Requirements for the MAT Degree
See the Academic
Catalog for more details.
- Completion of the required semester hours in liberal arts inquiry courses and required semester hours in professional studies courses.
- Demonstrated knowledge of health/wellness, audiovisual materials/techniques,
computer applications, arts/crafts, drug abuse education. Competence
in these areas is acquired through program workshops or otherwise and
demonstrated by test or completion of required activities.
- Participation in four graduate Professional Development Institutes.
- Satisfactory completion of a final project that synthesizes thoughtful,
analytic responses to courses and to the applications/internship teaching
experience.
- 3.0 GPA in program satisfactory oral and written language skills,
satisfactory performance on professional qualities standards.
- Participation in required student and program evaluations.
- Passing standardized tests required by the Commonwealth of Virginia
(e.g., Praxis) is a graduation requirement for everyone except those
already licensed to teach in Virginia.
- Demonstration of technology competency by completion of the Computer
Competency checklist.
