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2013-2014 Graduate Catalog

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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.

  • Candidates must pass the Praxis or Place test prior to Student Teaching.
  • Candidates may not take extra courses with Student Teaching without prior approval from the Program Coordinator and the STE Director.
  • All PTEP Field Experiences and methods courses need to be successfully completed prior to Student Teaching.
  • Student Teaching outside the supervision of UNC Faculty may or may not be approved.
  • Teacher Candidates will not be placed in a school where they were once students or where they have a close relative attending and/or working.