Sessions are open to new and current students. Register for a session at www.bsu.edu/distance/advising.

Degree Requirements—30 credit hours

Required Elementary Education Courses—9 hours
EDEL 600 - Basic Concepts in Elementary Education (3) 
EDRDG 610 - Teaching Reading in the Elem Schls (3)
EDPSY 646 - Tests and Measurements (3)
or EDCUR 610 - The Elementary School Curriculum (3)

Focus Area in Applied Classroom Practices—12 hours
Required:
EDEL 626 - Discipline and Classroom Management (3)
EDEL 630 - Parent and Community Relations (3)
Choose 2 courses from:
EDEL 657 - Gifted and Talented (3)
EDEL 680 - Problems in Teaching Lower Language Arts (3)
EDTEC 550 - Curriculum Integration of Learning Technology (3)
EDRDG 545 - Using Computers in Reading Instruction (3)
EDRDG 620 - Content Area Reading (3)
EDRDG 630 - Psychological Foundations of Reading (3)

Professional Education Core—9 hours
EDPSY 603 - Psychology of Human Development (3)
or EDPSY 600 - Advanced Educational Psychology (3)
EDEL 644 - Education in a Diverse Society (3)
EDEL 676 - Research in Elementary Education (3)

Advisor
Harold Roberts
Department of Elementary Education
Phone: (765) 285-8560
E-mail:  hlroberts@bsu.edu

Admission and Registration
» Students may apply for admission online at www.bsu.edu/gradschool/admissions. The graduate application fee is $25 for BSU alumni and $35 for non-BSU graduates. Additional information may be obtained on the Graduate School's Web site.

»  Once you are admitted, you will be given a BSU username and password. You will need this information to register for classes online at www.bsu.edu/distance/schedule.

» Fees are due when billed by the Bursar's office or before the first day of the semester, whichever comes first. Paper bills are no longer mailed to a student's home. An e-mail notification is sent to your BSU e-mail account when a bill is ready to be viewed. Visa and MasterCard may be used to pay off-campus tuition. Persons age 60 and older may receive a 50 percent discount on tuition.

» Visit the DE Orientation Web site at www.bsu.edu/distance/orientation to become familiar with the Distance Education Program.  

» Additional questions may be directed to 1-800-872-0369 or  distance@bsu.edu.

The information presented here, correct at time of publication, is subject to change.