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M.A.T. - Master of Arts in Teaching

The M.A.T. is designed for individuals who do not currently hold teacher certification and also for individuals who hold a non-renewable (NR) teacher certification. The M.A.T. teaching-internship options are within a sixty mile radius of Georgia Southern.

The M.A.T. degree leads to initial teaching certification and a master's degree for those persons who hold a bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited institution. There are four study concentrations based on educational background and career goals:

Study Concentration 1: Secondary Education certification (6-12) for candidates who hold a bachelor's degree in English, business, mathematics, history, geography, economics, political science, chemistry, biology, geology, physics, or related field.

Study Concentration 2: Middle Grades certification (4-8) for candidates who hold a bachelor's degree. Candidates must complete two teaching concentrations from reading, language arts, science, social studies, and mathematics.

Study Concentration 3: Special Education certification (P-12) for candidates who hold a bachelor's degree in psychology, counseling, child and family development, or a closely-related field.

Study Concentration 4: P-12 Education certification for candidates who hold a bachelor's degree in art or Spanish.

The total hours for the degree are dependent on previous course work completed in the area of certification. A transcript evaluation by the College of Education's Certification Officer is required at the outset. Prerequisite content course work, based on the transcript evaluation, must be completed as a non-degree student before admission into the program.

Note: For non-degree candidates who seek to enter the M.A.T. program, GRE or MAT test scores must be submitted and admission granted into the M.A.T. degree program before enrolling in Step Two. Any M.A.T. program application submitted by a candidate who is enrolled under non-degree status will not be considered for admission once the candidate enrolls in Step Two courses.

Admission Requirements

Regular

Hold a bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited institution.
Present a transcript evaluation by the College of Education's Director of Advisement and Certification, and completion of specified prerequisite content course work.
Present a cumulative 2.50 (4.0 scale) grade point average or higher on all undergraduate and graduate work combined.
Present an official report of scores on the Miller Analogies Test (MAT) or the verbal, qualitative, and analytical writing sections of the Graduate Record Exam (GRE).
Submit passing scores on the GACE Basic Skills Assessment or be exempt by acceptable SAT, ACT, or GRE scores.
Submit a passing score on the GACE Content Assessment in the area for which one is seeking certification.
Submit a personal statement of purpose, not to exceed 200 words, that identifies the applicant's reasons for pursuing graduate study and how admission into the program relates to the applicant's professional aspirations.

Provisional
Applicants may be approved for Provisional admission based on the quality of the admission material presented. Provisional students must earn grades of B or higher in their first 9 hours of course work after admission and meet any other stipulations outlined by the department to be converted to regular status.

MAT Program Sequence

Study Concentration One:
Secondary Education with Teaching Fields in Biology, Chemistry, Geology, Physics, History, Geography, Political Science, Economics, Broad Fields Science, Mathematics, English, or Business. Candidates in one of the science fields or social science fields are encouraged to complete additional courses in order to pursue certification in several or all of the disciplines in science or in the social sciences. There is a broad fields science test one can take for candidates seeking certification in one or more of the science fields; however, for the social sciences, candidates must take separate tests for the different social science fields in order to be certified in more than one of the social science disciplines. (Grades 6-12) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36-39 hours:

Step One: The following courses are prerequisites to Steps 2 and 3 (Fall Semester Only) (6-9 hours):
MSED 6130 – Introduction to the Middle & Secondary School (3)
ITEC 7530 - Instructional Technology Foundations (3) or PSC Test-Out Option
SPED 6130 - Introduction to Special Education (3)
[Admission criteria to the Teacher Education Program (TEP), must be met for progression to Step Two.]

Step Two - Secondary Education Block* (Spring Semester Only) (6-9 hours to be taken concurrently):
ESED 6738 - Supervised Practicum (3) OR Candidates who are currently teaching full-time on a non-renewable teaching certificate enroll in ESED 6739-Internship I (3)
SCED 6131 - Curriculum and Methods for the Secondary School (3)
Select one of the following Appropriate Subject-Specific Courses:
MSED 6237 Science Methods, MSED 6337 Language Arts Methods, MSED 6437 Social Science Methods, MSEd 6537 Mathematics Methods, or MSED 6637 Business Education Methods(3)
*Candidates who are currently teaching full-time enroll in the subject-specific methods course concurrently with ESED 6799 during Step Three.

Step Three: Student Teaching/Supervised Internship Semester and Colloquium (12-15 hours):
Candidates who are not teaching full-time enroll in SCED 5799G - Student Teaching in Secondary Education (9)
Candidates who are currently teaching full-time on a non-renewable teaching certificate enroll in ESED 6799 - Supervised Internship (9) concurrently with the appropriate subject-specific methods course listed in Step Two.
MSED 7130 – Colloquium (3)
[Candidates may apply for initial T-4 certification upon successful completion of ESED 6799 or SCED 5799G]
Step Four: Course work required for completion of the MAT degree (9 hours):
EDUR 7130 - Educational Research (3)
ESED 7131 - Enhancing Student Performance (3)
SCED 8633 - Seminar in Secondary Education (3)
[Candidates may apply for T-5 certification upon successful completion of all program requirements]

Study Concentration Two:
Middle Grades Education (Grades 4-8) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45-48 hours

Step One - The following courses are prerequisites to Steps Two and Three (Fall Semester Only) (9-12 Hours):
MSED 6130 – Introduction to the Middle & Secondary School (3)
ITEC 7530 - Instructional Technology Foundations (3) or PSC Test-Out Option
SPED 6130 - Introduction to Special Education (3)
MSED 5333G - Literature and Writing for the Middle and Secondary Schools (3)
[Admission criteria to the Teacher Education Program (TEP), must be met for progression to Step Two.]

Step Two - Middle Grades Education Block (Spring Semester Only) (9 hours to be taken concurrently):
ESED 6738 - Supervised Practicum (3) OR Candidates who are currently teaching full-time on a non-renewable teaching certificate enroll in ESED 6739-Internship I (3)
MGED 6131 - Curriculum and Methods for the Middle Grades (3)
Select one of the following Appropriate Subject-Specific Methods Courses in One's Primary Concentration Area:
MSED 6237 - Science Methods (3)
MSED 6337 - Language Arts Methods (3)
MSED 6437 - Social Science Methods (3)
MSED 6537 - Mathematics Methods (3)

Step Three - Student Teaching/Supervised Internship, Subject-Specific Methods Course, and Colloquium (15 hours):
Select one of the following Appropriate Subject-Specific Methods Courses in One's Second Concentration Area:
MSED 6237 - Science Methods (3)
MSED 6337 - Language Arts Methods (3)
MSED 6437 - Social Science Methods (3)
MSED 6537 - Mathematics Methods (3)
Candidates who are not teaching full-time enroll in MGED 5799G - Student Teaching in Middle Grades Education (9)
Candidates who are currently teaching full-time on a non-renewable teaching certificate enroll in ESED 6799 - Supervised Internship (9)
MSED 7130 – Colloquium (3)
[Candidates may apply for initial T-4 certification upon successful completion of ESED 6799 or MGED 5799G]

Step Four: Additional course work required for completion of the MAT degree (12 hours):
EDUR 7130 - Educational Research (3)
ESED 7131 - Enhancing Student Performance (3)
MGED 8131 - Integrated Curriculum for the Middle Grades (3)
MGED 8633 - Seminar in Middle Grades Education (3)
[Candidates may apply for T-5 certification upon successful completion of all program requirements]

Study Concentration Three:
Special Education (Grades P-12) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42-48 hours:

Step One: The following courses are prerequisites to Steps Two and Three (6-9 hours):
EDUF 7130 - Learning Theories and Applications (3)
ITEC 7530 - Instructional Technology Foundations (3) or PSC Test-Out Option
SPED 6130 - Introduction to Special Education (3)
[Admission criteria to the Teacher Education Program (TEP), must be met for progression to Step Two.]

Step Two: Special Education Prerequisite Content Block (9 hours):
SPED 6230 - Assessment and Procedures in Special Education (3)
SPED 6231 - Special Education Laws and Procedures (3)
SPED 6330 - Classroom Management (3)

Step Three: Special Education Content For Teaching Block (12 hours):
READ 7131 - Approaches to Reading Instruction (3)
SPED 7133 - Collaboration Across the Life Span (3)
SPED 7631 - Perspectives on Characteristics of Mild Disabilities (3)
SPED 7632 - Methods for Mild Disabilities (3)

Step Four: Student Teaching/Supervised Internship (6-9 hours):
Candidates who are not teaching full-time enroll in SPED 5799G - Student Teaching in Special Education (9)
Candidates who are currently teaching full-time on a non-renewable teaching certificate enroll in SPED 7736 - Internship in Special Education (6)
[Candidates may apply for initial T-4 certification upon successful completion of SPED 7736 or SPED 5799G]

Step Five: Additional Coursework for the MAT degree completion (9 hours):
EDUR 7130 - Educational Research (3)
SPED 7136 - Language Development (3)
**SPED 7630 - Seminar in Special Education (3)
**Capstone course includes an exit project for the MAT
[Candidates may apply for T-5 certification upon successful completion of all program requirements]

Study Concentration Four:
P-12 Education with Teaching Fields in Art or Spanish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33-39 Hours

Art Education . . . . . 36-39 hours:

Step One: The following courses are prerequisites to Steps Two and Three (6-9 hours):
EDUF 7130 - Learning Theories and Applications (3)
ITEC 7530 - Instructional Technology Foundations (3) or PSC Test-Out Option
SPED 6130 - Introduction to Special Education (3)
[Admission criteria to the Teacher Education Program (TEP), must be met for progression to Step Two.]

Step Two: Art Education Pedagogy and Supervised Practicum (9 hours):
ART 7432 - Curriculum and Methods in P-5 Art Education (3)
ART 7433 - Methods in Middle and Secondary School Art (3)
ART 7438 - Curriculum Development in Art Education (3)

Step Three: Student Teaching/Supervised Internship (9 hours):
Candidates who are not teaching full-time enroll in ESED 5799G - Student Teaching in P-12 Education (9)
Candidates who are currently teaching full-time on a non-renewable teaching certificate enroll in ESED 6799 - Supervised Internship (9)
[Candidates may apply for initial T-4 certification upon successful completion of ESED 6799 or ESED 5799G]

Step Four: Additional course work required for completion of the MAT degree (12 hours):
EDUR 7130 - Educational Research (3)
Art Education graduate courses approved by advisor (9)
[Candidates may apply for T-5 certification upon successful completion of all program requirements]

Spanish Education . . . . . 33-36 hours:

Step One: The following courses are prerequisites to Steps Two and Three: (6-9 hours)
EDUF 7130 - Learning Theories and Applications (3)
ITEC 7530 - Instructional Technology Foundations (3) or PSC Test-Out Option
SPED 6130 - Introduction to Special Education (3)
[Admission criteria to the Teacher Education Program (TEP), must be met for progression to Step Two.]

Step Two: Foreign Language Pedagogy and Supervised Practicum (9 hours):
FORL 6433 - Practicum in Foreign Language (3)
FORL 6431 - Foreign Language Methods P-5 (3)
FORL 6432 - Foreign Language Methods 6-12 (3)

Step Three: Student Teaching/Supervised Internship (9 hours):
Candidates who are not teaching full-time enroll in ESED 5799G - Student Teaching in P-12 Education (9)
Candidates who are currently teaching full-time on a non-renewable teaching certificate enroll in ESED 6799 - Supervised Internship (9)
[Candidates may apply for initial T-4 certification upon successful completion of ESED 6799 or ESED 5799G]

Step Four: Additional course work required for completion of the MAT degree (9 hours):
EDUR 7130 - Educational Research (3)
SPAN - Graduate level Spanish courses (6)
[Candidates may apply for T-5 certification upon successful completion of all program requirements]

Other Program Requirements (for all Study Concentrations):
Must successfully complete assessments identified at each program transition point