Master of Arts in Teaching

Program Completion    To complete the program graduate candidates must meet the following criteria:  a) successful completion of a minimum of 45 semester hours of graduate coursework; b) successful completion of all required coursework; c) maintenance of a minimum grade point average of 3.00; d) successful completion of all field experiences and internships; and e) completion of the Praxis II series examination in the graduate candidate's area of specialty (passing score required).

At the end of the internship semester, a program area committee completes a competency review of each intern's performance and recommends exit from the program.  Exit criteria include the following:  a) passing scores on rubrics for final portfolio documents, midterm and final internship evaluations, and rubrics for unit work samples; b) satisfactory review of any Professional Dispositions and Skills Forms; and c) a minimum grade point average of 3.0.

The following signatures will be on the recommendation for exit from the program:    1.  Program area designee    2.  Department chair in major    3.  Director of the Center for Pedagogy    4.  EDUC 695 Faculty member    5.  University supervisor    6.  Mentor-teacher from the final internship (optional).  (If there is a discrepancy, the mentor-teacher        may be asked to sign the recommendation also.)

A signed recommendation for exit from the program is required in addition to items specified for program completion in the Graduate Catalog.

A passing score at the multi-structural level is required for portfolio documents and the unit work sample.

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