Reading M.S.Ed.
CIP: 131315
The complexities of developing approved instructional programs have brought about a demand for highly-trained specialists. This program is designed to prepare students as reading specialists (administrators and supervisors of reading programs, reading clinicians, and teachers of reading) at elementary through secondary levels. The course of study affords the opportunity for application of the learned skills in closely supervised developmental, diagnostic, and remedial reading situations.
Prerequisites for this program are:
- A valid teaching certificate.
- Two or more years of classroom teaching experience.
Program Admission Requirements
- A minimum overall grade point average of 2.75 on the undergraduate transcript OR an undergraduate overall GPA of 2.50 to 2.74 and a 3.0 GPA on six hours of required graduate coursework at Northwest in the major program where admission is requested.
- Documentation of one of the following:
- 3.5 or higher on the analytical writing measure of the GRE OR
- Successful completion of another Master's Degree from a regionally accredited institution of higher education with at least a 2.75 GPA OR
- National Board Certification OR
- Successful completion of nationally normed educational performance assessment (MoPTA, EdTPA, etc.) OR
- Department analytical writing assessment that is evaluated using a writing scoring guide based on the modified CUNY scales with a score of 4.0 or higher.
Missouri Reading Certification available through consultation with your advisor.
Course Requirements
Required Courses
The two courses listed below are shared with other graduate programs in the School of Education. Those programs are: Educational Leadership, Special Education, and Curriculum and Instruction.
| EDUC 61641 | Data Literacy and Assessment for Schools | 3 |
| EDUC 61642 | Multicultural Education for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion | 3 |
Subject Field Requirements
Total Credit Hours: 30