The MAT degree offers courses and a path to Louisiana teacher certification that will equip teacher candidates with necessary credentials, research skills, and instructional practices to successfully support all learners. To earn this degree, students must be enrolled in the MAT degree at Tulane University SoPA PreK-12 Education program and are required to complete 33 hours of course work in Secondary Education. Applied learning is also an integral part of the coordinate major. By the time the final residency experience begins, students will have spent 135+ hours in diverse public and private school classrooms. Each pathway ensures that our teacher candidates are eligible for certification through the Louisiana Department of Education in one of the following areas of specialization:
- English
- Mathematics
- Social Studies
- Science (Physics, Chemistry, or Biology)
- Foreign Language (Spanish, French, German, Italian, or Latin)
The Master of Arts in Teaching in Secondary consists of eleven three-credit courses, including the required year-long residency course.
| Course ID | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| EDUC 6000 | Historical and Philosophical Foundations of Education | 3 |
| EDUC 6060 | Methods of Educational Research | 3 |
| EDUC 6810 | The Craft of Teaching | 3 |
| EDUC 6970 | Adolescent Development | 3 |
AND | ||
| EDUC 6900 | Secondary Methods I: General | 3 |
| EDUC 6910 | Reading Methods Secondary Education | 3 |
| EDUC 6980 | Effective Reading Instruction for Developing Adolescent Readers | 3 |
| AND | ||
| EDUC 6920 | Methods II Social Studies | 3 |
| OR | ||
| Methods II Science | ||
| OR | ||
| Methods II English | ||
| OR | ||
| Methods II Mathematics | ||
| OR | ||
| Methods II Foreign Language | ||
| Content Area Elective | 3 | |
| AND | ||
| EDUC 6990 | Residency I_Student_SE | 3 |
| OR | ||
| Residency I_Practitioner_SE | ||
| EDUC 6991 | Residency II_Student_SE | 3 |
| OR | ||
| Residency II_Practitioner_SE | ||
Additional Requirements for Certification
Students in the MAT in Secondary Education must maintain a 3.0 GPA in education courses. To enroll in and progress through the Residency program for certification, students must:
- Successfully complete and meet program requirements and competencies
- Successfully pass the Gateway to Residency
- Complete the Praxis II (Content Area) prior to residency
- Complete the Praxis II (Principles of Learning and Teaching) prior to or during residency
- Successfully pass the Gateway to Teaching