Master of Arts in Teaching (4+1 Track)
Students are eligible to apply for admission to the 4+1 program after the completion of 60 credit hours
- Students must apply to the 4+ 1 program no later than the final semester prior to their senior year
4+1 Admission Requirements
- Transcripts which document successful completion of at least 60 credit hours towards an undergraduate from an accredited institution
- Grades of C or better in any pre-requisite courses taken prior to admission (TCH-ED 312, 403, 404 and/or 404)
- Missouri Substitute Teacher Certification
- Candidate narrative statement describing the intentions and purposes for becoming a middle or high school teacher
- Completion (with passing scores) of the state-required content assessment. The content assessment must be attempted at the time of application and passed before the end of the undergraduate program
Requirements for Retention
Students must:
- Meet all admission requirements.
- Maintain no grades below C (2.0) in any education coursework
Student Learning Outcomes
Students graduating from this program will:
- see MAT program
Program Requirements
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Prerequisite Courses (required for teacher certification and can be taken as undergraduate) | ||
| TCH-ED 251 | Child and Adolescent Development for Future Educators | 3 |
| or TCH-ED 420 | Adolescent Development | |
| TCH-ED 403 | Educational Psychology | 3 |
| TCH-ED 404 | Education of the Exceptional Child and Youth | 3 |
| Select one of the following: | 1-3 | |
| Foundations of Urban Education (3 credit hours) | ||
| Legal and Ethical Aspects of Teaching (1 credit hour) | ||
| 4+1 Courses (students will complete the following 7 hours of coursework during their senior year of their undergraduate program; the 7 hours of graduate coursework will be automatically approved to contribute to a student Undergraduate Degree with admission into the 4+1 program) | ||
| Select Two of the Following: | 6 | |
| Language and Literacy Across the Disciplines | ||
| Strategies For Effective Classroom Management | ||
| Cultural Diversity and Teaching English Language Learners | ||
| AND | ||
| TCH-ED 5422 | Practicum I - Middle and High School | 1 |
| Remaining MAT Coursework | 28-31 | |
| Summer Courses | ||
| Teaching Methods And Practices | ||
| Language and Literacy Across the Disciplines 1 | ||
| Literacy Intervention across the Disciplines 2 | ||
| Fall Courses | ||
| Assessment and Data Literacy | ||
| Practicum II - Middle and High School | ||
| Culturally Responsive Strategies for Teaching Diverse Learners | ||
| Special Methods of Teaching English in Middle and High Schools | ||
or TCH-ED 5433 | Special Methods of Teaching Mathematics in Middle and High Schools | |
or TCH-ED 5435 | Special Methods of Teaching Science in Middle and High Schools | |
or TCH-ED 5436 | Special Methods of Teaching Social Science in Middle and High Schools | |
or TCH-ED 5405 | Special Methods for Teaching Art | |
or FRN-LNG 494 | Methods of Teaching Foreign Languages | |
| Strategies For Effective Classroom Management 1 | ||
| Cultural Diversity and Teaching English Language Learners 1 | ||
| English As A Second Language In Content Areas | ||
| Literacy Intervention across the Disciplines 2 | ||
| Spring Semester (Culminating Experience) 3 | ||
| Student Teaching in High School | ||
| OR | ||
| Student Teaching in Elementary School | ||
| OR | ||
| Student Teaching In Middle School and Middle School Philosophy and Organization | ||
| Total Credits | 45-50 | |
- 1
Course is only needed in this semester if it was not previously taken as one of the "4+1" courses listed above
- 2
EDRD 5439 must be taken before TCH-ED 5463. TCH-ED 5463 should only be taken in the summer by those who took EDRD 5439 as a 4+1 course.
- 3
Students in Art and Foreign Languages will take a total of 9 semester credit hours in either TCH-ED 5419 Student Teaching in Elementary School or TCH-ED 5437 Student Teaching in Secondary School.