The purpose of
the Masters of Arts in Teaching Program is to provide individuals
who hold a bachelor's degree in an area other than education the
opportunity to earn a master's degree and an initial teaching
certificate. Completion of the degree qualifies students for
the 6-12 (Type 09) Illinois initial High School certificate
in science (with a biology, chemistry or physics designation),
business, English, social science (with a geography or history
designation), technology education, or mathematics, depending
on the student's ungraduate major. Certification requires
successful
completion of the Illinois Basic Skills,
Content Area, and Assessment of Professional Teaching
tests.
The program is approved by Illinois State Board of Education
and is aligned with standards set forth for educators in
the
various content areas by the state.
- A bachelor's degree or
higher from an accredited college or university in one of the
following majors: biological science, business, chemistry, English,
geography, history, mathematics, physics, or industrial arts/education.
- A minimum GPA of 3.0 (on a 4 point scale) in
the last 60 credit hours of bachelor's degree course work.
- Minimum grade of C and a minimum GPA of 3.0
in the following undergraduate coursework which satisfies the
university's general education requirements:
- Three credit hours in each of composition
II, speech, college level mathematics, biological science,
physical science (at least one science course must include
a laboratory).
- Nine credit hours from at least two disciplines
in the humanities -- fine arts (art, music, theater), foreign
language, literature, philosophy.
- Nine credit hours in the following social
sciences -- U.S. history or american national government,
child and adolescent psychology; and one course from either history,
geography, economics, political science, anthropology, psychology,
or sociology.
- One course that incorporates multicultural global perspectives.
- A minimum grade of C and a GPA or 3.0 in 18
credit hours of course work beyond the introductory level and
at the 200 level or above in the major.
- Two letters of recommendation.
- Successful completion on the Illinois Test
of Basic Skills.
 
- Effective Fall 2005, students may elect to
follow one of the following three options: Thesis, Project,
or Two-Additonal Courses with Research Paper Option.
- Completion of 46 to 52 credit hours; a minimum
of 43 credit hours are required for teacher certification.
- 46 credit hours required for Thesis and
Project options
- 52 credit hours required for two additional
courses with Research Paper option.
- A minimum of half the course applied to the
master's degree must be at the 400-level.
- Successful completion of thesis, project or
major research paper.
- Completion of all degree requirements within
six years.
The
study plan shown below provides required courses and program option
information.
To view printable MAT study plan,
click on the link below.
Master of Arts in Teaching Study Plan
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CHICAGO STATE UNIVERSITY
Master of Arts in Teaching (6-12) Secondary Education Program
Student Study Plan, Advising Sheet and Final Summary of Graduate
Credits
| Course
No. |
Pre-
Req |
Course
Title/
Sem.Hrs(Fld Hrs) |
Course
No.
& Title |
Insti-tution |
Sem
Hrs |
Instruc-
tor |
Grade |
Term/
year |
Adv
Init. |
| ED310/G
or T&ED 346/G |
. |
Educational
Computing/Presentations/3 |
.
|
.
|
3
|
.
|
.
|
.
|
.
|
| ED400
|
. |
The
Urban Teacher/3 |
.
|
.
|
3
|
.
|
.
|
.
|
.
|
| ED490
|
. |
Research
in Sec Ed/3 |
. |
. |
3
|
. |
. |
. |
. |
| ELCF
353/G |
. |
Prin
& Prac in Secondary Ed /2 (f 25) |
. |
. |
2
|
. |
. |
. |
. |
| ELCF
400 |
. |
Philosophy
of Education/3 |
. |
. |
3
|
. |
. |
. |
. |
| ELCF
453 |
. |
Secondary
School Curriculum/3 |
. |
. |
3
|
. |
. |
. |
. |
| S
ED 301G |
. |
Char
Exceptl Chld/3 (f15) |
. |
. |
3
|
. |
. |
. |
. |
| S
ED 303G |
. |
Tch
Chldrn with Spec Needs/2 (f 15) |
. |
. |
2
|
. |
. |
. |
. |
| PSYC
445 |
. |
Advanced
Educ Psychology/3 (f 10) |
. |
. |
3
|
. |
. |
. |
. |
| READ
406 |
. |
Best
Pract Cont Rdg/3 (f 20) |
. |
. |
3
|
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Elective/
Content Area/
3 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
3
|
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Elective
/Content Area/
3 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
3
|
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Ed
450 |
ELCF
353G |
Advanced
Methods Tchng/3 (f 30) |
. |
. |
3
|
. |
. |
. |
. |
| ED
470 |
ED
450 |
Internship
Secondary Schl
(Student
Teaching)/6 |
. |
. |
6
|
. |
. |
. |
. |
| ED499
|
ED490
|
Thesis/Project
in Sec Ed (Required only for thesis or
project option) |
. |
. |
3
|
. |
. |
. |
. |
Total
Credit Hours
(for Certification, and Master's degree with Thesis or Project) |
46 |
|
|
|
|
| Directed
Elective- Research in Content Area |
. |
Required
only for two-course option. |
. |
. |
3 |
|
|
|
|
| Directed
Elective- Research Paper in Content Area |
. |
Required
only for two-course option. |
. |
. |
3 |
|
|
|
|
For additional information, contact the Department
of Technology & Education at Chicago State University, 9501
S. King Drive, Chicago, IL 60628-1598 or call 773-995-3807.
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