Department of Special Education

Master of Arts in Teaching (M.A.T.)

Master of Arts in Teaching (M.A.T.) Track
(39-40 units)  

PREREQUISITES

Baccalaureate degree from accredited college or university

Prerequisite courses: required content courses (per transcript analysis);

must be completed prior to enrolling in EDUC 798

FOUNDATION COURSES

(Must take 9 units prior to beginning Curriculum Courses)

SPED 637: Inclusion for the Classroom Teacher (3)

SPED 603: Informal Tests and Measurements for SWD (3)

SPED 525: Formal Tests and Measurements for SWD K-12 (3)

SPED 605: Working with Families of SWD (3)

SPED 641: Curriculum/Methods of Instruction for SWD (3) OR

SCED 560: Using Reading & Writing in the Sec. School (4)

EDUC 730: Principles of Learning, Development & Diversity (3)

CURRICULUM COURSES:

SPED 646: Using Technology to Diff. Instruction (3)

SPED 601: Curriculum/Methods of Instruction for Secondary Transition (3) (SCED)

SPED 607: Curriculum/Methods of Classroom Management for SWD (3) (ECED) OR ELED 787

CLINICAL COURSES/PROFESSIONAL YEAR

Semester 1: Fall Semester Only

ECED 623: The Art of Reading and Writing Instruction in the Primary Grades and Kindergarten (3) OR

EDUC 787: Instructional Methods in the Development of Literacy (3)

                      in conjunction with EDUC 797

EDUC 797: Internship I with Seminar (3)

Semester 2: Spring Semester Only

ECED 621: Assessment of Reading and Writing in ECED (3) OR

ELED 621: Literacy Assessment in the ELED Classroom (3) OR

SCED 561:  Teaching Reading in the Secondary Content Areas (3)

                        in conjunction with EDUC 798

EDUC 798: Internship II with Seminar 96)

For details of program requirements, see M.A.T. --Department of Special Education Teacher Candidate Handbook and your Graduate Catalog year.  (Note a lab fee is assigned for EDUC 797 and EDUC 798; contact Center for Professional Practice (CPP) for cost.  CPP can be found in Hawkins Hall room 303 x5363). 

*The Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE) requires all applicants for state teaching certification successfully complete the PRAXIS II exam in the Special Education Specialty (SE Knowledge-Based Core Principles-0351-score of 155+; SE Application of Core Principles-0352-score of 147+).