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Admission Requirements for Five Year MAT with 6-12 or PK-12 Endorsement

*
65 undergraduate credits
* 3.0 grade point average on a 4.0 scale from a regionally accredited college/university
* Passing score from PRAXIS exam OR SAT scores of 1100 or higher, with at least 530 on both the verbal and quantitative areas OR ACT composite score of 24, with the ACT mathematics score no less than 22,
and an ACT English Plus Reading score no less than 46.
* Two letters of recommendation
* Professional, one-page, typed essay describing the applicant's purpose for entering the teaching profession

Applications are submitted by February 1 of Junior Year

Course Requirements for Five Year MAT with 6-12 or PK-12 Endorsement
(Note: Must major in endorsement area)

Freshman & Sophomore Years

Course Number Course Name
*Math 125 Statistics
*Psychology 307 or 308 (okay if you've already had Psych 210 &211) Lifespan Development/Child Psychology
*Communications 201 Public Speaking
Computer Science 110 Introduction to Computing

*Also fulfills General Education requirements for CNU

Junior Year
Praxis I exam taken in Fall
Application for program due in Spring (by February 1)

Semester
Course Number
Course Name
Fall Sociology 314  and Soc 314 Lab F Education, Culture, & Society
Fall or Spring Psychology 312 F Educational Psychology


Senior Year

Semester Course Number
Fall or Spring Graduate Content Course
  Graduate Content Course
  Graduate Content Course


Fifth Year
Praxis II and VCLA exams required during fifth year

Semester
Course Number Course Name
Summer TCHG 516 F Curriculum & Instruction of the Middle & Secondary School
  TCHG 543 Classroom Management
  Varies by Major
 
Fall
English 522 Reading & Writing in Content Areas
  Sociology 501 Multiculturalism, Diversity, & Education
  Psychology 535 The Exceptional Learner
Spring
TCHG 510 (8 credits) Internship
  Computer Science 580 Technology for Teachers


Field-specific Course Requirements
Updated Course Plans as of June 26, 2006

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