The MAT Secondary/PK-12 program is designed to provide an individual holding an existing undergraduate degree in a Secondary school content area with an avenue to become a fully certified high school or middle school teacher in that content area.

The content areas currently included in the certification program are:

Secondary (Middle and High School)

English
Mathematics
Biology
Chemistry
Earth Science
Physics
French
Spanish
Social Studies (including History, Political Science/Civics/Government, Geography, Economics, Psychology, and Sociology)

PK-12 (Elementary and Secondary)

Art

Professional Education Core

EDUC 603 Principles and Practices of Research
EDUC 606 Developmental Theory and Experiential Growth

Program Course Requirements

REED 617 Content Area Reading
REED 518 Reading and Writing Connections
SCED 51x or 520 Content Area Methods
SCED 510 Secondary Methods and Curriculum
EDUC 564 Induction into the Classroom
EDUC 663 Management and the Learning Environment
SPED 551 Adapting Instruction in Diverse Classrooms
EDUC 613 Classroom Assessment
EDUC 700 Master's Research Paper or Project

Practicum Requirements

SCED 696 Practicum I
SCED 697 Practicum II with Secondary Seminar

Additional Co-curricular Recommendation

A candidate wishing to teach in the middle school may choose to add EDUC 545 Middle School Curriculum and Methods.

12-Month Course Sequence

It is significant to note that this program presumes a particular sequence of certain courses. Candidates must work with their MAT advisor to maintain the academic integrity of the program design.

Summer - taken as offered during summer sessions

• EDUC 606 Developmental Theory and Experiential Growth
• SCED 510 Secondary Methods and Curriculum
• EDUC 564 Induction into the Classroom
• EDUC 663 Management and the Learning Environment
• REED 617 Teaching Reading in the Content Areas
• SCED 51x or 520 Content Area in the Secondary School (Methods)

Fall

• SPED 551 Adapting Instruction in Diverse Classrooms
• EDUC 613 Classroom Assessment
• SCED 696 Practicum I

Winter

• EDUC 603 Principles and Practices of Research

Spring

• REED 518 Reading and Writing Connections
• EDUC 700 Master's Research Paper/Project
• EDUC 697 Practicum II with Secondary Seminar