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Master of Education, M.Ed.
Master of Arts
in Teaching, M.A.T.
Master of
Science in Continuing Education, M.S.C.E.
Non-Traditional Fifth Year Program
THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF
EDUCATION, M.Ed.
Students who complete requirements for the
degree of Master of Education and who meet all requirements specified by
the State Board of Education may be recommended for teacher certification
in one of the following areas as determined by the nature of their work:
Early Childhood;
Elementary;
High School;
Nursery-Grade Twelve;
School
Counseling; Educational Leadership;
Library Media;
Special Education
Collaborative 6-12, and
Special Education Collaborative K-6.
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THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF
ARTS IN TEACHING, M.A.T.
The degree of
Master of Arts in Teaching
(Certification) is designed for those students who are already certified
at the Class B level and wish to pursue a master’s degree program and
Alabama Class A certification. These students must follow a program
planned for them by the University Certification Officer. Specific
certification requirements can be met while students are working toward
the M.A.T. degree.
The degree program leading to the
Master of
Arts in Teaching (Non-Certification) is available to those students who
hold a non-teaching bachelor’s degree and would like to prepare more
thoroughly in a specialized academic area. This degree is oriented toward
the preparation of students who plan to teach in the junior and community
colleges or pursue advanced studies beyond the master’s level.
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NON-TRADITIONAL FIFTH
YEAR PROGRAM
The Non-Traditional Fifth Year program is
designed to serve those students who have completed a non-teaching
baccalaureate degree. The program enables a student to obtain a master’s
degree and Class A certification and is offered in the teaching areas of
early childhood education, elementary education and several teaching
fields in secondary/N-12 education. The admission requirements include:
- Bachelor’s degree from an accredited
college or university with a minimum grade point average of 2.50 on a
four-point scale on all academic work attempted.
- A passing score on the Graduate
English Proficiency Examination designed and administered by UWA.
- An appropriate score on the General
Test of the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) or the Miller Analogies
Test (MAT).
- Completion of 90 quarter hours of
general studies courses including humanities, mathematics, science and
social science.
- All policies of the School of Graduate
Studies apply to this program.
Additional requirements for students who
have completed a bachelor’s degree in a subject in which Alabama teacher
certification does not exist or those who wish to obtain certification in
a field other than the one earned at the baccalaureate level comprise 40
quarter hours of course work in a single teaching field or 60-90 hours in
a comprehensive/N-12 program of teacher education.
A full-time internship of at least ten
weeks and 300 clock hours in a public school setting is also required in
the Non-Traditional Fifth Year program. The student should be within
fifteen quarter hours of completing all course work and must be
unconditionally admitted to the program by the beginning of the quarter
prior to registering for the internship.
Specific course requirements for the
Non-Traditional Fifth Year programs are not published in this Catalogue.
Transcripts are evaluated and programs are developed on an individual
basis and distributed with the letter of admission from the School of
Graduate Studies.
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THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF
SCIENCE IN CONTINUING EDUCATION, M.S.C.E.
The Master of Science in Continuing
Education program is designed to meet the needs of those students who are
interested in pursuing graduate work as a means of personal development
and/or preparation for certain professional areas requiring a master’s
degree. Available concentrations include:
Continuing
Education,
Library Media,
Guidance and Counseling
and
Counseling/Psychology.
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