USF St. Petersburg College of Education


College of Education
USF St. Petersburg - COQ 201
140 Seventh Avenue South
St. Petersburg, FL 33701
Phone: 727-873-4155
Fax: 727-873-4191


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Welcome to the Elementary Education: Literacy/Curriculum Emphasis Graduate Program Page
About the Program|Admission|Financial Aid|Advising|Program of Study|Documents|Internship|FTCE|Portfolio|Graduation

goAbout the Program
This Literacy and Curriculum Program is intended for certified, practicing elementary classroom teachers who have a strong interest in teaching literacy in grades K-6. This program provides an in-depth view of reading and writing research, theories, and the application of theory to classroom teaching. In addition, an emphasis is placed on curriculum design in an effort to prepare elementary teachers for leadership roles in their respective schools and districts.

Deadlines to apply for admission to graduate studies:

  • Fall admission June 1 st
  • Spring admission October 15 th
  • Summer admission March 1 st

goAdmission Requirements

  • Applicants must have a bachelor’s degree or equivalent from a regionally accredited university and teacher certification in an appropriate area.
  • At least a 2.5 grade point average for the four-year undergraduate degree, and for the last two years of the undergraduate degree,
    -PLUS-
  • A grade point average of 3.0 or greater for the last two years of the undergraduate degree,
    -OR-
  • A score of 1000 or greater on the combined verbal and quantitative portions of the Graduate Record Exam (GRE),
    -OR-
  • A previous graduate degree from a regionally accredited university.

goFinancial Aid / Scholarships Information
**Currently, Pinellas County School District pays the tuition for five of the emphasis courses in this program for its practicing K-5 teachers of Mathematics or Science. This practice is dependent upon annual funding.

Please visit our Financial Aid / Scholarships section to navigate through the financial aid and scholarships information.

go Advising
Advisor: Dr. Gwyn Senokossoff
Phone: 727-873-4057
Email: gsenokos@stpt.usf.edu

goProgram of Study (Program Courses)

  • PROCESS CORE
    EDG 6481 Foundations of Educational Research 3
    EDF 6215 or EDF 6120 Learning Principles Applied to Instruction or Child Development 4
    LAE 6316 Trends in Literature in a Diverse Society 3
    EDG 6935 Seminar in Curriculum Research 3
  • CURRENT TRENDS IN SPECIALIZATION
    LAE 6616 Trends in Language Arts 3
  • CONTENTS SPECIALIZATION
    RED 6544 Cognition, Comprehension and Content Reading 3
    RED 6545 Remediation of Reading and Vocabulary Problems 3
    LAE 6315 Teaching Writing in the Elementary Classroom 3
    EDG 6285 School Curriculum Improvement 3
    EDG 6627 Foundations of Curriculum and Instruction 3
    EDS 6050 Principles and Practices of Educational Supervision 3
  • COMPREHENSIVE EXAM
    Total Semester Hours: 34

go Forms/Documents for Students
Please visit our Forms & Documents for Students section to download and print documents and forms.

goInternship/Seminar Information
Not required for this program

go FTCE Information
Not required for this program

go Portfolio / E-Portfolio
Please visit our Portfolio section to navigate through the portfolio/e-portfolio process.

go Graduation Requirements & Dates
Please visit our Graduation section to navigate through the internship and practicum process.

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