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Secondary Classroom Teaching - Master of Arts in Teaching (M.A.T.)

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Foundations (9 credits required; must be taken with first 15 credits)

Classroom Teaching Core

(15 credits required; choose one course in each area; courses listed in more than one category can only be counted once)

1. Reading/Writing (3 credits required)

2. Instructional Technology (3 credits required)

3. Special Needs/Multicultural (3 credits required)

4. Assessment (3 cr required)

5. Curriculum (3 credits required)

Cognate (9 credits required)

(select a cognate in either (A) Secondary Classroom Teaching or (B) one of the Subject Matter Areas, and take 9 credits in that cognate area only; consult your advisor.)

Note: Only one TE 509 course may be applied to a cognate area. The TE 509 course may be applied only with approval of the student’s advisor, chair and dean

A. Secondary Classroom Teaching Options

(9 credits required; select one of the options below and take 9 credits from that option)

Option 1: Differentiated Instruction (9 credits required)

Option 2: Culturally Responsive Pedagogy and Practices in Secondary School (9 credits required)

Option 3: Secondary Teaching Subject Matter

(9 credits required. Select 6 credits in a subject matter area and one additional 3-credit course from either the Differentiated Instruction Option or Teaching and Learning in Urban Secondary Schools. Advisor approval is required. In consultation with an advisor, select appropriate courses according to your teaching majors and minors.)

English

Biology

Note: A customized program will be designed for each student by the biology chairperson BIOL 590 is the capstone experience and will be taken last.

Chemistry

Note: A customized program will be designed for each student by the chemistry chairperson CHEM 590 is the capstone experience and will be taken last.

Math

Physics

Note: A customized program will be designed for each student by the physics chairperson. PHYS 590 is the capstone experience and will be taken last.

B. Subject Matter Areas

(9 credits in one area required; all such majors who desire or need advanced courses in their subject matter will be advised to select this cognate. Consult with your advisor.)

English

Biology

Note: A customized program will be designed for each student by the biology chairperson. BIOL 590 is the capstone experience and will be taken last.

Chemistry

Note: A customized program will be designed for each student by the chemistry chairperson. CHEM 590 is the capstone experience and will be taken last.

Math

Physics

Note: A customized program will be designed for each student by the chemistry chairperson. CHEM 590 is the capstone experience and will be taken last.

Capstone (3 credits required; Prerequisite TEMS 570 and must be taken within the last 6 credits of the program)

Secondary Level Endorsement

Teachers with an elementary level certificate have the option to earn a secondary level endorsement which will extend their subject area endorsements to grades 9 to 12. Additional course work may be required to ensure the student has an approved teachable major and minor selected by the student to teach in the high school setting. Interested candidates must schedule an appointment with a certification advisor in the College of Education to review course work and state testing requirements for the endorsement and discuss how this program will develop into the Master of Arts in Teaching degree.

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