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Nov 23, 2024
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2024-2025 CGC Graduate Catalog
Middle Grades (Grades 5-8), M.A.T.
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843-953-5097, zuckerfamilysoe@citadel.edu
http://www.citadel.edu/root/teacher-education
Education Advisors:
Dr. Christopher Dague, cdague@citadel.edu
Dr. Jennifer Albert, jalbert@citadel.edu
Program Field Experiences, Internships and Support Services:
Steph Eldridge, seldridg@citadel.edu
Mission Statement
The Master of Arts in Teaching (M.A.T.) program is designed for students seeking initial teacher certification in the fields of Science, English Language Arts, Mathematics, or Social Studies. The program shares the philosophy and conceptual base of the Zucker Family School of Education: Preparing Principled Educational Leaders who are knowledgeable, reflective, and ethical. In addition, students must demonstrate an understanding of essential knowledge and its application to the classroom through field experiences and a professional internship. Some of those areas of knowledge include human development, education foundations and research, and an understanding of the academic content the student proposes to teach.
Admission Requirements
- Completion of the online graduate application along with the non-refundable application fee.
- Submission of an official transcript of the baccalaureate degree and all other undergraduate or graduate work directly from each accredited college and university.
- Applicants are expected to have a 2.75 cumulative undergraduate grade point average.
A student may be granted provisional admission status whose academic preparation is just slightly below the standard admissions requirement. Provisionally admitted students who complete 6 graduate semester hours in their first semester with a minimum of a 3.0 grade point average will be classified as a regular degree-seeking student and allowed to continue in the program.
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Required Graduate Level Education Preparation - 30 Hours
In addition to the completed EDUC coursework, all candidates must successfully pass their respective Praxis content exam before being permitted to complete their internship (EDUC 520). In order to graduate, all candidates must successfully pass their respective Praxis Principles of Learning and Teaching (PLT) exam.
Program Requirements
Completion of a program of study with content and education advisors upon acceptance. Registration cannot take place until program of study is complete.
Prior to the Internship in Teaching, the Teacher Candidate must:
- Apply for the internship no later than two semesters prior to the Student Teaching Internship.
- Successfully complete all required field experiences - a minimum of 75 hours prior to the student teaching internship.
Complete the teacher certification application with state- required fees, social security card copy, and fingerprints for FBI/SLED background check.
- Successfully complete the Praxis II Content Specialty Exam. Candidates are encouraged to take the specialty exam two semesters prior to beginning the internship. A passing score, using South Carolina standards (www.ets.org/praxis /prxsc.html), must be achieved prior to placement in the Professional Internship.
- The Praxis II Principles of Learning and Teaching (PLT) pedagogy exam is required prior to the issuance of an initial certificate. Candidates are encouraged to take the PLT exam upon completion of the following education courses: EDUC 500 , EDUC 514 , and EDUC 536 .
- Be cleared by the South Carolina State Department of Education.
- Negative TB test.
- M.A.T. interns must successfully pass Red Cross Blood Borne Pathogens training prior to internship.
- M.A.T. PE candidates must provide proof of current American Red Cross certification in First Aid and CPR; must be submitted prior to the internship.
- Successfully complete 60 full days during the student teaching internship.
- Successful completion of the approved program will qualify the student for a South Carolina teaching certificate/license in their chosen discipline and appropriate grade level(s).
Middle Grades Content Preparation:
This program assumes substantial undergraduate preparation in the specific content area the person is seeking credentials. Any of the following undergraduate content area courses not taken prior to admission to the program are added to the candidate’s minimum program completion hours.
Culminating Professional Experiences in Middle School:
60 continuous full days during the internship, six semester hours, must be taken together at the same institution. During the Internship, it will not be possible for the student to take any additional courses or be employed.
Graduate Requirement (Non-Credit Bearing)
Content Specific Requirements - Middle Grades
English
Candidates must complete the following courses:
| English Composition I |
3 |
| English Composition II |
3 |
| Elective in Literature |
3 |
| Elective in Literature |
3 |
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Modern English Grammar
or
Development of Modern English*
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3 |
* Potential Substitution - EDUC 667 - Linguistics for Educators
Mathematics
Candidates must complete the following courses:
| Algebra |
3 |
| Trigonometry |
3 |
| Probability and Statistics |
3 |
| Geometry |
3 |
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Pre-Calculus
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Calculus
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3 |
Science
Candidates must present courses in at least three disciplines of science (e.g., biology, chemistry, physics, earth, and space science, etc.) with at least fifteen (15) semester hours. It is recommended that candidates focus on the areas of: Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Geology, and Earth Science.
| Science-based Course - Discipline One |
3-4 |
| Science-based Course - Discipline Two |
3-4 |
| Science-Based Course - Discipline Three |
3-4 |
| Elective in Science |
3-4 |
| Elective in Science |
3-4 |
Social Studies
Candidates must complete the following courses:
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World Civilization I and World Civilization II
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Western Civilization I and Western Civilization II
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3 |
| United States History I |
3 |
| United States History II |
3 |
| World Geography |
3 |
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