HELP 2013-2014 University Catalog Chemistry, BA or BS/Curriculum and Instruction, Accelerated MEd (Secondary Education Chemistry Concentration) Print-Friendly Page

Highly-qualified undergraduates may be admitted to a Bachelor’s/Accelerated Master’s program and obtain a BA or BS in Chemistry (degree without concentration) and an MEd in Curriculum and Instruction, Secondary Education Chemistry Concentration in an accelerated time frame after completion of 149 credits.

This program of study is offered jointly by the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry in the College of Science  and the Graduate School of Education  in the College of Education and Human Development .

For policies governing all graduate degrees, see the Academic Policies  section of the catalog.

Application Requirements

Applicants to all graduate programs at George Mason University must meet the admission standards and application requirements for graduate study as specified in the Admissions  section of the catalog. For information specific to this accelerated master’s program, see Application Requirements and Deadlines on the College of Education and Human Development website.

Degree Requirements

Students complete the following courses in their senior year:

• EDCI 573 - Teaching Science in the Secondary School
    (to be taken in the Fall semester)
• EDUC 672 - Human Development and Learning: Secondary Education
    (to be taken in the Fall semester)
• EDCI 673 - Advanced Methods of Teaching Science in the Secondary School
    (to be taken in the Spring semester)
• EDRD 619 - Literacy in Content Areas
    (to be taken in the Spring semester)

While undergraduate students, accelerated master’s students are able to apply two of the courses listed above to both the Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees. These courses are considered advanced standing for the MEd. A minimum grade of B must be earned to be eligible to count as advanced standing. The other two courses are taken as reserve graduate credit and do not apply to the undergraduate degree. Early in their final undergraduate semester, students must submit the Bachelor’s/Accelerated Master’s Transition Form and specify which of the four courses are to be designated as advanced standing and reserve graduate credit.