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Nov 22, 2024
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2020-2021 Undergraduate and Graduate Academic Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Elementary Education & Special Education Mild/Moderate Grades 1-5, M.A.T.
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The M.A.T. is appropriate only for individuals who do NOT hold any teaching certification. This program is designed for persons interested in acquiring initial teaching skills of students with mild/moderate disabilities at the elementary education levels along the special education continuum of placements.
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Admissions Requirements
- General admission requirements of the Graduate School
- To be considered for admission to this program, applicants also are required to provide official results of the Graduate Record Examination (GRE); official scores must be sent directly from the test administrator to the Graduate School.
- Passing level scores on the PRAXIS Pre-Professional Basic Skills Tests or a composite ACT score of 22 or a combined Verbal and Math SAT score of 1030
- Passing level score on an appropriate Content area PRAXIS test (PRAXIS II)
- Candidates in the MAT 1-5 program take PRAXIS II Elementary Education: Multiple Subjects (5001)
- 3 letters of recommendation
- Candidates for admission who are currently working as teachers must have letters of recommendation from an appropriate school official who has direct professional knowledge of the candidate’s skills and potential.
- Candidates for admission who are not currently working as teachers must have letters of recommendation from a non-relative, who has direct knowledge of the candidate’s potential for success as a graduate level student and a working professional. Employers and previous university/college faculty are examples of appropriate sources.
- Additional recommendations may be requested to support candidacy if determined necessary by program admission committee.
- Statement of purpose
Graduation Requirements
- Satisfactory completion of all required course work within the timelines and at the grade levels established by Graduate School policies
- Passage of the following PRAXIS Pedagogy Examination at the level dictated by State authorities
- Special Education: Core Knowledge and Mild to Moderate Applications (5543)
- Elementary Grades 1-5: Principles of Learning & Teaching K-6 (5622)
- Satisfactory completion of the MAT Special Education Portfolio
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