Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT)
Requirements for Graduation
To earn an MAT degree at The College of Idaho, a candidate’s graduate coursework must be completed with a grade of “B” or better. Graduates of the program are required to complete a thesis approved by a thesis committee and the department chair. All coursework and the thesis must be completed within five years of matriculation into the program. Candidates must be continually enrolled while completing the program. If all coursework has been completed except the thesis, the candidate must enroll in EDU-681 Thesis Completion each term until the thesis has been accepted by the thesis committee and the department chair. The responsibility rests with candidates to see that their program of study satisfies all the requirements.
Course Requirements
The following is the cycle of required courses for the MAT degree:
Summer 1
The core of the first summer consists of three courses. The study of various leadership models and their implementation in schools, a survey of qualitative and quantitative research methods to assist a candidate’s research project, and the application of technology build the foundation for an intensive internship year. Courses to be completed are as follows:
| EDU-611 | Found/Instructional Leadership | 3.0 credits |
| EDU-612 | Research Methods & Design | 3.0 credits |
| EDU-613 | Instruction & Technology | 2.0 credits |
Internship Year
During the internship year the candidates take MAT seminar and work on the professional portfolio and the collection of data necessary to complete the research project, in addition to doing the coursework taken by the non-MAT interns.
Both groups will study assessment as it relates to learning. During this time, work on the professional portfolio and the collection of data necessary to complete the research project will continue.
Elementary MAT
Fall
| EDU-520 | Assessment for Learning | 2.0 credits |
| EDU-532 | Language Arts Method/Elementary Teachers | 2.0 credits |
| EDU-595 | Elementary School Practicum | 2.0 credits |
| EDU-597 | Internship Seminar | 1.0 credit |
| EDU-697 | MAT Seminar | 1.0 credit |
Winter
| EDU-595 | Elementary School Practicum | 2.0 credits |
| EDU-597 | Internship Seminar | 1.0 credit |
| EDU-697 | MAT Seminar | 1.0 credit |
Spring
| EDU-530 | Art Methods for Elementary Teachers | 1.0 credit |
| EDU-533 | Social Studies Methods/Elementary Teachers | 2.0 credits |
| EDU-534 | Science Methods/Elementary Teachers | 2.0 credits |
| EDU-595 | Elementary School Practicum | 2.0 credits |
| EDU-597 | Internship Seminar | 1.0 credit |
| EDU-697 | MAT Seminar | 1.0 credit |
Secondary MAT
Fall
| EDU-520 | Assessment for Learning | 2.0 credits |
EDU-54X
| Special Methods course in first teaching field | 1-2 credits |
EDU-54X
| Special Methods course in second teaching field | 1-2 credits |
| EDU-596 | Secondary School Practicum | 4-11 credits |
| EDU-597 | Internship Seminar | 1.0 credit |
| EDU-697 | MAT Seminar | 1.0 credit |
Winter
| EDU-596 | Secondary School Practicum | 4-11 credits |
| EDU-597 | Internship Seminar | 1.0 credit |
| EDU-697 | MAT Seminar | 1.0 credit |
Spring
| EDU-596 | Secondary School Practicum | 4-11 credits |
| EDU-597 | Internship Seminar | 1.0 credit |
| EDU-697 | MAT Seminar | 1.0 credit |
Summer 2
The research project designed during the first summer and researched during the internship is written under the supervision of a C of I professor and a thesis committee. Each candidate will prepare a professional development plan and complete a project consistent with that plan. Courses to be completed are as follows:
| EDU-580 | Projects in Professional Development | 3.0 credits |
| EDU-680 | Thesis Preparation | 3.0 credits |