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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
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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 |
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| US History 201 |
History of American Civilization to 1865 |
| Geography 201 |
Introduction to Geography |
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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 |
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Natural Science 310 |
Natural Science for Elementary Teachers |
| Fall or Spring |
Psychology 312 F |
Educational Psychology |
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English 314 |
Children's Literature |
Senior
Year
| Semester |
Course Number |
Course Name |
Fall
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English 311 (okay if you already have Eng 430) |
Language and Teaching |
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Math 570 F |
The Study of Mathematics |
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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 |
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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 |
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TCHG 543 |
Classroom Management |
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Psychology 521 F |
Reading Acquisition & Development |
| Fall |
English 521 |
Teaching Composition |
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Computer Science 580 |
Technology for Teachers |
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Psychology 535 |
The Exceptional Learner |
| Spring |
TCHG 510 (6 credits) |
Internship |
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Sociology 501
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Multiculturalism, Diversity, & Education |
*F denotes that a field experience requirement accompanies the course.
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