MAT5 Program Requirements
MAT 5 Required Program
| Required Program |
Semester Hours
|
| Summer |
|
| READ 645 Teaching Literacy in the Content Areas |
3 C session |
| EDUC 601 Psychology Applied to Teaching |
3 C session |
| EDUC 600 Teaching in a Democracy |
3 D session |
| EDUC 660 Effective Teaching and Management Strategies |
3 D session |
| Fall |
|
| EDUC 605 Educational Assessment |
3 |
| EDUC 602 Technology for the 21st Century Classroom |
2 |
| EDUC 610 Effective Teaching Practices for Exceptional and Diverse Learners |
3 |
| AREA 591 Content-specific teaching methods |
3 |
| AREA 592 Field Experience |
1 |
| Spring |
|
| EDUC 690 School Internship |
8 |
| EDUC 695 Capstone |
1 |
| Total Semester Hours |
33 |
Admission to Teacher Education
For formal admission to teacher education, the graduate candidate must:
1. Pass first competency review at the end of summer C session;
2. Complete 25 hours youth experience by the end of June;
3. Submit a complete application to the Teacher Education Program by July 1;
4. Must maintain 3.0 GPA; admission to Teacher Education occurs immediately after Summer D session
5. Application for Field Experience and Internship must be completed in Summer D session
Admission to Internship
For formal admission, the graduate candidate must:
1. Achieve a minimum 3.0 grade-point average in graduate coursework;
2. Complete a successful competency review at end of fall semester.
NOTE: Before beginning full-time internship in the state of South Carolina, a teacher education candidate must obtain a clear fingerprint/FBI check.