Program Requirements — Master of Arts in Teaching with Certification
Master of Arts in Teaching with Elementary Education Certification - 36 semester hours
Students are required to complete the following core courses:
- EDU5105 Classroom Dynamics (2 semester hours)
- EDU5205 The Elementary School: Foundations and Assessment (3 semester hours)
- EDU5265 Advanced Educational Psychology (4 semester hours)
- EDU5335 Methods of Teaching Fine Arts (2 semester hours)
- EDU5360 Methods of Teaching Mathematics and Science in the Elementary School (4 semester hours)
- EDU5455 Methods of Teaching Physical Education (2 semester hours)
- EDU5480 Methods of Teaching Reading and Language Arts in the Elementary School (4 semester hours)
- EDU5655 Reading and Writing in the Content Area (2 semester hours)
- EDU5755 Methods Practicum (1 semester hours)
- EDU6755 Student Teaching Internship (12 semester hours)>
Optional: 8 semester hours to obtain Middle School Endorsement
- EDU5440 Middle School: Mission and Methods (4 semester hours)
- EDU5370 Adolescent Development and Learning (4 semester hours)
Note: Students seeking a middle school endorsement must take EDU5440 and EDU5370, and meet state requirements for content area, prior to student teaching.
The Illinois middle school mathematics endorsement requires an additional mathematics methods course: EDU5450.
Academic information on departmental websites reflects the university's most current curriculum. The print version of the catalog, which is also posted online, may differ from this information.
