Teaching with Core Subjects 4-8 Certification, M.A.

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The graduate plan in Teaching leads to the Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) degree. Students completing this degree plan are eligible for Core Subjects 4-8 teacher certification. This degree consists of a minimum of 36-37 semester hours.

Students who meet the graduate admissions requirements to the College of Education (COE) (see Graduate Admissions Requirements) must meet additional requirements prior to being admitted to the MAT program. Each applicant must:

have a GPA of 2.750 over the last 60 hours; and
provide proof of achieving a passing score on the Core Subjects 4-8 assessment.

Degree Requirements

Required MAT Courses (30 hours)

LLLS 5633 - Teaching Methods for English/ Reading Language Arts for Grades 4-8 Credit Hours: 3
SILC 6030 - Foundations of Multicultural Education Credit Hours: 3
SPED 5030 - Survey of Individual Differences Credit Hours: 3
TCED 5030 - Models of Teaching Credit Hours: 3
TCED 5034 - Management Strategies for Creating a Positive Learning Environment Credit Hours: 3
TCED 5332 - Teaching Science in the 4-8 Classroom Credit Hours: 3
TCED 5333 - Teaching Mathematics in the 4-8 Classroom Credit Hours: 3
TCED 5334 - Teaching Social Studies in the 4-8 Classroom Credit Hours: 3
TCED 5431 - Nature of the Middle Level Learner Credit Hours: 3
TCED 6031 - Application of Technology in the Classroom Credit Hours: 3

Other Course (0-1 hour)

TCED 5010 - Professional Preparation Seminar Credit Hours: 1

Additional Information

Students not passing the Pedagogy and Professional Responsibility state assessment by the final semester of this plan must also enroll in and successfully complete this course.

Capstone Experience (6 hours)

TCED 6769 - Clinical Teaching Credit Hours: 6