Master of Arts in Teaching, M.A.T.
Upon successful completion of the post baccalaureate certification program taught in conjunction with Teach for America, students may apply for the Master of Arts in Teaching. Students will complete either the Elementary or Secondary Educational Foundation courses and will then select on or more of the concentrations to fulfill the degree requirements.
Successful completion of the program along with passing the state Content exam and the Pedagogy, Professionalism and Responsibilities state exam will lead to professional teaching certification.
Certification Requirements
Choose either Elementary Educational Foundations or Secondary Educational Foundations.
Elementary Educational Foundations Certification Courses (18)
| EDU 6368 | Divers Equity Inclusion - K-12 | 3 Credits |
| EDU 6369 | Intro Instruc, Assess, Mgt | 3 Credits |
| EDU 6370 | Elementary Internship I | 3 Credits |
| EDU 6371 | Elementary Internship II | 3 Credits |
| EDU 6372 | Fda of Edu in Elem Classroom | 3 Credits |
| EDU 6376 | Differentia in Elem Classroom | 3 Credits |
Secondary Educational Foundations Certification Courses (18)
| EDU 6368 | Divers Equity Inclusion - K-12 | 3 Credits |
| EDU 6369 | Intro Instruc, Assess, Mgt | 3 Credits |
| EDU 6380 | Secondary Internship I | 3 Credits |
| EDU 6381 | Secondary Intern II | 3 Credits |
One of the following:
| EDU 6382 | Fda ofEduca in Elar Classrm | 3 Credits |
| EDU 6383 | Fda Education in Math Classrm | 3 Credits |
| EDU 6384 | Fda Educa in Sci Classrm | 3 Credits |
| EDU 6385 | Fda Edu in Soc St Classrm | 3 Credits |
One of the following:
| EDU 6386 | Differ Second Elar Classrm | 3 Credits |
| EDU 6387 | Differenia Second Math Classrm | 3 Credits |
| EDU 6388 | Differentia Second Sci Classrm | 3 Credits |
| EDU 6389 | Differentia Second Sst Classrm | 3 Credits |
Program requirements related to each concentration within the Master of Arts in Teaching:
Administration (18)
| EDU 6315 | Instructional Ldrshp in Public Schools | 3 Credits |
| EDU 6316 | School Law Administration | 3 Credits |
| EDU 6317 | Administration of Ec-12 Curriculum | 3 Credits |
| EDU 6319 | Principal Internship | 3 Credits |
| EDU 6362 | The Principalship | 3 Credits |
and one of the following:
| EDU 6318 | Supervision/Professional Dev at Sch Lev | 3 Credits |
| EDU 6342 | Sp Popula & Programs | 3 Credits |
| EDU 6348 | Managing Campus Resources | 3 Credits |
Reading and Writing (18)
And one of the following:
Reading Specialist (18)
And one of the following:
| RDG 6345 | Rdg Content Area-Ele | 3 Credits |
| RDG 6346 | Rdg Content Area-Secondary | 3 Credits |
Second Language Education and Culture (18)
| EDU 6320 | Engl As Sec Language Methodol | 3 Credits |
| EDU 6356 | Applied Linguistics | 3 Credits |
| EDU 6357 | Cross-Cultural Communications | 3 Credits |
| EDU 6358 | Improving practice Internship | 3 Credits |
| EDU 6360 | Language Acquisition | 3 Credits |
| RDG 6320 | Diag/Rem Rdg Diff | 3 Credits |
Total Hours (36-90)