Secondary Education M.A.T.
Admission Requirements
- A completed application form accompanied by a $50 nonrefundable application fee.
- Official transcripts of all undergraduate and graduate records.
- A minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.00 on a 4.00 scale in undergraduate course work.
- A baccalaureate degree with a major equivalent to an undergraduate major at Rhode Island College in a certification area.
- Meet the minimum GPA requirement in the major available from the Department of Educational Studies.
- An official report of scores on the appropriate Praxis II Content Knowledge Test, with a minimum score as established by the Department of Educational Studies.
- Two Disposition Reference Forms: one from a faculty or supervisor of a child/youth-related activity, and one from a work supervisor.
- Two letters of recommendation: one from a faculty or supervisor of a child/youth-related activity, and one from a work supervisor.
- A Statement of Educational Philosophy.
- A current résumé.
- An interview with an advisor in the M.A.T. program.
- A plan of study approved by the advisor and appropriate dean.
Course Requirements
Core Courses
CEP 552 | Psychological Perspectives on Learning and Teaching | 3 | Fall, Summer. |
FNED 546 | Contexts of Schooling | 4 | Fall, Spring. |
SED 501 | Introduction to Lesson Planning | 2 | Fall, Summer |
SED 502 | Introduction to Assessment | 2 | Fall, Summer |
SED 503 | Discourses, Literacies and Technologies of Learning | 2 | Spring, Summer |
SED 521 | Student Teaching in Secondary Schools | 7 | Fall, Spring. |
SED 522 | Student Teaching Seminar in Secondary Education | 2 | Spring. |
SPED 531 | Overview of Special Education: Policies/Practices | 3 | Fall, Spring, Summer. |
TESL 539 | Second Language Acquisition Theory and Practice | 3 | Fall, Spring, Summer. |
Elective
One 400-500 Level Elective in the Fall
Concentration in English Pedagogy
SED 516 | Teaching and Learning: Humanities in Communities | 2 | Spring |
SED 517 | Critical Writing and Teaching in School | 4 | Spring |
SED 518 | Social Justice Teaching in English Education | 4 | Fall |
Concentration in Mathematics Pedagogy
SED 505 | Inquiry into STEM | 2 | Spring |
SED 510 | Mathematics Teaching in a Diverse Classroom | 4 | Spring |
SED 515 | Rethinking Mathematics Teaching and Learning | 4 | Fall |
Capstone Course
The capstone experience is incorporated into SED 522 (student teaching seminar). 0 credit hours.
Total Credit Hours: 37-46