Secondary Education M.A.T.

Admission Requirements

1. A completed application form accompanied by a $50 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. A baccalaureate degree with a major equivalent to an undergraduate major at Rhode Island College in a certification area.
5. Meet the minimum GPA requirement in the major available from the Department of Educational Studies.
6. 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.
7. Two Disposition Reference Forms: one from a faculty or supervisor of a child/youth-related activity, and one from a work supervisor.
8. Two letters of recommendation: one from a faculty or supervisor of a child/youth-related activity, and one from a work supervisor.
9. A Statement of Educational Philosophy.
10. A current résumé.
11. An interview with an advisor in the M.A.T. program.
12. A plan of study approved by the advisor and appropriate dean.

Course Requirements

Core Courses

Course	Title	Credits	Offered
CEP 552	Psychological Perspectives on Learning and Teaching	3	Fall, Summer.
FNED 546	Contexts of Schooling	4	Fall, Spring.
SED 501	Introduction to Lesson Planning	2	Fall, Summer
SED 502	Introduction to Assessment	2	Fall, Summer
SED 503	Discourses, Literacies and Technologies of Learning	2	Spring, Summer
SED 521	Student Teaching in Secondary Schools	7	Fall, Spring.
SED 522	Student Teaching Seminar in Secondary Education	2	Spring.
SPED 531	Overview of Special Education: Policies/Practices	3	Fall, Spring, Summer.
TESL 539	Second Language Acquisition Theory and Practice	3	Fall, Spring, Summer.

Elective

One 400-500 Level Elective in the Fall

Concentration in English Pedagogy

Course	Title	Credits	Offered
SED 516	Teaching and Learning: Humanities in Communities	2	Spring
SED 517	Critical Writing and Teaching in School	4	Spring
SED 518	Social Justice Teaching in English Education	4	Fall

Concentration in Mathematics Pedagogy

 

Course	Title	Credits	Offered
SED 505	Inquiry into STEM	2	Spring
SED 510	Mathematics Teaching in a Diverse Classroom	4	Spring
SED 515	Rethinking Mathematics Teaching and Learning	4	Fall

Capstone Course

The capstone experience is incorporated into SED 522 (student teaching seminar). 0 credit hours.

Total Credit Hours: 37-46