Reading Degree

Master of Science in Education - Reading (UW-Oshkosh).

Degree Requirements
The degree program consists of 36 credits.

Prerequisites: Applicants must hold and be eligible for teacher licensure and should have taken the following:
SPEC ED 554   Individuals with Learning Disabilities, 2 cr.* (Oshkosh)
EDUC 519      Adolescent Literature in Middle and Secondary School Reading, 3 cr.* (Green Bay)

If these have not been taken as recent courses, they must be completed either as undergraduate courses or as graduate elective credits within the program.

UW-Green Bay Courses, 12 credits
ED & HUD 705  Reading in the Elementary School, 3 cr.* (equivalent to Oshkosh READING 705)
ED & HUD 765  Diagnosis of Reading Difficulties, 3 cr.*
(equivalent to Oshkosh READING 765)
Electives, 6 cr. (include Oshkosh SPEC ED 554 and Green Bay EDUC 519 if these have not already been taken.)

UW-Oshkosh Courses Taught on the UW-Green Bay Campus, 24 credits
READING 735  Reading in the Secondary School, 3 cr.*
READING 720  Interactive Literacy Intervention, 3 cr.*
READING 721  Readers/Writers Workshop, 3 cr.*
ED FOUND 770  Foundations of Educational Research, 3 cr.
READING 780  Administration and Supervision of Reading  Programs, 3 cr. 
READING 785  Practicum in Reading, 3 cr.
READING 790   Seminar in Reading Research, 3 cr.
Oshkosh Electives, 3 cr.
*Required to be recommended for 316 (reading teacher) licensure.

Credit Requirements
Thirty-six credits applicable to the degree constitute the minimum requirements for students in the MSE - Reading program.

Comprehensive Examination
Candidates must successfully complete a written comprehensive examination.

Time Limit
All work applied toward the degree must be completed within a seven-year time period.

Licensure Opportunities

  1. To be recommended for 316 (reading teacher) licensure, the student must be enrolled in a graduate program and complete the 20 credits above marked with an asterisk.
  2. To be recommended for 317 (reading specialist) licensure, the student must complete the MSE - Reading degree and have taken READING 780 Administration and Supervision of Reading Programs, and READING 785 Practicum in Reading.
  3. At least 12 of the required credits for licensure, including Oshkosh READING 720 Interactive Literacy Intervention, must be taken at UW-Oshkosh or at UW-Green Bay in the UW-Oshkosh - UW-Green Bay MSE - Reading cooperative program.
  4. A minimum of two years of teaching experience is required by the Department of Public Instruction for 316 and 317 licensure.