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NYSUT and Excelsior College
Master's Degree Partnership Programs

update: March 1, 2006

The NYSUT Education and Learning Trust has partnered with Excelsior College to offer the college's Master of Arts in Liberal Studies program. The Liberal Studies program combines the college's online course offerings with the Effective Teaching Program's site-based and online courses to fulfill professional certification requirements for most certificate titles.

The program requires 33 credits, 15 of which can be completed through courses offered through the Effective Teaching Program and 18 through courses offered by Excelsior College at the college's established tuition rate.

The program is divided into three parts or tiers:

Tier I: 4 Core Courses = 12 credits through Excelsior College

Contact a program advisor at mlsadvisor@excelsior.edu or visit the college's web site for courses that fulfill Tier I requirements.

Tier II: Individualized Study = 15 credits through NYSUT - ELT

Literacy Concentration

EDU 726: Reading Comprehension
EDU 717: Beginning Reading (Elementary focus) OR EDU 801: Reading and Writing Across the Content Areas (Grades 4-12)
EDU 728: Writing as Learning OR RDG 663: Creating a Balanced Reading and Writing Program

Six credits selected from the approved list of electives.

Special Education Concentration

SED 660: TEACH for Exceptional Students
EDU 729: Inclusion: Education for All
SED 672: Developing Multiple Intelligences

Six credits selected from the approved list of electives.

Curriculum and Assessment Concentration

EDU 678A: Assessing Student Learning: What You Need to Know
EDUC 506I: Raising Expectations for All Students: Standards and Assessment
EDUC 537: Critical Thinking OR EDU 712: Problem-Based Learning

Six credits selected from the approved list of electives.

Tier III: Thesis = 6 credits

Students work directly with a college advisor to identify, design, and complete a culminating thesis project. Each student is assigned a mentor to assist them in fulfilling thesis requirements. See www.excelsior.edu for additional information about the Thesis requirement.

See http://eltweb.nysut.org/iqweb/Visitor/ConEdCourseSearch.asp for course schedule information.

Excelsior College Approved List of NYSUT - ELT Electives

EDU 678A: Assessing Learning
EDSE 640: Assessment of Individual Differences: A Socio-Cultural Perspective
EDU 670: Blueprints for Achievement
EDU 714: Brain Compatible Classroom
EDPS 620: Child Development & Learning in Cultural Context
EDUC 506K: Cooperative Learning
SED 661: Cooperative Learning for Exceptional Students
EDUC 506C: Creative Controversy
EDUC 600: History and Philosophy of Education and Special Education
EDU 673: Increasing Student Achievement Across the Content Areas
EDUC 506E: Keys to Motivation
EDU 716: Multiple Intelligences Applied
EDUC 506I: Raising Expectations: Standards and Assessment
EDC 663E: Thinking Mathematics

See http://eltweb.nysut.org/iqweb/Visitor/ConEdCourseSearch.asp for course schedule information.

Professional Teaching Certification

Please contact a certification specialist at the Regional BOCES Office closest to you to ensure that the program will fulfill your individual certification needs.

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