Education M.A.T. — Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Education Emphasis
College of Education and Behavioral Sciences
Degree Requirements — 30 Credit Hours
The Master of Arts in Teaching - Culturally & Linguistically Diverse (MAT-CLD) Education program prepares teachers to serve the growing number of emergent bilingual learners in their classrooms. The MAT-CLD endorsement program consists of 30 semester hours. Requirements for the program include admission to the Graduate School and teaching licensure or enrollment in a teacher preparation program. Evidence of second language learning experience needs to be demonstrated for completion of this program.
See “Education M.A.T.”.
Degree Requirements
Required Course — 3 credit hours
| SRM 600 | Introduction to Graduate Research | 3 |
Required Major Credits — 27 credit hours
Choose 27 credit hours from the courses below:
| EDF 610 | Teacher Research | 3 |
| ECLD 592 | Second Language Acquisition Theory | 3 |
| ECLD 593 | Language, School and Society | 3 |
| ECLD 594 | Foundations of Language and Linguistics for ESL/Bilingual Educators | 3 |
| ECLD 602 | Teaching Culturally & Linguistically Diverse Learners | 3 |
| ECLD 603 | Methods and Assessment in Culturally & Linguistically Diverse Education | 3 |
| ECLD 604 | Field Experience in Culturally & Linguistically Diverse Education | 3 |
| ECLD 605 | Seminar in Multilingual Teaching and Learning I | 3 |
| ECLD 606 | Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Learners in the U. S. Educational System | 3 |
| EDRD 523 | Reading and Writing in the Content Areas | 3 |