Reading

College of Education and Behavioral Sciences

A Doctoral Minor in Reading is available to students in any UNC doctoral program with the approval of their doctoral program advisor.

Doctoral Minor Requirements — 15 Credits

Required courses — 15 hours

A minimum of five (5) courses completed during the student's UNC doctoral program with grades of “B-” or better among the following courses:

EDRD 611	Language, Literacy and Cognitive Development	3
EDRD 612	Reading in the Elementary Schools	3
EDRD 614	Literature for Children, Adolescents and Young Adults	3
EDRD 617	Evaluation and Improvements of Literacy Teaching and Learning	4
EDRD 620	Reading in the Middle and Secondary Schools	3
EDRD 642	Teaching the Writing Process in Schools	3
EDRD 645	Reading Research	3
EDRD 670	Directing a School-Wide Reading/Literacy Program	3
EDRD 692	Clinical Practicum in Literacy Coaching	4

Features and Conditions

1. Completion of the minor will be noted in the student's transcript as Minor in Reading.
2. No other course substitutions are permitted without approval from the Reading Programs Coordinator.
3. Some or all of the EDRD courses used for the minor may be part of a student's program of required or elective classes.
4. Because each 600-level course is also in the MA degree program, doctoral students must complete doctoral-level assignments with satisfactory grades according to the syllabus for each course.
5. In consultation with their doctoral program advisors, students must include sufficient Reading courses in their program of study to meet requirements for the minor. Because many of the courses are offered on a cohort model often through Extended Studies, doctoral Reading Minor students may need to seek permission from the instructor or program coordinator to enroll.