Hattiesburg
Testing requirements for admission to Alternate Route Program suspended by MDE until December 2021.
Please see the attached article from the Mississippi Department of Education.
A candidate must first successfully complete EDU 536—Classroom Management and EDU 650—Tests, Measurements, and Evaluations. These courses must be successfully completed prior to the student applying for initial licensure*. When the MAT student secures a full time teaching position in his or her area of certification, the student will register for EDU 634 – Fall Trimester Internship followed by EDU 635 – Winter Trimester Internship. A candidate must successfully complete the two trimesters of internship within three years in order to apply for a standard teaching license.
*Elementary track candidates must pass the Foundations of Reading Test prior to applying for initial licensure.
This program is specifically designed with a 12-hour core for all three tracks: elementary(grades 4-6), secondary (grades 7-12 in a specific subject area), and special education – mild/moderate disabilities (K – 12). The elementary track has a total of 33 hours; the secondary track has a total of 30 hours; and the special education— mild/moderate disabilities track has a total of 33 hours. Because there are 12 hours initially earned for licensure counting toward this degree, there are no electives in this program.
Current areas available for licensure are: art, biology, business, chemistry, elementary education (Grades 4-6), English, French, German, health, home economics/family and consumer science, library media specialist, marketing, mathematics, music education, physical education, physics, Spanish, special education--mild/moderate disabilities, speech communication, and social studies.
Requirements for All Candidates
EDU 536 — Classroom Management
EDU 650 — Tests, Measurements, and Evaluation
EDU 634 — Internship – Fall Trimester
EDU 635 — Internship – Winter Trimester
Choose from the following tracks: elementary education, secondary education, special education—mild/moderate disabilities.
Requirements for Elementary Education Track*
EDU 572 — Survey of the Exceptional Child & Multicultural Education
EDU 620 — Teacher as Researcher
EDU 625 — Technology in Education
EDU 636 — Reading/Writing Across Curriculum
EDU 602 — Children’s Literature
EDU 606 — Integration of Content Curriculum
EDU 611 — Current Trends in Reading
* Elementary track candidates must pass the Foundations of Reading test prior to applying for initial licensure.
Requirements for Secondary Education Track
EDU 572 — Survey of the Exceptional Child & Multicultural Education
EDU 620 — Teacher as Researcher
EDU 625 — Technology in Education
EDU 636 — Reading/Writing Across Curriculum
EDU 640 — Curricular Planning**
EDU 646 — Secondary Methods (Content Area Methods course may be substituted for EDU 646 with advisor approval.)
** EDU 640 - Curricular Planning will substitute for the comprehensive exam for secondary track students and must be taken within six hours of completing the program.
Requirements for Special Education—Mild/Moderate Disabilities Track
EDU 572 — Survey of the Exceptional Child & Multicultural Education
EDU 660 — Organizational Procedures for Special Education
EDU 663 — Learning Disabilities
EDU 664 — Teaching Individuals with Learning Disabilities (Prerequisite: EDU 663)
EDU 665 — Behavior Management
EDU 668 — Intellectual Disabilities
EDU 669 — Teaching Students with Mild Intellectual Disabilities (Prerequisite: EDU 668)
Other Requirements
Comprehensive Examination
For the M.Ed. in MAT, each candidate must successfully complete a comprehensive examination. Candidate must apply to take this examination when within six hours of graduation. Deadlines to apply for examinations are listed in this catalog and on the www.wmcarey.edu website. Forms are found online.
* EDU 640 - Curricular Planning will substitute for the comprehensive exam for secondary track students and must be taken within six hours of completing the program.
Graduate Requirements
Successfully complete the program with a GPA minimum of 3.0. No grade less than a “C” will be accepted toward the degree
Successfully complete the required courses and comprehensive examination.
Complete the program within six years after being admitted.
