University of Central Oklahoma Graduate Catalog 2024-2025
Program: Secondary Education Dept: Educational Sciences, Foundations, & Research
Major: Secondary Education College: Education & Professional Studies
Degree: Master of Education (M.Ed.) Major Code: 3770
Secondary Education, M.Ed.
The Secondary Education master’s degree is designed for professional educators who seek a broader cultural and professional
learning experience than is possible on the undergraduate level. The curricular program enhances knowledge of content areas and
specific pedagogical techniques and skills which will be required in professional work.
Students have the opportunity to study a specific curricular area; to explore the American educational system; to develop their knowledge
of educational research procedures and methods, sources and formats, and critical reviews of research reports; and to prepare and
defend a research proposal and its results. Some courses in this program also meet state of Oklahoma requirements for pedagogical and
classroom management coursework for emergency and alternatively certified teachers.
Other areas of advanced learning include: The development of adolescence and social forces on adolescence and their implications
for the classroom; student learning styles and behavior both individually and in classroom settings; and, professional relationships with
students, parents, teachers, administrators, and other pertinent individuals.
Aligned to the Interstate Teacher Assessment and Support Consortium Core Teaching Standards (InTASC), the program accommodates
both comprehensively trained and certified teachers with undergraduate education degrees and others holding bachelor’s degrees and
seeking alternative certification. For this latter group, the program offers courses in managing classrooms, designing instruction, meeting
student’s needs, and assessing students’ performances.
Graduate Admissions: Carlie Wellington ◦ No more than six advisor-approved hours from traditional
Email: cwellington@uco.edu correspondence courses.
Office: BOX 106, EDU 225 • Final Requirements. Apply for graduation through the JCGS by
Phone: 405 - 974 - 5105 the advertised deadline.
Coordinator/Advisor: Dr. Karis Barnett
Graduation Requirements
Email: kbarnett1@uco.edu
Required Courses...........................................................17 Hours
Office: CTL 218
Course Course Course Title
Phone: 405 - 974 - 5327
Prefix No.
Admission Requirements ESFR 5013 Foundations of Educational Research
ESFR 5172 Educational Sociology
Submit the following items to:
Jackson College of Graduate Studies ESFR 5153 Advanced Developmental Psychology
100 N. University Drive, NUC 404 ESFR 5203 Advanced Contemporary Learning Sciences
Edmond, OK 73034 ESFR 5383 Principles of Tests and Measurements
• Online application for admission (www.uco.edu/graduate/). ESFR 5893 Capstone Research Experience
• Official copies of undergraduate and graduate transcripts from
each institution attended with all degrees posted. All transcripts Teaching Specialty Courses..........................................15 Hours
must be from accredited institutions. Undergraduate transcripts
Course Course Course Title
must show a minimum 2.75 GPA overall or 2.75 GPA in the last
Prefix No.
60 hours attempted.
Meeting Students’ Needs for Secondary
• Students with a native language other than English must submit ESFR 5333
Students
evidence of English language proficiency. See Admission to
Graduate Studies - English Language Proficiency (pp. 17-18). ESFR 5523 Designing Instruction Secondary Students
*Students falling below these standards may qualify ESFR 5533 Managing Secondary Classrooms
for conditional admission. See Admission to Graduate ESFR 5623 Secondary Class Assessment
Studies (p.17). Approved Electives: 3 hours
Other Requirements
• Plan of Study. Each student must file a plan of study with TOTAL HOURS REQUIRED......................................... 32 HOURS
their graduate program advisor and the Jackson College of
Graduate Studies (JCGS) by the end of the first semester of
graduate work. The plan must be signed and dated by the
student and the graduate program advisor before it can be
considered official.
• Academic Standards. Meet the following course work
standards:
◦ Overall GPA of 3.00 or higher.
◦ Overall no more than six hours of “C”.
◦ GPA of 3.00 or higher in the Core Education required
courses.
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