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2016-2017 Graduate Catalog 
    
2016-2017 Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Special Education - Fifth Year, General Curriculum K-12, M.A.T.


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The fifth year MAT program is a continuation of the undergraduate, pre-professional program in Special Education or Inclusive Early Childhood Education. Alternative criteria to GRE are used for admission to the 5th year M.A.T. programs. In addition, applicants must submit two letters of recommendation (from a cooperating teacher and/or professional who can attest to professional dispositions).

General Curriculum K-12 Program

The undergraduate, special education pre-professional program at JMU complements this professionally oriented master’s degree program by providing the requisite course offerings and experiences that form an appropriate foundation for admission to the fifth-year Master of Arts in Teaching (M.A.T.) degree program. Completion of this concentration is required for licensure in Special Education – General Curriculum K-12. Candidates completing this professional licensure program must meet a set of content and endorsement-specific criteria that have been established by the Commonwealth of Virginia. In order to meet these requirements, candidates at the undergraduate level will have completed the Interdisciplinary Liberal Studies (IDLS) major or an approved alternative major concurrently with the pre-professional program at JMU.

It is important for candidates to understand that they must meet the requirements for a baccalaureate degree and successfully complete all undergraduate preprofessional courses and experiences prior to being fully admitted to this M.A.T. initial licensure program. Candidates must have successfully completed the special education undergraduate pre-professional program and demonstrate satisfactory performance at each program evaluation point. Additionally, candidates must meet all graduate admission requirements including satisfactory scores on the Praxis I (to be admitted into the Teacher Education Unit and an undergraduate GPA of 2.75. This M.A.T. program includes a minimum of 30 credit hours of professional education course work on the graduate level. At least half of a candidate’s program of study must be taken at the 600 level. A comprehensive examination, written and/or oral as approved by the graduate program director will be completed as part of this particular
M.A.T. program.

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