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Professional Development School (PDS) or at a current teaching
assignment at a school regionally accredited by the accreditation
organization, the final portion of the program, meets all MAT Program
and University requirements and is eligible for certification in an area
recognized by the MSDE the Master of Arts in Teaching Degree is
awarded.

Transfer Credits

Up to twelve (12) graduate credits may be transferred into the Master
of Arts in Teaching Program. The courses for which transfer of credits
is sought must have been completed with a grade of ‘B’ or better and
must be content specific to courses outlined in the Program of Study. In
addition, the MAT Program Coordinator must approve any transfer
credits. Students must complete the MAT Program of Study within
seven (7) years or file a Program Extension Form in the Graduate School
Office, which must be approved by the Program Coordinator. However,
transfer credits only can be viable for use to satisfy MAT Program
requirements within the seven year period.

The Master of Arts in Teaching program consists of the following six
(6) core courses:
EDUC 501 Learning and Teaching
EDUC 510 Educational Assessments and Evaluations
SPED 511 Special Education Perspectives
EDUC 532 Classroom Practices and Procedures
EDUC 543 Curriculum and Technology
EDUC 544 Principles and Techniques of Reading Instruction

Total 18 Credits

One (1) Research and four (4) Professional Courses:

EDUC 601 Research Methods and Skills

Internship I and Methods I (Only select one three credit course)
EDUC 704 Perspectives and Methods in Teaching II (Research
Seminar)
EDUC 705 Supervised Internship I: Perspectives and Methods I
(Elementary Education) (content-specific
methodology)

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