Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) in Special Education with Preliminary Education Specialist (Level I) Credential (Mild/Moderate and/or Moderate/Severe)

Transfer of Coursework

Up to 12 credits may be transferred into the Master of Arts in Teaching in Special Education Programs. Requests for transfer are submitted on a Request to Transfer Coursework form. Requests must meet transfer policies specified in the Graduate Academic Policies and Procedures section of this catalog and must be approved by the Associate Dean of the School of Education. A 12 credit residency requirement must be maintained.

Required Coursework

Prerequisites

 

EDUU 395

Education Field Experience

3

EDUU 551

 

Educational Application of Computers I

3

English Learner Requirements- must be met in one of the following ways:

1. Take CTEL certificate coursework:

EDUU 526

Theories of Language Structure and Acquisition

3

EDUU 527

English Language and Literacy Development

3

EDUU 528

Content-based Instruction and Assessment for Linguistic Minority Students: SDAIE

3

EDUU 570

Voice, Diversity, Equity and Social Justice

3

 

2. Passing Score on the CTEL examination

 

3. Hold a CLAD/BCLAD certificate

 

4. Hold a 1059 or 2042 Multiple or Single Subject Credential

 

5. Take the following courses in addition to those in this program if both EDMU 520 and 521 have been taken:

EDMU 522

Mathematics and Science in K-8 Classrooms

3

EDMU 523

History, Social Studies & Visual/Performing Arts in K-8 Classrooms

 

3

6. Take the following courses in addition to those in this program if both EDMU 520 and EDSU 532 have been taken:

EDSU 530

Theories, Methods and Materials for Teaching English Language Learners

3

EDSU 531

Secondary Instructional Strategies for Language/Culturally Diverse Classroom

3

EDSU 533

Content specific Strategies for Single Subjects

 

3

Core Courses (18credits)

 

EDUU 510

Introduction to Teaching

3

EDUU 511

Collaboration for Inclusive Schooling

3

EDUU 512

The Art and Craft of Teaching

3

EDUU 601

Assessment and IEP Development

3

EDUU 602

Positive Behavioral Supports

3

EDUU 603

 

Communication, Language, and Literacy

3

Emphasis Course (3-6 credits)

 

EDUU 519

Teaching Students with Mild/Moderate Disabilities

3

and/or

 

 

EDUU 560

Teaching Students with Moderate/Severe Disabilities

 

3

General Education Elective Courses (6 credits from the following)

EDMU 520

Literacy and Language in K-8 Classrooms I

3

and

 

 

EDMU 521

Literacy and Language in K-8 Classrooms II

3

or EDSU 532

 

Effective Literacy for Single Subject Candidates

3

Moderate/Severe Fieldwork (6 credits)

 

EDTU 590

Supported Teaching: Special Education

3

and

 

 

EDTU 593

Directed Teaching (Moderate/Severe)

3-6

 

Mild/Moderate Fieldwork (6 credits)

 

EDTU 590

Supported Teaching: Special Education

3

and

 

 

EDTU 592

Directed Teaching (Mild/Moderate)

3-6

 

Advanced Core Courses (15 credits)

 

EDUU 600

Research and Evaluation Methods

3

EDUU 606

Seminar in Learning Theory

3

EDUU 609

Seminar in Curriculum Studies

3

EDUU 610

Teacher as Scholarly Practitioner: Action Research

3

EDUU 611

Action Research Development

 

3

Total Credits (not including prerequisites)

42-57

Students earning both a Mild/Moderate and a Moderate/Severe credential must take both emphasis courses and must student teach in both settings.

In the event that a candidate has a portion of his/her student teaching waived, those credits are not required to be replaced in the degree.