Graduate Admission: Gateways to MAT Admission & Degree Completion

The MAT program is designed with four points of reflection at which progress is assessed before the student moves to the next level of professional preparation.  If a deficit is identified at any of these gateways, the student and program director can then discuss an individual learning plan to redress those concerns.  With the approval of the Dean of Graduate & Continuing Studies, this individual learning plan may allow the student to begin or continue the program. The conditions agreed upon must be completed within a specific period of time.

Gateway 1: Admission to the Program

Requirements:

• Baccalaureate degree from a regionally accredited school
• Undergraduate cumulative GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale
• Completed Application Package, including
  • Two letters of recommendation
  • Official transcripts for all post-secondary work
  • Application fee
• Minimum Praxis I Examination scores of:
  • Reading: 173
  • Writing: 172
  • Math: 172
• BCI checks on file
• Demonstration of appropriate professional dispositions
• An interview with the MAT Program Director (or designee)

Gateway 2: Admission to Licensure Program

Requirements:

• Satisfactory completion of EDUC 510, 529, 516 or 530 and 513 or 517
• Completion of field work assigned in EDUC 510, 529, 516 or 530
• Declaration of licensure program
• Submission of program completion plan
• Maintenance of a cumulative graduate GPA of 3.0 (or higher)
• Continued demonstration of appropriate professional dispositions
• No grade lower than B-

Gateway 3: Admission to Clinical Practice

Requirements:

• Satisfactory completion of all deficit content courses for distribution and/or licensure area
• Passing score on the Praxis II Examination -- Content Specialty Test(s)
• Satisfactory completion of all required MAT courses
• Maintenance of a cumulative graduate GPA of 3.0 (or higher)
• No grade lower than B-
• Continued demonstration of appropriate professional dispositions
• An interview with the MAT Program Director (or designee)

Gateway 4: Admission to Degree Completion

Requirements:

• Passing score on the Praxis II Examination -- Principles of Learning & Teaching (for appropriate age level)
• Satisfactory completion of all program requirements
• Continued demonstration of appropriate professional dispositions
• Current BCI check (new or updated within one year)