The outline of the program is as follows:

  • Candidates have completed upon admission to the Graduate School: a bachelor’s degree in an approved content area from an accredited institution.

  • During the first academic year, candidates will take the following professional education courses: EDUC 225, EDUC 305, EDUC 314, EDUC 315, EDUC 317, EDUC 505L, EDUC 511, EDUC 511L, EDUC 512, EDUC 515L, EDUC 521L, EDUC 552, LING 618, MATH 125, SCI 322, and SSCI 321.

  • During the second year, candidates will be enrolled full-time fall semester for their student teaching experience (EDUC 587, EDUC 594, plus EDUC 596) and spring semester for graduate courses (EDUC 531, EDUC 542, EDUC 593, LING 531 and an additional course from the approved graduate program’s Category I listing). With the satisfactory completion of student teaching and the State of Illinois examinations, candidates can apply for State of Illinois teacher licensure.

  • Each subsequent semester an Educational Project is completed candidates must enroll in EDUC 599 and pay the continuation fee.

  • The Master of Arts in Teaching degree will be awarded once all degree requirements are complete and the Educational Project is satisfactorily completed.

Requirements for the General Master of Arts in Teaching: Elementary Licensure degree are 24 hours of possible undergraduate prerequisites and 38 graduate hours including:

Major Requirements
EDUC 511Theories and Methods of Teaching Elementary and Middle School Students ((Elementary/Middle Methods))4
EDUC 512Theories and Methods: Elementary and Middle School Reading4
EDUC 531Ethical Perspectives on Teaching2
EDUC 542Research Methodologies in Education2
EDUC 552Educational Technology 2
EDUC 587Philosophical Foundations of Education3
EDUC 593Educational Project2
EDUC 594Craft Of Teaching2
EDUC 596Student Teaching9
LING 531Theological Perspectives on Language and Education2
LING 618English Language Learning Content Methods and Materials2
Select one 4-credit Bible/Theology course from the approved graduate program's Category I listing4
Complete an Educational Project within five years of the first term as a full M.A.T. student
Total Credits38