For individuals who have completed a bachelor’s degree and wish to enrich their lives and the lives of school age children, this program will help you prepare for initial certification in multi-categorical special education.

The Master of Arts in Teaching (M.A.T.) includes coursework and related practicums which provide the knowledge and skills needed to work with this unique population of students. The final semester of the M.A.T. program includes coursework that is similar to the undergraduate student teaching block.

The M.A.T. program is CAEP accredited.

Education Foundation Core (6 hours)

• PSY 663 – Learning Disabilities: Formal and Informal Assessment (3)
• EDUC 624 – Behavior Management of Students with Disabilities (3)

Literacy Preparation (13 hours)

• EDUC 637 – Foundations of Reading (3)
• EDUC 638 – Assessment of Reading (3)
• EDUC 639 – Practicum: Assessment of Reading (1)
• EDUC 737 – Content Area Reading and Writing (3)
• EDUC 745 – Teaching Reading and Written Language to Exceptional Learners (3)

Multi-Categorical Professional Preparation (33 hours)

• EDUC 759 – IEP Development and Transition for Students with Disabilities (3)
• EDUC 760 – Introduction to Exceptionalities and Legal Foundations (3)
• EDUC 761 – Learning Disabilities: Foundations, Characteristics, and Effective Strategies (3)
• EDUC 702 – Emotional and Behavioral Disabilities: Foundations, Characteristics and Effective Strategies (3)
• EDUC 703 – Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities: Foundations, Characteristics and Effective Strategies (3)
• EDUC 762 – Instructional Planning and IEP Implementation for Students with Disabilities (3)
• EDUC 712 – Methods for Mild/Moderate Disabilities, Grades K-6 (3)
• EDUC 713 – Practicum: Methods for Mild/Moderate Disabilities, Grades K-6 (1)
• EDUC 718 – Methods for Mild/Moderate Disabilities, Grades 7 – 12 (3)
• EDUC 719 – Practicum: Methods for Mild/Moderate Disabilities, Grades 7-12 (1)
• EDUC 772 – Multi-Categorical Special Education: Clinical Experience Internship (6)