Masters of Education, Literacy - Boise State Graduate College

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Program Contact

lisaderosier@boisestate.edu
(208) 426-2862
Education Building, Room 528
1910 University Dr.
Boise, ID 83725-1725

Department Chair

Katherine Wright
katherinewright@boisestate.edu
(208) 426-2809

Scholarships

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Admissions Requirements

Applicants are required to have earned at least a baccalaureate degree from a regionally accredited U.S. college or university or a degree from a non-U.S. institution of higher education that is judged equivalent to a U.S. baccalaureate degree by the International Admissions office and have an undergraduate grade point average (GPA) of 3.00 (based on a 4-point scale) computed for all undergraduate credits from the applicant’s most recent baccalaureate degree.

A prospective student may apply at any time and should follow the general graduate application procedure for degree-seeking students (see Graduate Admission Requirements). Admission to the program is based on:

Official transcripts from all colleges attended.
A 500-1000 word statement that explains professional goals and the ways the program will help achieve them.
A list of teaching experience.

Degree Requirements

Master of Arts in Education, Literacy
Course Number and Title	Credits
ED-LLC 540 Foundations of Literacy Instruction	3
ED-LLC 542 Best Practices in Literacy Improvement	3
ED-LLC 545 Writing Processes, Instruction, and Assessment: K-8	3
ED-LLC 548 Diversity in Language Acquisition and Literacy Development	3
ED-LLC 551 Literacy Leadership	3
ED-LLC 560 Interpreting Literacy Research	3
Electives Electives may be taken anywhere in the university but must be approved by the student’s graduate advisor and the Literacy Graduate Program Coordinator. The student must demonstrate how the electives fit into the student’s program of study centered around literacy teaching and learning.	12
Culminating Activity Capstone ED-LLC 672 Capstone Proposal (Literacy)(1 cr) ED-LLC 692 Capstone Course (Literacy)(2 cr) Thesis ED-LLC 593 Thesis (6 cr)	3-6
Total	33-36

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Admission Deadlines

In order to be considered for the Education, Literacy program, the Graduate application, official transcripts, and all related admission materials and requirements must be turned in by:

Fall

Priority: January 15

Spring

Priority: September 15

Department of Literacy, Language, and Culture
Education, Literacy, Master’s
Bilingual Education, Master’s
Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages, Master’s
English Language Development Pre-K-12, Certificate
Consulting Literacy Teaching, Certificate
Literacy Instruction, Certificate
Literacy Partnership, Certificate

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