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Admission Requirements for MAT with PK-6 Endorsement

*3.0 grade point average on a 4.0 scale from a regionally accredited college or university
*Passing scores from the  Praxis I exam
*Three letters of recommendation
*Professional essay- one-page typed essay describing the applicant's purpose for entering the teaching profession

Required content area preparation:

  • BA/BS in liberal arts or science or equivalent, with 6 hours in each English, mathematics, history, and science 
  • Required undergraduate content courses for licensure ( to include Psych 207 or 208; Soc 314 & 314L; Psyc 312: NSCI 310; CSCI 110; Geog 201)

Suggested Course Plan

Year One                                                                                                              

Semester Course Number
Course Name


Psychology 207 or 208 or CLEP
Lifespan Development / Child Development/ CLEP
  Computer Science 110 Introduction to Computing
  Sociology 314 F and Soc 314 Lab
Education, Culture, & Society and Lab
  Natural Science 310
Natural Science for Elementary Teachers
  Geography 201
Introduction to Geography
  English 310 or 430  Language and Teaching/ The Structure of English
  Psychology 312 or CLEP
Educational Psychology

English 532 or 511 F Study of Language  or Teaching English as a Second Language

English 514
Advanced Children's Literature

* F denotes that a class has a required field experience component in public schools.


Second Year
Note: 120 hours of documented post baccalaureate field experiences are required prior to student teaching

Praxis II, the VCLA, and the VRA exams are taken during second year.

Semester
Course Number
Course Name
Summer
TCHG 516 F Curriculum & Instruction of the Elementary School
  TCHG 543 Classroom Management
  Sociology 501 Multiculturalism, Diversity, & Education
Fall
English 521 Teaching Composition
  Psychology 521 F Reading Acquisition & Development
  Psychology 535 The Exceptional Learner
  Math 570 F The Study of Mathematics
Spring
TCHG 510 (8 credits)  Internship
  Computer Science 580 Technology for Teachers

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