Curriculum and Instruction

Core Requirements:

I. Required core courses - 9 s.h.

• ADED 6550 - Leadership and Communication Skills in Education
OR
• ELEM 6550 - Leadership and Communication Skills in Education


• EDUC 6001 - Introduction to Differences in Human Learning in Schools
• SPED 6002 - Addressing Differences in Human Learning in Schools *

II. Concentrations - 24 s.h.

Choose one of the following concentrations: 

Licensure for the Curriculum and Instruction, MAEd

The Curriculum and Instruction, MAEd leads to a NC Advanced, M Level license in one of the following: Birth-Kindergarten Education, English Grades 9-12 or Social Studies Grades 9-12. Candidates must hold a valid NC initial, A level license in one of the following areas: Birth-Kindergarten, English Grades 9-12 or Social Studies Grades 9-12 in order to be eligible to upgrade the license to the advanced, M level in the same area upon program completion (e.g., A level English 9-12 to receive M level English 9-12). Candidates may be admitted to the Curriculum and Instruction, MAEd if they do not hold the valid NC initial, A level license in Birth-Kindergarten, English Grades 9-12 or Social Studies Grades 9-12, including anyone with a license in another area, with an out-of-state license, or with no license at all. These candidates will be required to sign the LNNC Waiver and by doing so are duly informed that they will not receive the NC recommendation for Birth-Kindergarten, English Grades 9-12 or Social Studies Grades 9-12 advanced, M level licensure until the NC initial, A level licensure requirements are met in the chosen area, which will include additional NC licensure tests. The LNNC Waiver can be located at https://education.ecu.edu/graduate/. The waiver should accompany the application for admission to the MAEd. ECU degree programs satisfy the professional licensure and/or certification requirements in North Carolina and prepare students to sit for these exams. Requirements in other states may be different. Upon successful completion of ECU educator preparation program degree requirements and licensure requirements for the state of North Carolina candidates will be eligible for an ECU recommendation for a NC license. However, final licensure granting decisions are the sole responsibility of the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction, not ECU. Candidates who seek out of state employment or out of state licensure will have to meet the receiving state's requirements. There is no automatic licensure reciprocity between states. ECU will verify the completion of an approved, accredited program for candidates who seek this verification, but those candidates will be responsible for working with the receiving state to complete any additional requirements to obtain the license and/or employment in the receiving state.