Admissions Requirements
Students must have completed a bachelor’s degree with a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher.
EDUCATION COURSE PREREQUISITES
- 3 credits of Foundations of Special Education
- 3 credits of Adolescent Development
EXPERIENCE WORKING WITH CHILDREN PREREQUISITE
- 30 hours of experience working with K-12 children (preferably adolescents). Typical experiences include work at summer camps, tutoring, community involvement, or other volunteer or paid work with children.
- To document experience with children, candidates submit the Hours Documentation Form (PDF) with application materials
MATH COURSE PREREQUISITES
- Completion of a bachelor’s degree with a major in mathematics or a mathematics-related field (e.g. physics, engineering, economics)
- Completion of the college-level Calculus Sequence (Calculus 1,2 & 3, or its equivalent)
- College-level experience in Abstract Algebra, Number Theory, Linear Algebra, Geometry, Probability, and Statistics (single courses may satisfy multiple areas; a portion of a course that substantially addresses one of the areas may also be accepted. In either of these cases, further information (e.g. syllabi, course documents) will be required to make a case for approval).
MAT Regulations
Accreditation
PA Department of Education accredited
Certification Requirements
Our graduates satisfy the requirements to earn a Pennsylvania Instructional I Certificate and a Master of Arts in Teaching degree by achieving the following:
- Earning a passing score on the PRAXIS II Exam in their content area
- Completing Stage 3 competencies
- Completing the PA Statewide Evaluation Form for Student Professional Knowledge and Practice (PDE 430)
- Demonstrating satisfactory performance in courses and the student internship
Internship Experience
During the fall and spring terms, students complete an internship in a local public school under the supervision of a mentor teacher and university coach. Through a gradual release of responsibility, interns observe, analyze, co-teach, and independently teach in the grade levels and subjects of their mentor teacher. In the fall term, MAT students spend approximately 15 hours per week teaching with their mentor teacher. In the spring term, MAT students attend their school sites full time, and eventually take-over their mentor teacher’s full responsibilities for a minimum of two weeks.
GPA and Grade requirements
All students enrolled in the MAT majors are required to maintain a grade point average (GPA) of at least 3.0. A student is automatically placed on academic noticeif the cumulative GPA, exclusive of transfer credits, falls below 3.000. No student on academic notice is permitted to participate in student teaching, a teaching internship, or an advanced teaching practicum.
All classes that are not directly field-related (i.e.: student teaching placements and related seminars) must be taken for a letter grade.
Graduation Requirements
Students must complete the 36 credits required by the program plan of study, successfully complete the comprehensive requirement, fulfill all PA Department of Education (PDE) requirements, and obtain the required GPA of 3.00 to meet graduation requirements.
Comprehensive requirement
Completed in TLL 2290 research seminar capstone project
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