Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) - Content Areas

Post-baccalaureate Program (Certification Only) -
Content Areas

Effective September 1, 2009

Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT):

Co-requisites
CURR 509, Socio-cultural Perspectives on Teaching and Learning (cross-listed with EDFD 509), 3 cr
CURR 516, Meeting the Needs of English Language Learners (cross-listed EDFD 516), 1 cr
CURR 517, Inclusive Classrooms in Middle and Secondary Schools, 1 cr

READ 501, Techniques of Reading Improvement in the Secondary School, 3 cr
EDFD 519, Assessment for Authentic Learning (cross-listed with CURR 519), 3 cr
Content Area Graduate course (500-level), 3 cr

Professional Year Part 1
(Semester Before Student Teaching – all education courses above are pre-requisites)

Co-requisites
CURR 526, Teaching for Learning I, 3 cr
CURR 527,  Fieldwork, 3 cr
Content Area METHODS course(s), 3 – 6 cr

Professional Year Part 2
(Student Teaching Semester – all education courses above & any content area requirements are pre-requisites)

Co-requisites
CURR 543, Teaching for Learning II, 3 cr
CURR 529, Student Teaching or (CURR514 if in-service), 6 cr

Total Credits: 36 - 39*

*Please note that additional content area courses may also be required to meet state certification requirements.

Additional Requirements for State Certification
The following additional requirements must be met prior to student teaching.  Upon admission to the MAT/Post-BA Program, the student’s submitted transcripts are evaluated to determine if any of these requirements have been fulfilled by previous coursework. In such cases, the requirement(s) appears on the degree audit as being waived.

• SPCM 101 – Fundamentals of Speech or Speech Challenge Exam or Documented & approved experience
• Physiology & Hygiene – free test at county office of education or BIOL/HLTH course
• Educational Psychology - ELRS 580 Learning: Process & Measurement or PSYC 560 Advanced Educational Psychology or equivalent undergraduate course work

Post-BA Program (Certification Only):

Co-requisites
CURR 509, Socio-cultural Perspectives on Teaching and Learning (cross-listed with EDFD 515), 3 cr
CURR 516, Meeting the Needs of English Language Learners (cross-listed EDFD 516), 1 cr
CURR 517, Inclusive Classrooms in Middle and Secondary Schools, 1 cr

READ 501, Techniques of Reading Improvement in the Secondary School, 3 cr
EDFD 519, Assessment for Authentic Learning (cross-listed with CURR 519), 3 cr

Professional Year Part 1
(Semester Before Student Teaching – all education courses above are pre-requisites)

Co-requisites
CURR 526, Teaching for Learning I, 3 cr
CURR 527,  Fieldwork, 3 cr
Content Area METHODS course(s), 3 – 6 cr

Professional Year Part 2
(Student Teaching Semester – all education courses above & any content area requirements are pre-requisites)

Co-requisites
CURR 543, Teaching for Learning II, 3 cr
CURR 529, Student Teaching or (CURR514 if in-service), 6 cr

Total Credits: 33 - 36*

*Please note that additional content area courses may also be required to meet state certification requirements.

Additional Requirements for State Certification
The following additional requirements must be met prior to student teaching.  Upon admission to the MAT/Post-BA Program, the student’s submitted transcripts are evaluated to determine if any of these requirements have been fulfilled by previous coursework. In such cases, the requirement(s) appears on the degree audit as being waived.

• SPCM 101 – Fundamentals of Speech or Speech Challenge Exam or Documented & approved experience
• Physiology & Hygiene – free test at county office of education or BIOL/HLTH course
• Educational Psychology - ELRS 580 Learning: Process & Measurement or PSYC 560 Advanced Educational Psychology or equivalent undergraduate course work

TO APPLY TO THIS PROGRAM, PLEASE VISIT
http://www.montclair.edu/graduate/prospective/app.php