Teaching, M.A.T.
Admission Requirements
Admission Requirements
Master of Arts in Teaching (M.A.T.)
- Candidates must hold a bachelor's degree from an accepted, accredited institution (transcript required from degree-granting institution only).
- Candidates deciding to apply to the program after reviewing the transcript analysis should follow the admissions process described in this catalog or at the Graduate Admissions website at www.marshall.edu/graduate/admissions/how-to-apply-for-admission. Students should apply as Certificate/Professional Development students and select the Post-Baccalaureate Teacher Certificate on the admissions form. Please note that all admissions documents must be submitted to Graduate Admissions before an applicant will be considered for admission.
- In addition to university admission requirements, applicants must have an overall Grade Point Average (GPA) of 2.80 or higher on a 4.0 scale for all previously completed coursework and a GPA of 2.80 in the content area. Applicants who have an overall GPA of 2.5 or above, but below 2.80, may be granted provisional admission. Provisionally admitted applications will be granted full admission upon successful completion of 12 hours toward the approved plan of study with a GPA of 3.25 or higher, assuming that all other admission requirements are met.
Students may enroll in graduate courses only after they have been fully admitted to the university and the M.A.T. program. All students must maintain a cumulative Grade Point Average of 3.0.
In the last semester of the program students will be enrolled in EDF 677 MAT Level III Clinical Exper, a 15 week, full-time student teaching experience under the direct supervision of a certified teacher(s). Prerequisites for student teaching include the following:
- 3.0 GPA in all graduate MAT courses;
- completion of at least 90% of content courses (100% recommended);
- completion of EDF 537 MAT Level I Clinical Exper and EDF 637 MAT Level II Clinical Exper;
- completion of all MAT coursework and
- passing scores on the Praxis content test(s).
Before a candidate may apply for certification/licensure, he or she must pass or meet waiver requirements for the Praxis: Core Academic Skills for Educators, Praxis: Content, and Praxis Principles of Learning and Teaching (PLT) Grades 7-12.
Upon completion of the MAT program and all testing requirements, the student should apply for licensure. The teaching license is awarded by the West Virginia Department of Education; however, the candidate must be recommended for licensure by the institution.
Plan of Study
Master of Arts in Teaching
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Foundations of Education and Technology | ||
| Research and Writing | ||
| EDF 622 | Action Research in Education | 3 |
| Social and Cultural Foundations | ||
| EDF 665 | Sociology of Amer Schools | 3 |
| or EDF 615 | Hist of Education in US | |
| Development or Psychology | ||
| EDF 616 | Adv Studies Human Develop | 3 |
| or EDF 619 | Educational Psychology | |
| Instructional Technology | ||
| CIEC 534 | Appli Software Class Curr Area | 3 |
| or CIEC 635 | Using Internet in Classroom | |
| Evaluation or Assessment | ||
| EDF 612 | Educational Evaluation | 3 |
| or EDF 636 | Advanced Classroom Assessment | |
| Curriculum and Instruction | ||
| CISP 510 | Instructional Prac/Excep Child | 3 |
| CISP 520 | Intro to Exceptional Child | 3 |
| CI 515 | Int Meth & Mat: Sec Ed | 3 |
| EDF 537 | MAT Level I Clinical Exper 1 | 0 |
| EDF 637 | MAT Level II Clinical Exper | 0 |
| CI 549 | Instr & Clrm Mgt Sec Ed | 3 |
| CI 623 | Instruct Models Assess Tech | 3 |
| CIRG 644 | Literacy in the Content Area | 3 |
| EDF 677 | MAT Level III Clinical Exper 1 | 3 |
| In addition to the preceding courses, students must also complete all courses in their teaching specialization. | ||
| Total Credit Hours | 36 | |
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Requires minimum of 90% completion of content courses and passing score(s) on the Praxis content examination(s).