Requirements
The M.A.T. program in Secondary or K-12 is designed for the teaching candidate whose goals include initial certification and an M.A.T. degree.
These courses are certification requirements for those students seeking both the degree and Pennsylvania Instructional I certification. Eligibility for certification is determined by fulfillment of state requirements, including Pennsylvania Education Certification Tests (PRAXIS) taken upon completion of the program. Courses in the M.A.T. in Special Education PK-12 program fulfill these requirements.
All candidates are required to fulfill field experience and student teaching requirements.
Field Experience – Education certification candidates in all programs must maintain continuous registration for field experience and sign up each semester in the Office of Field Experience. Clearances (Criminal Background, Child Abuse Clearance; FBI Fingerprints, Mantoux test, and others required locally) must be active and on file in the Field Experience Office throughout field placement and student teaching semesters.
Additional courses in the secondary certification may be required in addition to the education courses listed below.
NOTE: The requirements discussed in this section are subject to change based on guidelines established by the Pennsylvania Department of Education.
Required Coursework
| EDUC 502 | Multidisciplinary Foundations of Education | 3 |
| PSYC 514 | Human Development | 3 |
| EDUC 523 | Seminar: Psychology of Education | 3 |
| EDUC 561 | Methods Materials and Assessment in ESL Teaching ESL | 3 |
EDUC 411A
| Effective Instructn Secondary/PK-12 Ed | 3 |
| RED 526 | Teaching Content Area Reading | 3 |
| SPED 507 | Characteristics & Remedial Strategies Im | 3 |
| SPED 520 | Evidence Based Practices | 3 |
| SPED 539 | Behavior Management Approaches | 3 |
| EDUC 591 | Graduate Level Student Teaching | 1.5 |
| EDUC 598B | ST: Special Topics in Student Teaching | 3 |
| EDUC 501 | Research Theory | 3 |
| EDUC 554 | Contemporary Learning Theories | 3 |