Secondary Education Grades 6-12, MAT

Prerequisites

By meeting the general requirements for admission to the William J. Dore’, Sr. School of Graduate Studies and the following prerequisites, applicants can enroll in Portal I courses:

• Possess a baccalaureate degree from a regionally-accredited university.
• Minimum GPA of 2.5 on undergraduate coursework.

In order to be formally admitted into the Master of Arts in Teaching program and progress into Portal II courses, a candidate must meet the following requirements:

• Achieve one of the following:
  • ACT ≥ 22;
  • SAT ≥ 1100 combined Evidence-Based Reading and Writing + Math; or
  • Praxis Core Academic Skills for Educators (pass all three):
    • Reading (#5712) with a score ≥ 156.
    • Writing (#5722) with a score ≥ 162.
    • Mathematics (#5732) with a score ≥ 150.
• Pass the content-specific examinations of the Praxis. Candidates for grades 6-12 must pass the content specialty examination(s) in the content area(s) in which they intend to teach:

• Complete, report, and submit all requirements of the EDUC 599 packet to the Office of Graduate Education Programs.

Term 1: Fall - 7 hours

Note:  EDUC 647 requires 20 field experience hours.

• EDUC 510 - Portfolio Management for Teacher Education Programs and Certifications (Cr. 0)
• EDUC 599 - Admission to the Master of Arts in Teaching Program (Cr. 0)
• EDUC 617 - Planning and Instruction in the Content Area (Lec. 1, Cr. 1)
• EDUC 647 - Educational Foundations (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
• PSYC 634 - Adolescent Growth and Development (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)

Term 2: Spring - 6 hours

Note:  EDUC 624 and EDUC 640 require 15 field experience hours each.

• EDUC 600 - Admission to Teacher Residency - Master of Arts in Teaching (Cr. 0)
• EDUC 624 - Reading in the Content Area for Secondary Education (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
• EDUC 640 - Pedagogies of Assessment and Intervention for Reluctant Learners (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)

Term 3: Summer - 9 hours

Note:  EDUC 525 requires 10 field experience hours.

• EDTC 602 - Design and Development of Multimedia for Instruction (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
• EDUC 525 - Classroom Management and Organization in Secondary Schools (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
• EDUC 635 - Principles of Learning and Teaching in Secondary Education (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)

Term 4: Fall - 8 hours

Note:  EDUC 654 requires 10 field experience hours, EDUC 681 requires 20 field experience hours, and (EDUC 680S requires a minimum of 60% of the instructional week in an assigned grade 6-12 classroom in the area of certification completing residency hours, or EDUC 696S requires 100% of the instructional week in a grade 6-12 classroom in the area of certification as the teacher of record).

• EDUC 654 - Problems in Measurement and Evaluation (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
• EDUC 681 - MAT Residency Performance Portfolio (Lec. 2, Cr. 2)

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  Choose one of the following:

• EDUC 680S - Student Teaching Residency I - MAT Secondary (Cr. 3)
• EDUC 696S - Internship Residency I - MAT Secondary (Cr. 3)

Term 5: Spring - 6 hours

Note:  EDUC 678 requires 20 field experience hours and (EDUC 682S requires 100% of the instructional week in an assigned grade 6-12 classroom in the area of certification completing residency hours, or EDUC 697S requires 100% of the instructional week in a grade 6-12 classroom in the area of certification as the teacher of record).

• EDUC 678 - Methods, Models, and Strategies in the Content Area (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)

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  Choose one of the following:

• EDUC 682S - Student Teaching Residency II - MAT Secondary (Cr. 3)
• EDUC 697S - Internship Residency II - MAT Secondary (Cr. 3)

Note

Students enrolled in EDUC 680E, EDUC 680S, EDUC 682E, EDUC 682S, EDUC 696E, EDUC 696S, EDUC 697E, or EDUC 697S are considered full-time students in the fall and spring semesters to prevent student loans from entering repayment status, for insurance purposes, and for Citizenship and Immigration Services (SEVIS) reporting.

General Notes