2013-2014 University Catalog
■ Graduate School of Education
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Phone: 703-993-2892
Web: cehd.gmu.edu
The Graduate School of Education (GSE) offers one doctoral degree, six master’s degrees, nine minors, eleven accelerated master’s programs and 24 graduate certificates. Within each of these degree programs students have the option to choose a concentration that best meets their interests or needs. Additionally, students may pursue course work leading to initial teacher licensure.
Faculty
Professors: Behrmann, Bemak, Brozo, Chung, Clark, Dabbagh, Dimitrov, Earley, Galluzzo, Haley, Kelly, King-Sears, Kitsantas, Mastropieri, Maxwell, Ndura, Norton, Samaras, Scruggs, Shaklee, Sterling, Sturtevant
Associate professors: Annetta, P. Baker, Bannan, Bauer, Bland, Bon, Brazer, Brigham, Buehl, Burns, DeMulder, Falconer, Fox, Frazier, Gouleta, Hjalmarson, Kalbfleisch, Kidd, Nasser, Pierce, Reybold, Smith, Spencer, Sprague, Suh, Taboada, Talleyrand Abrams, Upperman, Wong, Zenkov
Assistant professors: Asen, Baily, Balzano, Berkeley, Biggs, Brown, D’Amico, Dodman, Douglass, Drake Patrick, Duke, Evmenova, Goodman, Groth, Gupta, Hathaway, Hoch, Izen, Jerome, Lawson, Mattix, McMahon, A. Miller, K. Park, Parsons, Pellegrino, Peters, Ray, Regan, Sheridan, Sopko, Stribling, Sturrock, Swalwell, Tackett, Veseley, View, Ward, Weiss, Williams, Williams van Rooij, Woody
Instructors: Bailey, D. Fulcher, Rioux-Bailey
Course Work
GSE offers course work designated ECED, EDAT, EDCD, EDCI, EDEP, EDIT, EDLE, EDPD, EDRD, EDRS, EDSE, and EDUC in the Courses section of this catalog. Students can pursue a Master’s degree and up to two graduate certificates concurrently.
Collaborative Undergraduate Degree Licensure Programs
GSE supports undergraduate students from a variety of disciplines interested in education and teacher licensure. Seven collaborative undergraduate degree licensure programs are available. For more information, contact the GSE Undergraduate Academic Advisor at 703-993-2078, usie@gmu.edu, or visit usie.gmu.edu.
Dance Arts Licensure (PK–12)
Upon successful completion of the requirements for a BA or BFA in Dance, students may pursue course work that will allow them to attain licensure to teach dance in Virginia public school systems. For details, see Department of Dance in the College of Visual and Performing Arts section of this catalog.
Theatre Arts Licensure (PK–12)
Upon successful completion of the requirements for a BA in Theater with a concentration in Theater Education for Theatre Arts Pk-12, students may pursue course work that will allow them to attain licensure to teach Theatre Arts in Virginia public school systems. For details, see Department of Theater in the College of Visual and Performing Arts section of this catalog.
Concentration in Biology Education
Upon successful completion of the BA in Biology or the BS in Biology with a concentration in Biology Education, students can obtain licensure to teach biology in Virginia public school systems. For details, see the Biology Undergraduate Program and the Department of Environmental Science and Policy’s (ESP) collaborative Biology program in the College of Science section of this catalog.
Concentration in Chemistry Education
The BS in Chemistry with a concentration in Chemistry Education allows students to obtain licensure to teach chemistry in Virginia public school systems. For details, see the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry in the College of Science section of this catalog.
Concentration in Earth Science Education
The BS in Earth Science with a concentration in Earth Science Education allows students to obtain licensure to teach earth science in Virginia public school systems. For details, see Department of Atmospheric, Oceanic and Earth Sciences in the College of Science section of this catalog.
Concentration in Mathematics Education
Upon successful completion of the BA in Mathematics or the BS in Mathematics with a concentration in Mathematics Education, students can obtain licensure to teach mathematics in Virginia Public school systems. For details, see Department of Mathematical Science in the College of Science section of this catalog.
Concentration in Music Education (PK–12)
The BM in Music with a concentration in Music Education allows students to obtain certification to teach in Virginia public school systems. Students may follow an instrumental or choral/general music emphasis in the curriculum. For details, see Department of Music in the College of Visual and Performing Arts section of this catalog.
Emphasis in Physics Education
The BS in Physics with an emphasis in Physics Education allows students to obtain licensure to teach high school physics in Virginia public school systems. For details, see School of Physics, Astronomy, and Computational Sciences in the College of Science section of this catalog.
Collaborative Graduate Degree Licensure Programs
Concentration in School Psychology
Upon successful completion of the MA in Psychology with a concentration in School Psychology and the School Psychology Graduate Certificate students can obtain licensure to work as a School Psychologist in Virginia public school systems. For details, see Department of Psychology in the College of Humanities and Social Sciences section of this catalog.
Theatre Arts Licensure (PK-12)
Upon successful completion of the requirements for a Teaching Theatre Arts PK-12 Graduate Certificate , students can obtain licensure to teach Theatre in Virginia public school systems. For details, see Department of Theater in the College of Visual and Performing Arts section of this catalog.
Visual Arts Licensure (PK-12)
Upon successful completion of the requirements for an Art Education Graduate Certificate , students can obtain licensure to teach Art in Virginia public school systems. For details, see School of Art in the College of Visual and Performing Arts section of this catalog.
Accelerated Master’s Programs
The College of Education and Human Development collaborates with undergraduate programs to offer eleven accelerated Master’s programs. For more information, see cehd.gmu.edu/amp.
Bachelor's Degree (any)/Special Education, Accelerated MEd
Biology, BA or BS/Curriculum and Instruction, Accelerated MEd (Secondary Education Biology Concentration)
Chemistry, BA or BS/Curriculum and Instruction, Accelerated MEd (Secondary Education Chemistry Concentration)
Earth Science, BS/Curriculum and Instruction, Accelerated MEd (Secondary Education Earth Science Concentration)
English, BA/Curriculum and Instruction, Accelerated MEd (Secondary Education English Concentration)
Integrative Studies, BA (Elementary Education Concentration)/Curriculum and Instruction, Accelerated MEd (Elementary Education Concentration)
Integrative Studies, BA (Social Science for Education Concentration)/Curriculum and Instruction, Accelerated MEd (Secondary Education History and Social Science Concentration)
Mathematics, BA or BS/Curriculum and Instruction, Accelerated MEd, (Secondary Education Mathematics Concentration)
Physics, BS/Curriculum and Instruction, Accelerated MEd (Secondary Education Physics Concentration)
Psychology, BA or BS/Educational Psychology, Accelerated MS (Assessment, Evaluation, and Testing Concentration)
Psychology, BA or BS/Educational Psychology, Accelerated MS (Learning, Cognition, and Motivation Concentration)
Paul D. Coverdell Fellows and Master’s International Programs (MIP)
The FAST TRAIN (The Foreign Affairs’ Spouses Teacher Training) Program is an approved site for the Paul D. Coverdell Fellows and Master’s International Programs. While FAST TRAIN has traditionally prepared teachers for international service, it has entered into an agreement with the Peace Corps to offer the Paul D. Coverdell Fellows Program which trains returning volunteers to teach Elementary education or English as a Second Language (ESL) in multicultural settings in the Washington, D.C. metro area. FAST TRAIN also participates in the Peace Corps Master’s International Program that prepares outgoing volunteers for their ESL teaching assignments abroad as well as provides a program for completion of English as a Second Language (ESL) licensure and a MEd in Curriculum and Instruction. ProgramsUndergraduate Minor(s)Bachelor’s/Accelerated Master’s Program(s)Master’s Degree(s)Master’s Level Certificate(s)Doctoral Degree(s)
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