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Requirements

MASTER OF ARTS IN MULTICULTURAL EDUCATION

A. Required Courses (6 units)

(3) EDBM 205 Education for a Democratic, Pluralistic Society
(3) EDBM 250 Education Research

B. Other Course Requirements (15 units)

(3) EDBM 170 Bilingual Education: Introduction to Educating English Learners
(3) EDBM 220 Multicultural Curriculum and Assessment
(3) EDBM 235 Research Seminar on Bilingualism and Language Varieties
(3) EDBM 245 Advocacy and Change in Multicultural Communities
(3) EDBM 265 Project/Thesis Writing

C. Culminating Experience (3-6 units)

(3-6) EDBM 565 MA Thesis/Project (EDBM 250, advancement to candidacy, and permission of the Graduate Coordinator one semester prior to registration)

D. Other Elective Courses

(3) EDBM 118 Foundational Issues for a Multicultural/Pluralistic Society
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(3) EDBM 128 Social & Psyc. Foundations for Secondary MCE
(3) EDBM 272 Methods for Teaching Second Language Learners, MS
(3) EDBM 279 Methods for Teaching Second Language Learners, SS
(3) EDBM 299 Special Problems/Directed Readings
(3) EDBM 265 Project/Thesis Writing

Total Required Units: 30

Advancement to Candidacy

Each student must file an application for Advancement to Candidacy indicating a proposed program of study for the M.A. The student must be advanced to candidacy prior to enrolling in EDBM 565. This procedure should begin as soon as the classified graduate student has:

  • removed any deficiencies in Admission Requirements;

  • completed at least 6, but not more than 12, units of courses in the graduate program (see Degree Requirements) with a minimum 3.0 GPA;

  • successfully met the University Writing Proficiency requirement.

Advancement to candidacy forms are available in the Office of Graduate Studies or the department office. The student will complete the form after planning a degree program in consultation with the Graduate Coordinator. The form must be submitted to the Bilingual/Multicultural Education Department Graduate Coordinator and the Office of Graduate Studies for approval.

Project/Thesis Registration

  • Check in the department office for the policies regarding Report in Progress ("RP") grades and continuous enrollment. The culminating experience for the M.A. is a thesis or project.

  • A 3.0 unit course is required when doing the thesis/project. Enrollment in the culminating experience may occur only after Advancement to Candidacy.

  • Project/thesis course requires the student to file and have an approved Project/Thesis Petition form on record with the BMED department at least one full semester in advance of registration. Both forms are due by February 1st for Fall enrollment or October 1st for Spring enrollment. Failure to meet these deadlines will result in the inability to enroll in the Project/Thesis course for the desired semester.

  • The Project/Thesis Petition must be submitted to the Graduate Coordinator at least one month prior to the submission due date (i.e., February or September); the forms will then be forwarded to the Graduate Committee for review and recommendations.

  • Students may enroll in the Project/Thesis course a maximum of two semesters for credit.

  • Approved Master's Thesis/Project Format: American Psychological Association (APA) - Latest Edition.