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

The SPED 5 Yr program is no longer available to incoming undergraduates. 

The fifth year MAT program is a continuation of the undergraduate, pre-professional program in Special Education or Inclusive Early Childhood Education.  Candidates completing these professional licensure programs must meet a set of content and endorsement-specific criteria that have been established by the Commonwealth of Virginia.

It is important for candidates to understand that they must meet the requirements for a baccalaureate degree and successfully complete all undergraduate pre-professional 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 at JMU and demonstrate satisfactory performance at each program evaluation point. 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 as approved by the graduate program director will be completed as part of this particular M.A.T. program.

Adapted Curriculum K-12 program

The Adapted Curriculum program prepares JMU teacher education candidates to be teachers of students with special needs in school based adapted curriculum settings.

Fifth Year Adapted Curriculum K-12 Program