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Admission Requirements for Five Year MAT with PK-6 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

Applications are submitted during the Junior Year

Our students learn practical theory through their course work and practice it during their student teaching experience.

Course Requirements for Five Year MAT with PK-6 Endorsement
(Note: Can major in any liberal arts or science area)

Freshman & Sophomore Years

Course Number
Course Name
*Math 125 Statistics
*English 123, 223 Composition
*Psychology 307 or 308 (okay if you already have Psych 210 &211) Lifespan Development/ Child Development
*World History 111-112 History of World Civilizations
*Communications 201 Public Speaking
*Science Sequence with Lab  
US History 201 History of American Civilization to 1865
Geography 201 Introduction to Geography

*  Also fulfills General Education requirements for CNU


Praxis I exam taken in Fall
Application for program due in Spring

Semester Course Number Course Name
Fall

Sociology 314

Sociolgy 314 Lab F

Education, Culture, & Society
Spring Math 308 Exploring Math Concepts

Natural Science 310 Natural Science for Elementary Teachers
Fall or Spring Psychology 312 F Educational Psychology
  English 314 Children's Literature

Senior Year

Semester Course Number Course Name
Fall
English 311 (okay if you already have Eng 430) Language and Teaching
  Math 570 F The Study of Mathematics
  English 532 F or English 514 Language Varieties/Adv. Children's Literature
Spring English 532 F or English 514 Language Varieties/ Adv. Children's Literature
Fall or Spring Graduate Content Course  
  Computer Science 110 Introduction to Computing

Fifth Year

Praxis II,  VCLA, and VRA exams required during fifth year

Semester Course Number Course Name
Summer TCHG 516 F Curriculum & Instruction of the Elementary School
  TCHG 543 Classroom Management
  Psychology 521 F Reading Acquisition & Development
Fall English 521 Teaching Composition
  Computer Science 580 Technology for Teachers
  Psychology 535 The Exceptional Learner
Spring TCHG 510 (6 credits)  Internship
  Sociology 501
Multiculturalism, Diversity, & Education
   *F denotes that a field experience requirement accompanies the course.

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