Education, M.Ed.

College of Education and Human Services

Julka Hall 210
(216) 687-4625
http://www.csuohio.edu/cehs/programs/graduate.html

Programs of Study

Counseling, Administration, Supervision, and Adult Learning (CASAL)

 

Health, Physical Education, and Recreation

 

Curriculum and Instruction

 

Teacher Education

 

Introduction

Programs leading to the Master of Education degree are designed for individuals seeking to work as professional educators of children, youth, and adults. Many graduates seek employment in elementary and secondary schools. Some specializations are oriented toward business and community settings and prepare graduates to work in higher and adult education, social service agencies, corporate training centers, corporate fitness centers, community health centers, wellness/fitness centers, sports clubs, and outdoor/park recreational facilities. All courses in the programs are offered in the late afternoon and evening in order to accommodate students who wish to maintain full-time employment. During the summer term, courses are offered on a full-day schedule to permit full-time study.

Master of Education programs are offered in four departments within the College: Curriculum and Foundations; Counseling, Administration, Supervision, and Adult Learning (CASAL); Teacher Education; and Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance. The Department of Curriculum and Foundations is responsible for courses in the College Core. The Curriculum and Foundations Department also is responsible for courses in the Curriculum and Instruction specializations in the following areas: Educational Technology; Educational Research; and Gifted and Talented Learners. Initial teaching licensure in Secondary Education is also available in this department as a master’s degree in Urban Secondary Teaching (the MUST program). The CASAL Department offers degrees in Administration, Counseling, Supervision, and Adult Learning and Development. The Department of Teacher Education is responsible for the Curriculum and Instruction specializations in Early Childhood Education, Elementary Education, Middle Childhood (Mathematics and Science), Literacy Development and Instruction (Reading, TESOL, Bilingual Education, Adult Literacy), Secondary Education (all content fields, including Foreign languages and art), and Special Education (Early Childhood/Special Education, Mild/Moderate Educational Needs, Moderate/Intensive Educational Needs). The Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance Department offers the Curriculum and Instruction specialization in Health and Physical Education, including a combined master’s and multi-age health licensure, as well as programs in Sport Management, Exercise Science, and Community Health Education. See the brief descriptions of each program and specialization below.

Faculty Research and Publications

College of Education and Human Services faculty members pursue a wide variety of research in six major areas:

1. Equity issues, including race and ethnicity, gender, and socio-economic disadvantage.
2. Educational/developmental consequences for special needs populations frequently associated with urban environments, including high-risk and premature infants; preschool populations; juvenile delinquents; mentally challenged, learning disabled, and behavior-disordered children; and gifted and talented students from low socio-economic, racially, and ethnically diverse backgrounds.
3. Urban educational programs, including teaching English to speakers of other languages, literacy, and mathematics competencies, classroom management and discipline, social skills training, management of urban schools, counseling special urban populations, early childhood interventions (Head Start and day care), Reading Recovery, teacher induction programs, health, wellness, and physical education.
4. Problems of adults in contemporary urban society, including stress, sport law, sports management, exercise science, health, and leisure-time uses.
5. Foundations of urban education, including life-span development and learning, comparative educational policy, curriculum/methods, teacher education, history of education, and guidance and counseling in schools and the community.
6. Legal issues in education and major educational policy issues.

Current faculty information can be located on the Cleveland State University Faculty Profile page.

Accreditation

The Master of Education degree program is fully accredited by the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) and the Ohio Department of Education. The Community Agency Counseling and School Counseling programs are accredited by the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP).

Financial Assistance

A limited number of graduate assistantships are available in each department, in the Dean’s Office, and through funded projects. Graduate assistants have teaching, research, and/or administrative responsibilities for which they receive financial support. For applications and information, contact the departments directly.

Career Information

The Master of Education degree qualifies graduates to move from entry-level positions in education to career positions with increased leadership responsibility. The degree enables classroom teachers to advance their careers, and provides initial certification/licensure for those who seek school administration, supervision, and counseling positions. Certain specializations provide initial entry or career mobility for educators in business or community settings. Prospects for career advancement in school settings are favorable at this time because of population shifts and staff retirements. Opportunities in business and community settings have increased as society has become more committed to life-long education for adults.

Admission Information

The following requirements must be met by each candidate applying to the master’s program:

1. Fulfillment of College of Graduate Studies  requirements for admission, as described in this Catalog.
2. Application to the Graduate Admissions Office for admission to the Master of Education program in one of the specialization areas. An area of specialization must be noted on the admission application form.
3. Submission to the Office of Graduate Admissions of one official transcript from each college and/or university where existing degrees were completed. Transcripts must come directly from the degree-granting institution.
4. Two letters of recommendation (for counseling programs only).
5. A score of at the 50th percentile on the Miller Analogies Test, or a combined raw score of 1000 on the Verbal and Quantitative sections of Graduate Record Examination. However, a student applying for any program except Counseling is exempt from this requirement if:
   
   1. The baccalaureate degree is less than six years old at the time of application AND the undergraduate cumulative grade-point average is at least 2.75; OR
   2. The baccalaureate degree is more than six years old at the time of application AND the undergraduate cumulative grade-point average is at least 3.0; OR
   3. The student has completed twelve or more semester credits of Cleveland State graduate course work (including EDB 601  or HPR 601 ) AND received a grade of B- or better in EDB 601  or HPR 601  with a cumulative grade-point average of at least 3.0 and grades of B or better in the other courses.

Upon formal admission to the College, students must prepare a Program of Study with the assistance of an assigned advisor.

Note: Before completing an admission application, individuals who wish to obtain Ohio Department of Education licensure in order to work in public schools should obtain counseling from the Education Student Services Center, Julka Hall 210, telephone (216) 687-4625.

Apply Now: http://www.csuohio.edu/gradcollege/admissions/apply.html

Graduate Status 

Refer to the section on Admission Classifications  in this catalog.

Graduate Licensure Admission

An individual with a baccalaureate degree from a college or university with full academic accreditation who is seeking a State of Ohio teaching or school services license may apply for Graduate Licensure admission status. This status is for individuals who are not seeking a master’s degree. Requirements for admission are generally the same for Regular graduate degree status. Refer to the section on Admission to the College of Graduate Studies: Graduate Certificate and Licensure Admission  in this Catalog for admission procedures and requirements.

Transfer of Credits

In addition to the regulations of the College of Graduate Studies (including the six-year limit on course work), credits transferred from another university for application toward the MEd degree are subject to the following conditions:

1. Approval of the program and departmental committee.
2. No more than nine hours of graduate credit may be transferred, including a maximum of six credits earned for workshops from other universities. The credits must not have been used to fulfill the requirements for any other degree.
3. Students must have twelve semester hours of graduate (500- to 800-level) course work completed at Cleveland State and a grade-point average of or better to have transfer credit recorded on their transcript.
4. Not more than one-half of a student’s total graduate program may be a combination of transfer credit and credit by examination.
5. All credits requested in transfer must carry a letter grade of A, A-, B+, or B in graduate courses. No S/F or S/U graded courses may be transferred. Petitions are not considered for an exception to this requirement.