Teaching—Secondary Strand, M.A.T.

Core courses, 27 Hours:

• EDUC 500 - Advancing the Use of Technology in the Classroom (3 cr)
• EDUC 503 - Reading in the Content Area (3 cr)
• EDUC 525 - The Special Learner in the Regular Classroom (3 cr)
• EDUC 560 - Survey of Exceptionalities (3 cr)
• EDUC 581 - Social Foundations of American Education (3 cr)
• EDUC 582 - Learning in Contexts (3 cr)
• EDUC 583 - Planning, Conducting, and Assessing Instruction (3 cr)
• EDUC 584 - Classroom Ecology (3 cr)
• EDUC 585 - Content Pedagogy (3 cr) OR

• Any graduate level Special Methods course (3)

Electives (choose from the following list), 6 Hours:

• EDUC 520 - Conceptual Development for Integrating Language Arts and Social Studies (3 cr)
• EDUC 521 - Conceptual Development of Integrating Mathematics and Science (3 cr)

• Any approved graduate level course in candidate’s content area (3-9)

Student teaching, 6 Hours:

Pre-Student Teaching Field Experiences

The State of West Virginia requires that each teacher candidate complete 125 hours of pre-student teaching field experiences.