school, middle school, or high school setting, with students who have IEPs for EBD and/or LD. 263 Individuals with no teaching experience complete ESP 575 Supervised Student Teaching, a twelve (12) credit hours course. The Supervised Teaching and Supervised Student Teaching courses are both a full semester and consist of 70 days of teaching experiences.
The students' progression through the MASPE program is guided by four (4) distinct Checkpoints.
CHECKPOINT 1: Requirements for Admission to the Master of Arts in Special Education (MASPE) Program
- A.A MASPE graduate program applicant must complete all KSU Graduate School application requirements, which include:
- An official graduate school application form.
- A supplemental form,
- A goal and career objectives statement.
- A current resume,
- Official transcripts of all previous college level coursework sent directly to KSU.
- An undergraduate Grade Point Average (GPA) greater than or equal to 2.75; or 3.0 on the last 30 hours of coursework from a regionally accredited institution.
- Successful completion of the Graduate Record Exam (GRE) administered by the Education Testing Service with the following corresponding scores on the corresponding sections:
- a.(i) Verbal Reasoning taken prior to August 1, 2011 - 450; or (ii) Verbal Reasoning taken after August 1, 2011 – 150;
- b.(i) Quantitative Reasoning taken prior to August 1, 2011 – 490; or (ii) Quantitative Reasoning taken after August 1, 2011 - 143; and
- c.Analytical Writing - 4.0.
OR
Successful completion of the following pre-professional skills assessments of basic knowledge administered by the Educational Testing Service with the corresponding minimum score:
- a. Pre-Professional Skills Test: Mathematics" (0730) -174; or
- b."Computerized Pre-Professional Skills Test: Mathematics" (5730) - 174;