Fredonia’s College of Education has launched a new master’s graduate program in Literacy. The new Birth to Grade 12 Graduate Literacy Program will prepare students for two New York State Reading Specialist certifications.
Fredonia’s Graduate Literacy Program follows a cohort model for enrollment. New students will start the program in the fall semester and become part of a cohort that moves through the program together. Students attending full-time are on track for a two-year completion, while students attending part-time may have a three-year completion period.
Upon completion, students will have earned 100 hours of practicum and field experience, including 25 hours at each of four state-designated grade ranges: Kindergarten through Grade 2; Grades 3 through 5; Grades 6 through 8; and Adolescent. Upon completion of the degree, students will also be eligible for both New York State Certifications as a Reading Specialist: Birth to Grade 6, and Grades 5 to 12.
Applications for Fredonia’s new Graduate Literacy Program can be submitted at any time, but the deadline for next fall’s enrollment is April 2015. Part of the application process now includes taking the GRE before starting graduate classes. Anyone interested in learning more may contact the Graduate Studies Office in E230A Thompson Hall on the Fredonia campus at Graduate.Studies@fredonia.edu or 716-673-3808.
