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Admission Requirements for
Five Year MAT with 6-12 or PK-12 Endorsement
- Applications are submitted by February 1 of the Junior Year
- 65 undergraduate credits
- 3.0 grade point average on a 4.0 scale from a regionally accredited
college or university
- Admission fee waived
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- Passing scores from the Praxis I
exam or SAT equivalent (SAT score of 1100 with at least 530 in
verbal and quantitative)
- Two letters of recommendation
- Professional essay: one-page typed essay describing the applicant's
purpose for entering the teaching profession
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| Students seeking admission to the 5-year program should pick up a 5-year application from the Office of Teacher Preparation in Ratcliffe 124 or 125. 5-year applicants may not apply online. |
All 5-year application materials should be returned to Lyn Sawyer in the Graduate Studies office in the MacMurran Annex building by Feb. 1st of the student's 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
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Course Name
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| *
Math 125 |
Statistics |
| *
Psychology 207 or 208 (okay if you've had Psych 210 and 211 already) |
Human Growth & Behavior / Lifespan Development/Child Development |
| *
Communications 201 or Thea 230 |
Public Speaking or Practical Acting |
*
Also fulfills General Education requirements for CNU
 
5-year students Justin Throupe and Tiffany Bartley in their classrooms during the student teaching internship.
Junior
Year:
Praxis I exam taken in Fall or
SAT equivalent (SAT score of 1100 with at least 530 in verbal and
qualitative)
Application for program due by February 1
Semester
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Course Number
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Course Name
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| Fall |
Sociology 314
Sociology 314 Lab F |
Education, Culture, & Society
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| Fall or Spring |
Psychology 312 |
Educational Psychology |
Application
for program due by February 1 |
Senior
Year: Choose 2, with the option of taking a third one.
| Semester |
Course Number |
| Fall or Spring |
Graduate Content Course |
| Graduate Content Course |
| Graduate Content Course |
Fifth
Year
PraxisII and VCLA exams required during
fifth year; VRA also required for elementary students
Semester
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Course
Number |
Course Name |
Summer
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TCHG 516 F |
Curriculum & Instruction
of the Middle & Secondary School or Elementary School |
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TCHG 543 |
Classroom Management |
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Varies by Major |
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Fall
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English 522 |
Reading & Writing
in Content Areas |
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Sociology 501 |
Multiculturalism, Diversity, & Education |
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Psychology 535 |
The Exceptional Learner |
Spring
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TCHG 510 (8 credits) |
Internship |
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Computer Science 580 |
Technology for Teachers |
* F denotes a field experience requirement in conjunction with the course.
Additional
Benefits of the Five Year Program
A
fifth year master's degree
In most undergraduate teacher licensure programs, students
spend four and a half years earning the bachelor's degree
and the teaching license. However by planning on an extra
summer, fall, and spring semester of study, you can earn both
a bachelor's and Master of Arts in Teaching degree, as well
as a license to teach in the State of Virginia.
120
hours in liberal arts and science study
Current reformers in education are demanding that students
have more solid content knowledge, in addition to learning
skills effective for teaching. Your bachelor's degree will
be in a liberal arts or science major.
An
opportunity to earn a salary during the fifth year
To help offset the costs of the fifth year, and to give students
more hands-on experience in a school system, CNU and
Newport News staff will offer you employment opportunities
during the fifth year . This might involve tutoring, substituting,
or being a teacher assistant. |
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