Memo Date:
Friday, March 11, 2016
To:
College of Education
From:
Office of Academic Affairs
Approved On: March 4, 2016
Approved by: Graduate Council
Implementation Date: Summer 2016
Approved by: Graduate Council
Implementation Date: Summer 2016
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Degree Requirements
Phase I/ Graduate Certificate Required Courses (18 credit hours)
- MDSK 6162 - Planning for K-12 Instruction (3)
- READ 5255 - Integrating Reading and Writing in the Content Areas (3)
- EDUC 5100 - Diverse Learners (3)
- MDSK 6470 - Graduate Student Teaching and Internship (3)
- MDLG 5130 - The Middle Grades Experience (3)
- or SECD 5140 - The Secondary School Experience (3)
Select the one related content area:
- ENGL 5254 - Teaching English/Communications Skills to Middle and Secondary School Learners (1-3)
- MAED 5232 - Teaching Mathematics to Middle School Learners (3)
- MAED 5252 - Teaching Mathematics to Secondary School Learners (3)
- MDSK 5251 - Teaching Science to Middle and Secondary School Learners (3)
- MDSK 5253 - Teaching Social Studies to Middle and Secondary School Learners (3)
Phase II/ Completion of the M.A.T. Required Courses (21 credit hours)
- MDSK 6220 - Adolescence and Learning (3)
- MDSK 6260 - Teacher Leadership (3)
- MDSK 6691 - Seminar in Professional Development (3)
- RSCH 6101 - Research Methods (3)
- Choose one of the following options from your content area for middle grades candidates (3) and two of the following options for secondary candidates (6)
Graduate-Level Course (5000 or 6999 level) in the Content Area (3)
Mathematics – MAED 5000-6999, MATH 5000-6999, STAT 5000-6999
English – ENGL 5000-6999, READ 5000-6999, MDSK 5000-6999 (topics course that is content specific)
Science – GEOG 5000-6999, ESCI 5000-6999, BIOL 5000-6999, CHEM 5000-6999, PHYS 5000-6999
Social Studies – GEOG 5000-6999, MDSK 5000-6999 (topics course that is content specific), HIST 5000-6999, AFRS 5000-6999, POLS 5000-6999, RELS 5000-6999, WGST 5000-6999
- MDLG 6225 - Issues in Middle Grades Education (3) (middle grades only)
or Graduate-Level Course (5000 or 6999 level) in the Content Area (3) (secondary only)
Select one of the following:
- ENGL 6274 - Contexts and Issues in the Teaching of English (4)
- MAED 6252 - Advanced Methods in Middle and Secondary Mathematics Education (3)
- MDSK 6351 - Advanced Methods in Middle and Secondary Science (3)
- MDSK 6354 - Advanced Methods in Middle and Secondary Social Studies (3)