 510+25 hrs*
- LIT 511
Spring 1
- EDU 656
- LIT 516
Summer I
- EDU 551
- EDU 514
Summer II
- EDU 512
- EDU 513
Fall 2
- EDU 657+150 hrs (2 days/wk)*
- FSA 510/515
Spring 2
- Student Teaching
- EDU 690
- EDU 691
- EDU 698
*The hours refer to required field experience hours that will accompany EDU 510 and EDU 657.
Spring start part-time 2 year program
Spring 1
- EDU 656
- FSA 510/515
Summer I
- EDU 510+25 hrs*
- EDU 551
Summer II
- EDU 512
- EDU 513
Fall 1
- LIT 511
- EDU 514
Spring 2
- LIT 516
- EDU 657+150 hrs (2 days/wk)*
Fall 2
- Student Teaching
- EDU 690
- EDU 691
- EDU 698
*The hours refer to required field experience hours that will accompany EDU 510 and EDU 657.
Summer start part-time 18 month program
Summer I
- EDU 510+25 hrs*
- EDU 656
Summer II
- EDU 512
- EDU 513
Fall 1
- LIT 511
- EDU 514
Spring 1
- EDU 657+150 hrs (2 days/wk)*
- LIT 516
Summer I
- EDU 551
Summer II
- FSA 510/515
Fall 2
- Student Teaching
- EDU 690
- EDU 691
- EDU 698
*The hours refer to required field experience hours that will accompany EDU 510 and EDU 657.
Matrix: Course Offerings by Semester
The matrix below helps to illustrate which MST graduate courses are offered and which semester(s) they are available.
| Course | Fall | Winter | Spring | Summer 1 | Summer 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EDU 510: Inquiry into Teaching, Curriculum and Student Learning+25 hrs field work | X | X | |||
| EDU 656: Classroom Applications of Child Development | X | X | |||
| EDU 512: Teaching Elementary School Math | X | X | |||
| EDU 513: Teaching Elementary School Science | X | X | |||
| EDU 514: Teaching Elementary School Social Studies | X | X | |||
| EDU 551: eLearning & the American Classroom | X | X | |||
| EDU 657: Elem. School Practicum & Research Seminar+150 hrs field work | X | X | |||
| LIT 511: Teaching Literacy in the Primary Grades | X | X | |||
| LIT 516: Teaching Literacy in the Intermediate Grades | X | X | |||
| FSA 510/515: Teaching the Special Education Learner in the General Ed Classroom | X | X | X | X | |
| EDU 690: Student Teaching I | X | X | |||
| EDU 691: Student Teaching II | X | X | |||
| EDU 698: Culminating Research Proj & Seminar | X | X |