CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, FULLERTONREADING PROGRAM

Master’s Program Information

ANSWERS TO YOUR QUESTIONS

Why earn an advanced degree? Why earn an advanced degree in Reading? Why earn an advanced degree in Reading

from CSUF? What will the program be like? How do I get started?

CSUF READING PROGRAM

Established high quality program Over 50 years old Oldest alumni group on campus – REG One of the largest programs in the state Only NCATE accredited College of Ed in

Orange County Only accredited MS in Reading in SoCal

TRACK RECORD OF SUCCESSFUL ALUMNI Pursuit of PhD and EdD degrees Leadership in districts, community colleges,

universities Leadership in county, state, and national

professional organization Award winning – Teachers of the Year Published authors

QUALITY FACULTY

Nationally recognized Invited speakers and trainers Published Authors Leaders Highly evaluated

PROGRAM FOCUS OUR GRADUATES

Best in theory and practice

Knowledgeable and Competent Specialists

Models of professional behavior

Committed and Caring Professionals

Encouragement to be a decision maker

Reflective and Responsive Practitioners

DEGREES AND CERTIFICATIONS

Master of Science with a Concentration in Reading

CA Reading Certificate (qualifies teacher to be Reading Specialist/Coach at the school level,

PK-12)

CA Reading/Language Arts Specialist Credential (qualifies teacher to be a Reading and Literacy Expert at the district level)

CAREER OPTIONS

Classroom teacher, PK-12 Reading/Language Arts teacher, 6-12 Reading/Resource Specialists, Coach District Coordinator, Trainer, Consultant Researcher/Author/Entrepreneur Industrial/Business/Government

Reading/Literacy Specialist Community College Instructor – Reading

Courses Learning Assistance Program Administrator Teacher Educator

SEQUENCE OF COURSES (5 SEMESTERS)

READ 508 (Elementary) and READ 514 (Linguistics)

READ 507 (Content Reading) and READ 536 (Curriculum)

READ 516 (Diagnosis/Prescriptive) and READ 511 (Research)

READ 560 (Socio-cultural) and READ (Professional

Development)

READ 581 (Clinic) and READ 595 or 597 (Comps or Project)

PROPOSED TIMELINE FOR FALL APPLICANTS

Apply to program and request transcripts Mid-August – new student orientation Late-August – classes begin December of third semester – complete CA

Reading Certificate December of fifth semester – complete MS

and Reading/LA Specialist Credential Late May after fifth semester– Commencement Ceremony

FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Texts - $150 - $200 per semester Tuition and Fees available at

http://sfs.fullerton.edu/FeeInformation

 Assistance Deferred payment plan - semester fees

divided into 3 payments Financial Aid -

http://www.fullerton.edu/financialaid/ Scholarships for College of Education and

Reading graduate students - http://ed.fullerton.edu/Current/scholarships.html

APPLY TO THE PROGRAM

Admission requirements: BA or BS from accredited university, 3.0 or better in last 60 units completed

Complete electronic application: http://www.csumentor.edu/ and pay fee

Request official transcripts from each institution attended and submit to CSUF

Once admitted you will receive orientation and registration information