Master of Education in Alternative Education

30 credit hours

Core Coursework

• EDL 502 Data Driven Decisions
• EDL 503 School Law and Finance
• EDL 505 Curriculum Theory and Design
• EDL 590 Education Research Writing

Alternative Education Courseswork

• EDL 550 Classroom Environment
• EDL 551 Alternative Education: An Introduction to Theory and Practice
• EDL 553 Cognition, Motivation, & Social Skills
• EDL 554 Projects, Readings, and Case Studies
• EDL 555 Topics in Alternative Education
• EDL 55_ Elective (approved by Advisor)

  Degree Progress: Enrolled students can review program requirements and track progress toward degree completion using the university’s degree audit and advising tool, Degree Works.

Applications are accepted on a rolling basis and decisions are rendered after the receipt of all admissions documents.

To complete the admissions procedure, students must meet the following criteria

1. Have a 3.0 undergraduate GPA.
2. Submit a statement of professional goals.
3. Submit 3 letters of recommendation.
4. Submit a resume.
5. Submit scores on the PRAXIS in your subject matter field or GRE or GMAT scores or teaching
6. credential.
7. Schedule an interview with the program coordinator to clarify program requirements, discuss goals, evaluate academic records, and outline a long-range program.

The mailing address is
Lock Haven University
Office of Admissions
401 N Fairview St.
Lock Haven PA 1774

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Transfer Credits

Students may transfer up to nine credits of graduate work from an accredited institution toward the Elective Requirements of the Master of Education program.  All transfer credits must be approved by the Program Coordinator.

Upon completion of this degree program, students will be able to:

1. Lesson Planning - Standards — Graduate students will demonstrate skills and knowledge of meeting diverse learner needs through lesson planning based upon standards
2. Lesson Planning - Differentiation — Graduate students will demonstrate competence in addressing diverse learning needs through the use of technology or through the differentiation of process, product, content and/or learning environment
3. Classroom Management — Graduate students will develop a classroom management philosophy emphasizing
   positive learning environments utilizing Choice Theory
4. Knowledge — Graduate students will know the subjects they teach and how to teach those subjects to students’ level(s) of performance
5. Pedagogy — Graduate students are committed to students and their learning
6. Professionalism — Graduate students demonstrate professional behaviors and attitudes essential to the teaching profession. Dispositions, ethical behaviors, caring communication, and life-long learning are among the professional behaviors related to this outcome
7. Environment — Graduate students are members of learning communities
8. Reflective Decision Maker — Graduate students think systematically about their practice and learn from experience