Master of Arts in Teaching:
English
The Master of Arts in Teaching English (HEGIS 1501) is
a course of study leading to New York State certification for teaching
English in the secondary schools (grades 7-12), with an extension option for grades 5-6. This program, which
is offered in collaboration with the University's Department of English
and Professional Education Program, is designed for those who have little
or no previous coursework in education or formal classroom teaching
experience.
Degree Program
The degree program consists of 44 credits, distributed among the areas
listed below. Unless otherwise noted, each course is three credits.
English Language and Literature - 15
credits
Course selection will be determined by the student and advisor. Students
who have academic deficiencies in English linguistics and/or did not
complete an advanced analytical composition course will be required
to include courses that specifically address these deficiencies. These
courses will be part of the 15 credits selected to satisfy this requirement.
Students may substitute one to six credits from Theatre Arts or Writing and Rhetoric programs to fulfill
this requirement.
Professional Studies in Education -
23 credits
CEE 505 Education: Theory and Practice
PSY 595 Human Development
CEE 588 Methods of Instruction in Literature and Composition in Secondary
School (corequisite CEF 551)
CEE 590 Student Teaching Seminar (corequisites CEQ 591 & CEQ 592;
prerequisites CEE 588, CEE 593, CEF 551 & CEF 552)
CEE 593 Performance and Technology in Teaching Literature and Compositions
(prerequisite CEE 588; corequisite CEF 552)
CEF 547 Principles and Practices of Special Education*
CEF 551 Field Experience I — Grades 7-9 (corequisite CEE 588)
CEF 552 Field Experience II — Grades 10-12 (prerequisite CEF 551;
corequisite CEE 593)
LIN 544 Language Acquisition and Literacy Development
*Effective Sept. 1, 2011, this course is required for degree completion and teacher certification.
Supervised Student Teaching - 6 credits
CEQ 591 Supervised Student Teaching High School Grades 10-12: English
(prerequisites CEE 588, CEE 593, CEF 551 & CEF 552; corequisites
CEE 590 & CEQ 592)
CEQ 592 Supervised Student Teaching Middle School Grades 7-9: English
(prerequisites CEE 588, CEE 593, CEF 551 & CEF 552; corequisites
CEE 590 & CEQ 591)
Written Project
Students will be required to complete a four-week English teaching module
specifically designed for the Supervised Student Teaching project.
Timeline
All degree requirements must be completed within five (5) years
from the semester date of admission as a matriculated student.
NOTE: When a student is admitted or readmitted to an SPD degree or certificate program, students may petition SPD to have Stony Brook University graduate level courses that are older than five (5) years, and no older than 10 years, individually evaluated by the appropriate academic department/faculty to determine if the credits may be applied toward current SPD degree/certificate requirements. Grades in such courses must be "B" or better. (B- grades are ineligible for review.) For transfer credits from external institutions, please see guidelines at: www.stonybrook.edu/spd/assets/pdf/transferform.pdf (PDF).
Teacher Certification
This New York State registered and approved program qualifies students for license upon successful degree completion. Students must complete all courses required for the MAT and must receive a grade of B or better in all pedagogy and foundation courses as well as an overall GPA of 3.0 or better in all course work attempted while matriculated in a graduate teacher preparation program.
Teacher preparation candidates must also complete certification workshops in child abuse, substance abuse, and school violence. In addition, they must be fingerprinted. Stony Brook offers these workshops monthly. See Certification and Licensing Workshops for details.
Stony Brook
University requires that students must have completed an undergraduate
degree and have at least 36 credits in the content field for admission to the MAT program.
This course of study should be substantially
the equivalent to that of a Stony Brook undergraduate degree program.
Application Information
Minimum Requirements
- An academic major in English (Those without an undergraduate major in English should pursue a "second bachelor's" degree in English.)
- A minimum GPA of 3.0 in your overall bachelor's
degree program
- A minimum GPA of 3.0 in English studies
- One year of college-level study of a foreign language (this may include American Sign Language)
- Three letters of recommendation, preferably from English professors (one from a secondary teacher is optional)
- Graduate Record Exam (GRE) verbal score near 600(former GRE scoring system) or 160 (new GRE scoring system); test scores can be no more than 5 years old
Apply Online
Visit the MAT Application page for instructions and a link to the online application.
Application Deadlines
Fall: March 31
Spring: October 31
Contact Information
For program advisement questions, please contact:
Dr. Kenneth Lindblom, Director
MAT in English
School of Professional Development
Stony Brook University
Stony Brook, NY 11794-4310
Telephone: 631-632-7303
Fax: 631-632-9046
Email: Kenneth.Lindblom@stonybrook.edu
For application procedure questions, please contact:
MAT Admissions
School of Professional Development
Stony Brook University
Stony Brook, NY 11794-4310
Telephone: 631-632-7050 (option 3)
Fax: 631-632-4992
Email: spd@stonybrook.edu
Statement
of Student Responsibility
Students themselves—whether new, returning, or continuing—are responsible for reviewing, understanding, and adhering to their degree and/or certificate program requirements. (SPD’s Non-matriculating (non-degree) Graduate Students [GSP] are responsible for adhering to the guidelines related to non-matriculated status.) All SPD students are responsible for reviewing, understanding, and complying with University and SPD regulations, policies, and procedures, as described in all official publications, the University website, and the SPD website, including, but not limited to, SPD’s online references, the SPD Bulletin and SPD Academic Calendar. |