The Combined Bachelor’s/MAT with Dual Certification program is a 5-year program that leads to teacher certification in a desired subject area, teacher certification in Teacher of Students with Disabilities (TSD), a baccalaureate degree and a master’s degree. Interested students must apply to and be admitted to the Teacher Education Program as an undergraduate. Students must successfully complete the undergraduate portion of the program in order to be admitted to the Graduate School and complete the one-year master’s portion of the program.
Program Requirements
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Graduate Professional Sequence I | ||
| The following three courses are completed as part of the undergraduate portion of this combined degrees program. | ||
| SPED 566 | Creating Curricular Access for Adolescents with Disabilities | 3 |
| SPED 586 | Educational Planning for Adolescents with Disabilities | 3 |
| SPED 690 | Action Research in Inclusive Settings | 3 |
| Graduate Professional Sequence II | ||
| SASE 526 | Seminar in Inclusive Pedagogies | 3 |
| SASE 527 | Clinical Practice I | 3 |
| SPED 584 | Assessment in Special Education and Classroom Practice | 3 |
| Teaching Methods | ||
| Select from the list below according to subject area. | 3-6 | |
| Student Teaching | ||
| SASE 529 | Clinical Practice II | 6 |
| SASE 543 | Advanced Seminar in Inclusive Pedagogies | 3 |
| Comprehensive Examination | ||
| In the term you will sit for the exam, register for the section which matches your major and advisor. Successfully pass exam. | ||
| Comprehensive Examination | ||
| Total Credits | 30-33 | |
Teaching Methods
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Select course(s) according to subject area: | ||
| Art | 6 | |
| Foundations of Methods and Curriculum in Art Education I: P-12 | ||
| Foundations of Methods and Curriculum in Art Education II: P-12 | ||
| Biological Science, Earth Science, Physics, or Physical Science | 4 | |
| Teaching Science in Secondary Schools | ||
| Chemistry | 3 | |
| Teaching Chemistry in the Secondary School | ||
| English | 4 | |
| Teaching Methods (Secondary English) | ||
| English as a Second Language | 3 | |
| Methodology of Teaching ESL | ||
| French | 6 | |
| Theories and Approaches to Teaching French as a Second Language | ||
| Teaching French in P-12: Practice | ||
| Health and Physical Education | ||
| Foundations and Methods in Health Education | ||
| Teaching of Secondary Physical Education | ||
| Mathematics | 4 | |
| Teaching Mathematics | ||
| Music | 6 | |
| Teaching Methods for the Elementary Music Class | ||
| Teaching Methods for Music in the Secondary Schools | ||
| Spanish | 3 | |
| Teaching Spanish in K-12 | ||