MA Teaching - Science (5-9 or 5-12) Course of Study

MA Teaching - Science (5-9 or 5-12), Courses of Study/Assessments

WGU offers degrees, not classes. As a competency-based online university, progress through your degree program is determined by demonstrating your competence through carefully designed assessments and completion of a professional portfolio, capstone, or both. As a student in this program, you will complete the assessments (courses) listed below in order to graduate. These assessments are required. Each assessment has a course of study, which contains a study guide and recommended learning resources for you to use while completing said assessment. Your assigned mentor will help guide you through this process.

For ease of understanding, WGU has assigned competency units to each of its assessments as indicated below. A competency unit is equivalent to a semester credit hour of learning. WGU terms are six months in length. During a typical term, students will be expected to complete at least 8 to 9 competency units. Grades are assigned on a Pass/Not Pass basis; a “Pass” at WGU is equivalent to a letter grade of “B" or better.

Speak to an Enrollment Counselor for more information about these assessments and their courses of study.

MA in Teaching-Science (5-9)

Course Course of Study/Assessments Competency Units
FTC5 Foundations of Teaching Practice Integration 4
EIT5 Instructional Planning and Strategies 2
ETT5 Instructional Presentation and Follow-Up 4
EIO5 Instructional Planning, Strategies and Presentation Integration 2
DEC2 Specific Teaching Practices: Science Pedagogy 1
DET2 Specific Teaching Practices: Science 3
DQA2 Supervised Teaching Practicum Science, Obs 1, 2 & 3 3
DQA4 Supervised Teaching Practicum Science, Midterm, Obs 4 & 5 3
DQA6 Supervised Teaching Practicum Science, Obs 6 & Cohort Seminar 3
DRT2 Supervised Teaching Practicum Science, Final & Professional Portfolio 3
ENT2 MAT Science 5-9 Portfolio Defense 3
RFC1 Foundations of Research 2
JUT2 Literature Reviews for Educational Research 2
JVT2 Research Proposal 2
JTT2 Issues in Educational Research 2

MA in Teaching-Science (5-12)

Course Course of Study/Assessments Competency Units
FTC5 Foundations of Teaching Practice Integration 4
EIT5 Instructional Planning and Strategies 2
ETT5 Instructional Presentation and Follow-Up 4
EIO5 Instructional Planning, Strategies and Presentation Integration 2
DEC2 Specific Teaching Practices: Science Pedagogy 1
DET2 Specific Teaching Practices: Science 3
DGA2 Supervised Teaching Practicum Science, Obs 1, 2 & 3 3
DGA4 Supervised Teaching Practicum Science, Midterm, Obs 4 & 5 3
DGA6 Supervised Teaching Practicum Science, Obs 6 & Cohort Seminar 3
EJT2 Supervised Teaching Practicum Science, Final & Professional Portfolio 3
EQT2 MAT Science 5-12 Portfolio Defense 3
RFC1 Foundations of Research 2
JUT2 Literature Reviews for Educational Research 2
JVT2 Research Proposal 2
JTT2 Issues in Educational Research 2