Program Details
Total Credit Hours
36 credit hours
The 36-credit hour MAT program includes practitioner-focused curriculum blended with field-based experiences and Student Teaching. *The Licensure Office may require prerequisite courses for candidate’s from a non-education baccalaureate program.
For initial license candidates, the program is 36 semester hours including the student teaching semester and seminar or one year of a job embedded clinical experience.
Program Length
15-18 months
You may begin course work in either the Fall, Spring, or Summer semester. Coursework and student teaching may be completed in as few as 5 semesters. Students typically take two to four courses per term, depending on whether they want to graduate in one or two years.
Traditional Student Teaching is completed in one semester with MAT 5286 and MAT 5287 as co-requisites.
Job Embedded Clinical Experience is completed in two semesters with MAT 5285 (first semester of employment) and MAT 5287 (second semester of employment).
Mode
Online: This program is offered 100% online.
Required Core Courses
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PE 5016 Motor Learning and Development
Designed to acquaint the candidate with the acquisition of basic skills, motor control, and psychomotor learning principles. These principles are applied across the various age groups. This course requires field experiences in a P-12 classroom during school hours.
Pursuant to Tennessee law, a Criminal History Record Investigation (background check) must be on file in the University Licensure Office before field experiences can be authorized.
Fee: $30.00
Credits: 3
Offered: Spring and Summer
Notes: Book Requirement
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PE 5020 Advanced Adaptive Physical Education and Sports
This course is designed to prepare physical education teachers to provide safe, appropriate, and individualized accommodations to children with disabilities who are included in general physical education programs. All information presented is based on scientifically-proven practices in adapted physical education that have been successfully implemented in physical education programs.
Fee: $30.00
Credits: 3
Offered: Summer
Notes: Book Requirement
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PE 5070 Learner Assessment in Physical Education
This course is designed for teachers in schools to assist them in assessing student learning in pre/K-12 physical activity settings and to conduct program evaluation. The course content will include a study of developmentally appropriate assessment strategies and is designed to assist teachers to develop the knowledge and skills necessary to conduct both processes and product evaluation.
Fee: $30
Credits: 3
Offered: Summer
Notes: Book Requirement
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PE 5520 Elementary School Physical Education
This course is designed to produce confident and competent elementary school physical education teachers. It is intended to provide an understanding of “the skill theme approach” to children’s physical education curriculum based on skill themes, movement concepts and generic levels of skill proficiency. Students will spend a significant amount of time creating developmentally appropriate lesson plans and how to deliver lessons appropriately within the elementary physical education setting.
Fee: $30
Credits: 3
Offered: Fall
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PE 5530 Secondary School Physical Education
This course is designed to provide content knowledge and methodological skill necessary for the physical education specialist to develop and implement a physical education curriculum for the middle/high school setting. Emphasis will be placed on curriculum planning, sports, physical fitness activities and dance that are developmentally appropriate for middle/high school students.
Fee: $30
Credits: 3
Offered: Spring
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PE 5630 Curriculum Design & Assessment in Physical Education
This course provides an opportunity for graduate students, especially those preparing themselves for administrative positions, to undertake a practical experience in physical education curriculum construction.
Fee: $30
Credits: 3
Offered: Fall
Notes: Book Requirement
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PE 5634 Pedagogy of Physical Education and Sport
This course will provide advanced techniques in behavioral teaching and coaching with primary emphasis on behavioral analysis and pedagogical research.
Fee: $30
Credits: 3
Offered: Spring and Summer
Notes: Book Requirement
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MAT 5080 Diverse Populations
A study of current research on the unique characteristics of various student populations in the educational systems and innovative programs to address diverse needs within school and community settings.
This course requires field experiences in a P-12 classroom during school hours. Pursuant to Tennessee law, a Criminal History Record Investigation (background check) must be on file in the University Licensure Office before field experiences can be authorized.
Fee: $30.00
Credits: 3
Offered: Every semester in the “A” term
Notes: Book Requirement
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MAT 5180 Education: The Profession and the Professional
A study of Education as a profession from its beginnings in America to the present. This course will also focus on the professional educator in today’s educational workplace.
This course requires field experiences in a P-12 classroom during school hours. Pursuant to Tennessee law, a Criminal History Record Investigation (background check) must be on file in the University Licensure Office before field experiences can be authorized.
Fee: $30.00
Credits: 3
Offered: Every semester in the “B” term
Notes: Book Requirement
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MAT 5540 Reading and Writing in the Content Areas
This course will engage the candidates in the identification and development of effective instructional strategies used to teach all academic content areas.
Fee: $30.00
Credits: 3
Offered: as needed
Choose MAT 5285 or MAT 5286 & MAT 5287 to complete your degree requirement:
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MAT 5285 Practicum
A supervised teaching experience to provide mentoring for education students teaching on a Transitional license.
This course requires field experiences in a P-12 classroom during school hours. Pursuant to Tennessee law, a Criminal History Record Investigation (background check) must be on file in the University Licensure Office before field experiences can be authorized.
Fee: $30.00
Credits: 3-9
Prerequisite: Permission of dean/director
Offered: Every Semester
Notes: Book Requirement
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MAT 5286
A supervised teaching experience with a duration of 15 weeks in a full-day classroom teaching situation in two different schools and grade levels. Grading will be on a Pass/Fail basis. Seminar experiences and portfolio review included.
Fee: $300.00
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: Successful completion of required content area Praxis II Exam
Offered: Fall & Spring
Notes: Book Requirement
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MAT 5287 Teaching Seminar
A supervised teaching experience with a duration of 15 weeks in a full-day classroom teaching situation in two different schools and grade levels. Grading will be on a Pass/Fail basis. Seminar experiences and portfolio review included.
Fee: $30.00
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: Successful completion of required content area Praxis II Exam
Offered: Fall & Spring
Notes: Book Requirement
Licensure
Candidates for a Tennessee teaching license must pass state-required exams to be qualified for a license. Exam requirements periodically change. Candidates must consult the Tennessee Department of Education and Educational Testing Service websites for a list of current licensure exams. Teacher licensure candidates are responsible for taking and passing the correct licensure examinations at specific times in their program of study as is detailed in the online Teacher Education Handbook.