Master of Arts in Teaching
Elementary

School of Education

Enriching lives through education

To receive the Master of Education or Master of Arts in Teaching degree from FMU, a student must fulfill the following requirements:

  • Complete the number of graduate hours, prerequisites and corequisites where applicable, and specific courses required in the student’s approved program.
  • Achieve a 3.0 cumulative grade point average on all graduate studies applicable to the student’s program and a 3.0 overall grade point average for all graduate courses.
  • Satisfactorily complete all other requirements as outlined for graduate students earlier.

South Carolina Licensure Requirements

  • Completion of an approved program.
  • Passing scores set by the state of South Carolina on the appropriate examinations (PRAXIS II) – Specialty Area, and (PRAXIS II) – Principles of Learning and Teaching.
    • Scores from these exams must be received by the School of Education prior to the beginning of the supervised internship (EDUC 770, 772, 773 and 774).
  • A minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.0 for graduate courses.

M.A.T. in Elementary Education

2nd Semester Senior Year (14 hours)

  • EDUC 529 – Classroom and Behavior Management (3)
  • EDUC 530 – Methods and Strategies for Teaching and Assessing Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Students in the Mainstream Classroom (3)
  • EDUC 533 – Play and Social Development of Children (3)
  • EDUC 534 – Observation & Progress Monitoring Practicum (2)
  • EDUC 548 – Educational Research for the Accelerated Master’s Program (3)

Summer Prerequisites (6 hours)

  • EDUC 621 – Understanding Learning Differences (3)
  • EDUC 622 – Assessment of Learning and Behavior (3)
  • EDUC 624 – Behavior Management of Students with Disabilities (3)
  • EDUC 628 – Planning for Classroom Teachers (3)

Accelerated Master’s Clinical Year (24 hours)

  • EDUC 555 – Introduction to Educational Programs for Children of Poverty (3)
  • EDUC 773 – Accelerated Master’s Program Clinical Experience 1 (9)
  • EDUC 649 – Accelerated Master’s Program Capstone (3)
  • EDUC 774 – Accelerated Master’s Program Clinical Experience 2 (9)

Course Descriptions