K-12 Certification Preparation MAT
Students wishing to be certified in K-12 education must select one of the following content areas in which to specialize: art, instrumental music, vocal music, dance, physical education, health, Spanish, French, or Chinese.
The Master of Arts in Teaching with K-12 certification preparation includes 45 credit hours of graduate course work:
Requirements
Core MAT Curriculum
One of the following:
Core K-12 Certification Curriculum
| EDU 50000 | Foundations of K-12 Education | 3 |
| EDU 50200 | Psychology of Teaching and Learning | 3 |
| EDU 50700 | Teaching Reading in the Content Areas | 3 |
| EDU 51500 | PRAXIS II- Foliotek Seminar for Teacher Education | 0- 3 |
| EDU 51800 | Measurement and Evaluation to Enhance Learning | 3 |
| EDU 52100 | Classroom Teaching/Management | 3 |
| EDU 535XX | Subject Area Teaching Methods | |
| EDU 54100 | Education of the Exceptional Child | 3 |
| EDU 60599 | Field Experience (Student Teaching) | 12 |
EDU 60599: This student teaching course will only count toward hours in the MAT program.
One of the following:
| EDU 51000 | Conceptualization of Education | 3 |
| EDU 51010 | Conceptualization of Education for Beginning Teachers | 3 |