Master of Arts in Teaching

Our Master of Arts in Teaching programs are designed to help people from many different backgrounds open the door to a new career in education. If you have a baccalaureate degree, we'll give you everything you need to become a certified teacher at either the elementary or secondary level in all public, private, and Catholic schools. The MAT program will allow you to develop the skill base needed for today's culturally diverse classrooms. You'll also explore the latest research in education, gain reliable teaching technique and learn the most effective use of state-of-the-art instructional technology.

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Requirements

  1. Satisfactory completion of 39 to 42 semester hours of graduate credit while maintaining a minimum grade point average of 3.0 out of 4.0.
  2. Successful completion of 100 early field experience hours as described in the Field Experience Handbook.
  3. Candidate for the type 03 elementary certificate must have completed 18 semester credit hours in a teachable field (one discipline within the areas of mathematics, science, social science, or the humanities) along with showing competency in general education areas.
    Candidates for the type 09 secondary or type 10 K-12 certification must have either completed a major in the subject area of certification or have 32 semester hours of credit in that subject, along with having at least one course relating to multicultural studies. Dominican has State-approved teacher preparation programs in art, biology, chemistry, English, French, Italian, mathematics, social science, and Spanish.
  4. Completion of a program portfolio.
  5. Successful completion of a semester-long clinical practice (student teaching) experience.

Core Curriculums


Master of Arts in Teaching Degree with Entitlement to Type 03 Elementary Certification

Course # Course Title Credits
EDU 502 Introduction to Teaching 3
EDU 520 Educational Psychology 3
SPED 522 Exceptional Students: Characteristics and the Special Education Process 3
EDU 523 Teaching in Diverse Classrooms 3
EDU 532 Tools and Techniques in Assessment 3
EDU 533 Reading and Writing Instruction and Improvement 3
EDU 560 Integrating Technology Into the Curriculum 3
EDU 566 Teaching Mathematics for Elementary and Middle Level Teachers 3
EDU 567 Teaching Science for Elementary and Middle Level Teachers 2
EDU 573 Teaching Social Science for Elementary and Middle Level Teachers 2
EDU 611 History and Philosophy of American Education 3
SPED 656 Collaboration and Adaptation in General Education Settings 2
EDU 700* Clinical Practice—Elementary 5
EDU 702 Clinical Practice Seminar— Elementary 1

*Candidates register for the capstone course EDU 700 and concurrent seminar EDU 702 when all professional education course work, field experiences, general education competencies, and elementary content-area test are completed successfully. EDU 700 and 702 each require a full semester commitment.



Master of Arts in Teaching Degree with Entitlement to Type 09 Secondary Certification

Course # Course Title Credits
EDU 502 Introduction to Teaching 3
EDU 520 Educational Psychology 3
SPED 522 Exceptional Students: Characteristics and the Special Education Process 3
EDU 523 Teaching in Diverse Classrooms 3
EDU 532 Tools and Techniques in Assessment 3
EDU 535 Reading in the Content Areas for Middle Level and Secondary Teachers 3
EDU 560 Integrating Technology Into the Curriculum 3
EDU 570 Philosophy and Psychology of Middle Level Educatio 3
EDU 571 Curriculum Design and Instructional Strategies for Middle Level Teachers 3
EDU 611 History and Philosophy of American Education 3
SPED 656 Collaboration and Adaptation in General Education Settings 2
EDU 688 Secondary Methods and Curriculum Planning 2
EDU 684 Methods of Teaching English Language Arts, Middle and Secondary 2 or
EDU 685 Methods of Teaching Social Science, Middle and Secondary 2 or
EDU 690 Methods in Teaching Science, Middle and Secondary 3 or
EDU 693 Methods in Teaching Math, Middle and Secondary 3
EDU 701* Clinical Practice—Secondary 5
EDU 703 Clinical Practice Seminar— Secondary 1

*Candidates register for the capstone course EDU 701 and concurrent seminar EDU 703 when all professional education course work, field experiences, general education competencies, content-area course work and the content-area test are completed successfully. EDU 701 and EDU 703 each require a full semester commitment.



Master of Arts in Teaching Degree with Entitlement to Type 10 K-12 Certification

Course # Course Title Credits
EDU 502 Introduction to Teaching 3
EDU 520 Educational Psychology 3
SPED 522 Exceptional Students: Characteristics and the Special Education Process 3
EDU 523 Teaching in Diverse Classrooms 3
EDU 532 Tools and Techniques in Assessment 3
EDU 535 Reading in the Content Areas for Middle Level and Secondary Teachers 3
EDU 560 Integrating Technology Into the Curriculum 3
EDU 570 Philosophy and Psychology of Middle Level Education 3
EDU 571 Curriculum Design and Instructional Strategies for Middle Level Teachers 3
EDU 611 History and Philosophy of American Education 3
SPED 656 Collaboration and Adaptation in General Education Settings 2
EDU 686 Methods of Teaching Foreign Language (K–12) 3 or
EDU 687 Methods of Teaching Art (K–12) 3
EDU 688 Secondary Methods and Curriculum Planning 2
EDU 703 Clinical Practice Seminar— Secondary 1
EDU 706 Clinical Practice for K—12 Art 5 or
EDU 706 Clinical Practice for K—12 Foreign Language 5

Candidates register for the capstone course EDU 706 and concurrent seminar EDU 703 when all professional education course work, field experiences, general education competencies, content-area course work and the content-area test are completed successfully. EDU 706 and EDU 703 each require a full semester commitment.

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