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Master of Arts in Reading

At UNC, experienced teachers can obtain a Master of Arts Degree in Reading in conjunction with the K-12 Reading Teacher Licensure Program.

Program Requirements      Course Offerings Plan    Admissions

New!!! Loveland cohort will start classes in Summer of 2009

• The new off-campus cohort will be located at the beautiful UNC at Centerra building at 2915 Rocky Mountain Avenue, Loveland, CO 80538.
• The Master of Arts in Reading degree program will be completed in two summers and two academic years. See course schedule. It is intended for practicing elementary and secondary techers and allows to receive the K-12 Reading Teacher added endorsement.
• Informational meetings: TBA
• Extended Studies tuition rate is $340 per credit hour; no other fees are required. Financial Aid is available.
  • Does your investment pay off? Consider the following: in Poudre School District, a teacher with a Masters degree will earn $268,300 more over 30 years than a teacher with a Bachelors degree. In Thompson, the difference is $414,000, in Windsor, $313,000. Investing in your graduate education will bring, on average, 3,000% total return, or 100% annual return over the next 30 years.

Mission

The Reading Graduate Programs prepare students to be inquiring practitioners who seek knowledge and experiences about reading processes and practices. These evolving scholars are guided and encouraged to pursue knowledge, commit to inquiry, engage in problem solving related to reading/literacy processes and practices, and participate as leaders in reading related activities. The inquiring practitioners learn to use reading knowledge, practices, and processes to serve the changing technological, diversity, and reading education needs of dynamic local and global environments.

Program Objectives

The Master of Arts Degree Program in Reading prepares a student to function more effectively as a classroom teacher; to direct reading programs, staff development and curriculum development at a school level and for many literacy-related tasks.

Evaluation Processes

There are several steps to the evaluation of the Reading Program as well as to the evaluation of the students enrolled in the Reading M. A. Degree Program. The evaluation process is ongoing. For admission into the Graduate School and admission into the Reading M. A. Degree Program a student must complete and submit specific documents (Graduate School Application, Reading Program Application, three Letters of Reference and a Resume) that Reading Program faculty members review and evaluate. As a student takes courses, he/she completes a University generated course evaluation form and may be asked to complete an instructor developed evaluation form. When a student reaches the mid-point of taking the eleven reading courses (after five courses), the student and the student’s advisor meet to complete a “progress “ interview. The purpose of the interview is for the student to reflect upon his/her performance to date as well as to make known his/her evaluation of the strengths and needs of the Reading Program. At the conclusion of all the Reading M. A. Degree coursework, a student takes a written comprehensive examination or completes a thesis. At the end of the written comprehensive examination or at the end of the thesis defense the student completes an exist survey evaluating all of the elements of the Reading Program that the student has participated in and completed. Two years after graduating from the Reading Program with a M. A. Degree the student will be asked to complete another survey and to reflect on his/her overall M. A. Degree experience.

Endorsement

By completing the Master of Arts Degree in Reading students fulfill the requirements for institutional recommendation for endorsement as a K-12 Reading Teacher. Students seeking endorsement must provide evidence of two or more years of teaching experience in an accredited and/or established elementary, middle, or secondary school while holding a Type A or teaching license equivalent certificate before such recommendation is made. Students wishing to obtain Colorado licensure in reading are required to pass a State of Colorado administered proficiency examination (PLACE – Reading). Students should contact the School for the Study of Teaching and Teacher Education in McKee 216 for information.

Admission

An applicant must apply to and meet the admission requirements of the Graduate School. An applicant must have an overall 3.0 GPA on the last 100 quarter/66 semester hours for full admission to the Reading Program. An applicant with a GPA between 2.75 and 3.0 may be admitted to the Reading Program on a probationary basis. An applicant admitted under probation must attain a 3.0 GPA on the first 9 semester hours completed in the program. If an applicant’s GPA is below 3.0, the applicant may choose to submit a Graduate Record Exam (General Test) score to attain non-probationary admission to the Reading Program. The Reading Program faculty members recommend that an applicant have a total score that meets or exceeds 1350 on the Verbal, Quantitative, and Analytical sub-tests. The Reading Faculty members highly recommend that the Verbal score meets or exceeds 500. Additionally, an applicant must complete the Reading Program Application, submit a current resume, and have three letters of recommendation sent to the Reading Program in McKee Hall. Upon receiving formal notification of admission a student must meet with his/her assigned advisor to plan a program of study.

See Financial Aid information

Course Offerings (Tentative plan, subject to change)

Sem	2007 Longmont cohort	2007 On-campus cohort	2008 On-campus cohort	2009 Loveland cohort AND on-campus cohort
Fall 07	EDRD 611; EDRD 612	EDRD 611; EDRD 612
Spring 08	EDRD 670; EDRD 614	EDRD 642; EDRD 620
Summer 08	EDRD 642; SRM 600	EDRD 645; SRM 600	EDRD 611; SRM 600
Fall 08	EDRD 645E; DRD 617	EDRD 614; EDRD 617	EDRD 612; EDRD 614
Spring 09	EDRD 620; EDRD 692; EDRD 693 (sign-up)	EDRD 692; EDRD 670; EDRD 693 (Sign-up only)	EDRD 617; EDRD 642
Summer 09	Graduation	Graduation	EDRD 620; EDRD 645	EDRD 611; SRM 600
Fall 09			EDRD 692; EDRD 670; EDRD 693	EDRD 612; EDRD 614
Spring 10			Graduation	EDRD 617; EDRD 642
Summer 10				EDRD 620; EDRD 645
Fall 10				EDRD 692; EDRD 670; EDRD 693
Spring 11				Graduation

Program coordinator Dr. Michael Opitz