The request to revise the M.A.T. in Middle Grades and Secondary Education

Date: 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

Note: Deletions are strikethroughs. Insertions are underlined.

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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)

Content Methods Course

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)

Advanced Methods Course

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)