Elementary Education Inclusive Grades 1-5 (Alternative Certification), M.A.T.

Program Admission

In addition to the university requirements for admission, all applicants must present a combined score of 1875 on a scale which is found by multiplying their total undergraduate grade-point average by the combined Graduate Record Examination General Test score (Verbal plus Quantitative) in order to qualify for “Regular Status.” Students scoring between 1650 and 1875 (GRE X GPA) may be admitted on “Conditional Status.” Other admission requirements include meeting the following:

1. Eligibility requirements for admission to Teacher Education (minimum of 2.5 grade-point average on undergraduate studies and passing scores on PRAXIS I: Reading, Writing, Math) or a composite of 22 on the ACT; and
2. Content knowledge requirements for Louisiana initial teacher licensure eligibility (passing scores on PRAXIS Elementary Education: Content Knowledge 10014); and
3. TEACH Delta Region screening assessment requirements.

Program Requirements

Thirty semester hours to include:

• CURR 5001 - Classroom Management and Organization
• CURR 5046 - Educational Techniques for Diverse Learners in Inclusive Classrooms
• EDFN 5024 - Utilization of Instructional Technologies
• EDFN 5081 - Research
• ELED 5010 - Advanced Studies in Science and Math
• ELED 5011 - Advanced Studies in Elementary Language Arts and Social Studies
• PSYC 5003 - Advanced Child Psychology
• READ 5001 - Teaching Reading to Students with Special Needs
• READ 5002 - Balanced Reading Instruction
• READ 5030 - Reading and Literacy Across the Content Areas
• 6 semester hours of internship
• CURR 5065 - Internship in Elementary Education Inclusive Grades 1-5
• SPED 5002 - Diagnostic/Prescriptive Teaching
• SPED 5005 - Methods of Teaching Basic Subjects to Students with Mild/Moderate Disabilities
• SPED 5006 - Vocational and Transition Services for Students with Disabilities

Total Hours 45

To successfully complete Curriculum 5065, candidates must meet all other eligibility requirements for initial teacher licensure in Louisiana for both General and Special Education, which include meeting Program Admission requirements above, satisfactory performance in specified courses, and passing scores on state-designated General and Special Education PRAXIS II tests.

Graduate Courses

Note: To receive graduate credit for a 4000-level course designated ‘For Undergraduate and Graduates,’ a student must be in graduate admission status at the time credit is earned in the course. Credit earned in undergraduate admission status cannot be changed to graduate credit.