Elementary Education M.A.T.

Admission Requirements

1. A completed application form accompanied by a fifty-dollar nonrefundable application fee.
2. Official transcripts of all undergraduate and graduate course work.
3. A minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.00 on a 4.00 scale in undergraduate course work.
4. An official report of passing scores on the Praxis II - Elementary Education Multiple Subjects test.
5. If undergraduate GPA is below 3.0, an official report of passing scores on the Praxis I - PPST, GRE, SAT or ACT as established by the Rhode Island Department of Education.
6. Two Disposition Reference Forms: one from a faculty or supervisor of a child/youth-related activity, and one from a work supervisor.
7. Two Letters of Recommendation: one from a faculty or supervisor of a child/youth-related activity, and one from a work supervisor.
8. A Statement of Education Philosophy.
9. A current résumé.
10. An interview with an advisor in the M.A.T. program in elementary education.
11. A plan of study approved by the advisor and appropriate dean.

Course Requirements

Foundations Component

Course	Title	Credits	Offered
CEP 552	Psychological Perspectives on Learning and Teaching	3	Offered fall, spring, summer.
ELED 500	Reflections: The Art and Science of Teaching	3	Offered fall and spring.
FNED 502	Social Issues in Education	3	Offered fall, spring, summer.
	Or
FNED 546	Contexts of Schooling	4	Offered fall and spring.

Professional Courses

Course	Title	Credits	Offered
ELED 559	Student Teaching in the Elementary School	7	Offered fall and spring.
ELED 569	Student Teaching Seminar in Elementary Education	2	Offered fall and spring.

FIVE COURSES from the following. At least two must be practicum courses.

Course	Title	Credits	Offered
ELED 504	Mathematics in the Elementary School	3	Offered fall and spring.
	Or
ELED 538	Mathematics M.A.T. Practicum	3	Offered as needed.
ELED 508	Language Arts in the Elementary School	3	Offered summer.
	Or
ELED 527	Language Arts M.A.T. Practicum	3	Offered as needed.
ELED 518	Science in the Elementary School	3	Offered fall and spring.
	Or
ELED 537	Science M.A.T. Practicum	3	Offered as needed.
ELED 522	Developmental Reading: M.A.T. Practicum I	3	Offered as needed.
	Or
ELED 534	Developmental Reading:Prekindergarten through Grade Eight	3	Offered fall, spring, summer
ELED 528	Social Studies in the Elementary School	3	Offered fall and spring.
SPED 531	Universal Design for Educating All Students	3	Offered fall and spring.

Total Credit Hours: 36-37