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2011-2012 Graduate Catalog

Education M.A.T. — Elementary Education with Licensure Emphasis

College of Education and Behavioral Sciences

Degree Requirements — 46 Credit Hours

One full year of full-time classroom teaching experience or equivalent required to graduate

See “Education M.A.T.”.

Admission requirements:

  • See http://uncpostbac.com for more information.
  • A completed baccalaureate degree in liberal arts, humanities, sciences, mathematics, social studies, health or equivalent to those listed in this catalog. Students will have their transcripts evaluated for liberal arts content.
  • 3.0 GPA in the last 60 hours. If GPA is below 3.0, the applicant is required to take the Graduate Record Examination receiving a combined score of 900 on verbal and quantitative with a minimum of 400 on each test.

Degree Requirements

Required Credits — 46 hours

CH 303Health Education in the Elementary School

1

EDEL 520Effective Instruction in Elementary School Mathematics

3

EDEL 525Integrated Methods: Visual Arts, Music and Physical Education

1 - 3

EDEL 544Elementary Student Teaching and Capstone Seminar

8

EDEL 550Effective Instruction in Elementary School Social Studies

3

EDEL 602Elementary School Practicum

2

EDEL 612Elementary School Curriculum

3

EDF 500Conceptions of Schooling

3

EDRD 510Achieving Effective Instruction in Developmental Reading

3

EDRD 511Elementary Reading Diagnosis and Individualization

3

EDSE 430Exceptional Student in the Elementary Classroom

2

ET 501Introduction to Applications of Educational Technology

3

PSY 347Educational Psychology for Elementary Teachers

3

SCED 570Teaching Science in the Elementary School

3

SRM 600Introduction to Graduate Research

3

EDEL 525: Take 3 hours

EDEL 544 (8) (Student Teaching) must be completed in grade K-6 in an elementary school setting and be taken in conjunction with CH 303 (1) in order for students to be full-time graduate students with 9 credit hours.