Middle Grades Education, M.A.T.

Additional Required Coursework

Students’ transcripts will be evaluated; if a deficiency in liberal arts and/or education coursework is determined, additional courses may be required and included in the Program of Study. Candidates have one calendar year following program acceptance to complete the additional coursework. Students must earn a minimum grade of C in all additional required courses. If candidates need more time to complete these courses, they may request an extension. All coursework must be completed by the start of clinical internship.

Certification/licensure requirements for M.A.T. students are described in the teacher education program student information packet for M.A.T. students and the Clinical Practice Handbook. As part of the certification procedure, each M.A.T. student must take the national PRAXIS tests: Early Childhood Education Content Area and Principles of Learning and Teaching. Advisors will provide important details about this requirement. All examinations are administered by the Educational Testing Service and application forms are available in the School of Education, Health, and Human Performance main office, 86 Wentworth Street. One copy of each test score must be sent directly to the College of Charleston School of Education, Health, and Human Performance and another copy to the South Carolina State Department of Education.

Undergraduate expectations include a bachelor’s degree in the specific content area. See content concentration for additional information.

Candidates in all four content areas of the Middle Grades Education, M.A.T. program will complete the following Core Education coursework. It is the expectation that students will split their coursework equally among the offerings at both institutions, dependent upon availability.

Core Education (24 credit hours)

The common set of required core education courses, along with the specialty coursework, and the required credit hours meet the requirements of the State Department of Education for teacher certification.

• EDFS 652 Foundations of Education (3)

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• EDUC 500 Foundations of American Education (The Citadel)

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• EDFS 501 Introduction to Exceptional Children and Youth (3)

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• EDUC 514 The Exceptional Child in School (The Citadel)

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• EDEE 525 Advanced Foundations of Language and Literacies Development (3)

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• EDUC 588 Foundations in Literacy (The Citadel)

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• EDEE 515 Middle School Organization and Curriculum (3)
• EDEE 507 Creating Effective Learning Communities (3)
• EDUC 592 Teaching Reading and Writing in the Middle and High School Content Areas (The Citadel)

Clinical Practice: Culminating Professional Experiences in Middle School (9 credit hours)

During the clinical practice/ internship semester, teacher candidates in this program will spend 60 full days in a public middle school setting with content area certified teachers who are ADEPT trained as well as participate in a Transition to the Profession Seminar course during the final semester of the program.

9 credit hours taken at the home institution:

Content Areas

Choose one of the following content areas:

Title II Report Card

The College of Charleston Title II Report Card can be located by going to the South Carolina Department of Education Title II website: http:// title2.ed.gov. Additionally, copies of the report can be requested by contacting the director of the Office of Student Services and Certification at 843-953-5613 or 86 Wentworth Street, College of Charleston, Charleston, S.C. 29424-0001. To discuss the College of Charleston Title II Report Card, contact the dean of the School of Education, Health, and Human Performance at 843.953.5613.

For the purposes of Title II reporting, a program completer is defined as a candidate who has successfully completed clinical practice.

Transfer Credit Policy

No program specific guidelines. Please refer to the Graduate School’s transfer credit policy .

Electives

• EDFS 632 Education Psychology Learning, Cognition, and Motivation (3)
• EDFS 635 Educational Research (3)
• EDFS 670 Principles and Strategies for Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) (K-12) (3)
• EDFS 671 Teaching Reading and Writing to K-12 Speakers of Other Languages (3)
• EDFS 672 Linguistic and Cultural Diversity in Education (3)
• EDFS 525 Literacy Development and Intervention for Students with Disabilities (3)
• EDFS 760 The Nature and Needs of Gifted and Talented Students: Historical, Philosophical, and Current Perspectives (3)
• MTLA 606 Teacher as a Member of the Professional Community (3)