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Secondary 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 records.
  3. A minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.00 on a 4.00 scale in undergraduate course work.
  4. An official report of scores on the appropriate Praxis II Content Knowledge Test, with a minimum score as established by the Department of Educational Studies.
  5. Two Disposition Reference Forms: one from a faculty or supervisor of a child/youth-related activity, and one from a work supervisor.
  6. Two Letters of Recommendation: one from a faculty or supervisor of a child/youth-related activity, and one from a work supervisor.
  7. A Statement of Educational Philosophy.
  8. A current résumé.
  9. An interview with an advisor in the M.A.T. program.
  10. A plan of study approved by the advisor and appropriate dean.

Course Requirements

Foundations Component

CourseTitleCreditsOffered
CEP 552Psychological Perspectives on Learning and Teaching

3

Offered fall, spring, summer.
FNED 546Contexts of Schooling

4

Offered fall and spring.

Professional Education Component

CourseTitleCreditsOffered
SED 506Survey of Instructional Design

3

Offered fall and summer.
SED 507Instructional Design and LIteracy

3

Offered spring and summer.
SED 511Content and Pedagogy in Secondary Education

4

Offered fall.
SED 512Field Practicum in Secondary Education

2

Offered fall.
SED 521Student Teaching in Secondary Schools

7

Offered fall and spring.
SED 522Student Teaching Seminar in Secondary Education

2

Offered spring.
SPED 531Universal Design for Educating All Students

3

Offered fall and spring.

Select A or B:

A:

CourseTitleCreditsOffered
FNED 547Introduction to Classroom Research

3

Offered fall and spring.
INST 516Integrating Technology into Instruction

3

Offered annually.

B:

Concentrations:

Biology, English, French, History, Mathematics, Spanish

FIFTEEN CREDIT HOURS OF COURSES at the graduate level in the academic field in which certification is sought. Students should contact the department that provides course work in the anticipated area of certification.

Capstone Course

The capstone experience is incorporated into SED 422.

Total Credit Hours: 37-46