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Elementary Education M.A.T.

Admission Requirements

  1. A completed application form accompanied by a fifty-dollar nonrefundable application fee.
  2. Official transcripts of all undergraduate and graduate course work.
  3. A minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.00 on a 4.00 scale in undergraduate course work.
  4. An official report of passing scores on the Praxis II - Elementary Education Multiple Subjects test.
  5. If undergraduate GPA is below 3.0, an official report of passing scores on the Praxis I - PPST, GRE, SAT or ACT as established by the Rhode Island Department of Education.
  6. Two Disposition Reference Forms: one from a faculty or supervisor of a child/youth-related activity, and one from a work supervisor.
  7. Two Letters of Recommendation: one from a faculty or supervisor of a child/youth-related activity, and one from a work supervisor.
  8. A Statement of Education Philosophy.
  9. A current résumé.
  10. An interview with an advisor in the M.A.T. program in elementary education.
  11. A plan of study approved by the advisor and appropriate dean.

Course Requirements

Foundations Component

CourseTitleCreditsOffered
CEP 552Psychological Perspectives on Learning and Teaching

3

Offered fall, spring, summer.
ELED 500Reflections: The Art and Science of Teaching

3

Offered fall and spring.
 
FNED 502Social Issues in Education

3

Offered fall, spring, summer.
Or
FNED 546Contexts of Schooling

4

Offered fall and spring.

Professional Courses

CourseTitleCreditsOffered
ELED 559Student Teaching in the Elementary School

7

Offered fall and spring.
ELED 569Student Teaching Seminar in Elementary Education

2

Offered fall and spring.

FIVE COURSES from the following. At least two must be practicum courses.

CourseTitleCreditsOffered
ELED 504Mathematics in the Elementary School

3

Offered fall and spring.
Or
ELED 538Mathematics M.A.T. Practicum

3

Offered as needed.
 
ELED 508Language Arts in the Elementary School

3

Offered summer.
Or
ELED 527Language Arts M.A.T. Practicum

3

Offered as needed.
 
ELED 518Science in the Elementary School

3

Offered fall and spring.
Or
ELED 537Science M.A.T. Practicum

3

Offered as needed.
 
ELED 522Developmental Reading: M.A.T. Practicum I

3

Offered as needed.
Or
ELED 534Developmental Reading:Prekindergarten through Grade Eight

3

Offered fall, spring, summer
 
ELED 528Social Studies in the Elementary School

3

Offered fall and spring.
SPED 531Universal Design for Educating All Students

3

Offered fall and spring.

Total Credit Hours: 36-37