Middle Grades Education (MAT)
Program of Study
Code | Title | Credit Hours |
---|---|---|
Area 1 Foundations | ||
EDCI 6228 | Foundations of Education - Special Education (Students must earn a grade of B or better in order to be certified to teach in the state of Georgia.) | 3 |
EDCI 6227 | Foundations of Education - Human Development, Motivation, and Learning | 2 |
EDCI 6796 | Introduction to Teaching and Inquiry-Based Instruction | 3 |
EDSE 6165 | Literacy in the Content Areas | 2 |
Area 1 Total | 10 | |
Area 2 Teaching Field Studies | ||
EDCI 6482 | Clinical Experience | 3 |
Choose one based on concentration: | 3 | |
Methods in Teaching Middle and Secondary Mathematics | ||
Methods of Teaching Middle and Secondary Science | ||
Teaching English Language Arts in Grades 4-12 | ||
Teaching Social Studies in Grades 4-12 | ||
Area 2 Total | 6 | |
Area 3 Professional Practice | ||
EDCI 6483 | Student Teaching | 3 |
EDUF 6125 | Classroom Management | 2 |
EDSE 6755 | Middle Grades and Secondary Education Seminar | 1 |
Area 3 Total | 6 | |
Area 4 Advanced Studies | ||
EDCI 6158 | Trends and Issues in Middle Grades and Secondary Education | 2 |
EDUF 6116 | Educational Research Methods | 3 |
or EDUF 7116 | Applied Educational Research: Assessing and Monitoring Student Achievement | |
EDRG 6244 | Literacy Curriculum and Instruction in Today’s P-12 Schools | 3 |
Area 4 Total | 8 | |
Total Credit Hours | 30 |
Note: A minimum of 15 semester hours of approve coursework is required for admission to the MAT program. Additional hours of content coursework may be required depending on content background. Prospective students must request a transcript evaluation and meet with program coordinator to determine content courses needed for certification. Teacher candidates must demonstrate proficiency in one concentration areas (Language Arts, Math, Science, or Social Studies).
Program Admission Requirements
- A Bachelor’s degree in a closely related field or a minimum of 15 semester
hours of upper level coursework in one of the middle grades concentration
areas. - Transcript evaluation to determine content courses needed for certification
- Minimum grade point average (GPA) of 2.75 (regular admission) or 2.50
(provisional admission) on all undergraduate work at an accredited institution
in fulfillment of the requirements for a baccalaureate degree. - Passing GACE Content Assessment scores in the certification field.
- Candidates who recently graduated from a bachelor’s degree program (within a year) can be provisionally admitted in the absence of a GACE assessment score, however this requirement must be completed during the first semester enrolled.
Required GACE content exams by concentration area:
Certification Field- Required GACE Content Tests
- Middle Grades Language Arts- Test 011
- Middle Grades Mathematics- Test 013
- Middle Grades Science- Test 014
- Middle Grades Social Science- Test 015
Teacher Education Admission Requirements
- Candidates must apply for Teacher Education during their first semester, after being admitted and starting classes.
- Admission to Teacher Education is completed through TK20. Candidates must have been admitted into the university and registered for courses at least two weeks before purchasing TK20. Information on Tk20 is can be located here.
- Candidates must meet all requirements for admission to Teacher Education during their first semester of enrollment in the MAT program. For a list of requirements visit our Teacher Education page
Additional Program Requirements
- Students must earn a 3.0 GPA calculated on all graduate work attempted. "Academic Forgiveness" policy does not apply to graduate studies
- Students cannot graduate with a grade of "C" or below in more than two (2) graduate courses
- A minimum of 20 hours of the hours required for the degree must be earned in residence (⅔ of the required hours). Asynchronous (online) and distance learning courses administered through Columbus State University constitute courses taken in residence
- Transfer courses must be approved by the students’ advisor and program coordinator. Courses with earned grades of "C" or below cannot be transferred.
- All degree requirements must be completed within seven (7) years of first enrollment.