2021-2022 Catalog

Secondary Education M.A.T.

Admission Requirements

  1. A completed application form accompanied by a $50 nonrefundable application fee.
  2. Official transcripts of all undergraduate and graduate records.
  3. A minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.00 on a 4.00 scale in undergraduate course work.
  4. A baccalaureate degree with a major equivalent to an undergraduate major at Rhode Island College in a certification area.
  5. Meet the minimum GPA requirement in the major available from the Department of Educational Studies.
  6. 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.
  7. Two Disposition Reference Forms: one from a faculty or supervisor of a child/youth-related activity, and one from a work supervisor.
  8. Two letters of recommendation: one from a faculty or supervisor of a child/youth-related activity, and one from a work supervisor.
  9. A Statement of Educational Philosophy.
  10. A current résumé.
  11. An interview with an advisor in the M.A.T. program.
  12. A plan of study approved by the advisor and appropriate dean.

Course Requirements

Core Courses

CourseTitleCreditsOffered
CEP 552Psychological Perspectives on Learning and Teaching

3

Fall, Summer.
FNED 546Contexts of Schooling

4

Fall, Spring.
SED 501Introduction to Lesson Planning

2

Fall, Summer
SED 502Introduction to Assessment

2

Fall, Summer
SED 503Discourses, Literacies and Technologies of Learning

2

Spring, Summer
SED 521Student Teaching in Secondary Schools

7

Fall, Spring.
SED 522Student Teaching Seminar in Secondary Education

2

Spring.
SPED 531Overview of Special Education: Policies/Practices

3

Fall, Spring, Summer.
TESL 539Second Language Acquisition Theory and Practice

3

Fall, Spring, Summer.

Elective

One 400-500 Level Elective in the Fall

Concentration in English Pedagogy

CourseTitleCreditsOffered
SED 516Teaching and Learning: Humanities in Communities

2

Spring
SED 517Critical Writing and Teaching in School

4

Spring
SED 518Social Justice Teaching in English Education

4

Fall

Concentration in Mathematics Pedagogy

 
CourseTitleCreditsOffered
SED 505Inquiry into STEM

2

Spring
SED 510Mathematics Teaching in a Diverse Classroom

4

Spring
SED 515Rethinking 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