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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 the  Distributed Teacher and Leader Education  program, is designed for those who have little or no previous coursework in education or formal classroom teaching experience. 

  • Degree Program

    Degree Program

    The degree program consists of 44 credits, distributed among the areas listed below. Unless otherwise noted, each course is three credits. All degree requirements must be completed within five (5) years from the semester date of admission as a matriculated student.

    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
    CEE 565 Human Development (formerly    PSY 595)
    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)
    CEE 594 Language Acquisition and Literacy Development (formerly    LIN 544)
    CEF 547 Principles and Practices of Special Education
    CEF 551 Field Experience I — Grades 7-9 (one-credit; corequisite CEE 588)
    CEF 552 Field Experience II — Grades 10-12 (one-credit; prerequisite CEF 551; corequisite CEE 593)  

    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.

  • Teacher Certification

    Teacher Certification

    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.

    The Master of Arts in Teaching is a New York State registered and approved program that 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.

    Workshops
    Teacher preparation candidates must be fingerprinted and must also complete certification workshops in:

    • Child Abuse
    • Dignity for All Students Act (DASA) 
    • School Violence (Project Save)
    • Identification and Referral of Substance Abuse 

    See  Certification and Licensing Workshops for workshop details and schedules.

    Tests
    All students will have to complete the  Educating All Students Test and the  revised CST (Content Specialty Test) in the area of the Certificate. It is the student’s responsibility to monitor the TEACH website at  http://www.highered.nysed.gov/tcert/certificate/ to ensure that they are taking the appropriate examinations. All students are required to complete and submit the  edTPA (Education-Teacher Performance Assessment - Portfolio) in their content field. Please check with your program director for specific requirements.

  • Tuition and Financial Information

    Tuition and Financial Information

    Cost of Attendance
    Tuition and fee information can be found on the  Bursar's website .

    Payment Plan
    Stony Brook recognizes the need for helping students manage the expenses of higher education. To this end, the University offers a  Time Option Payment Plan  (TOPP), a program that allows students to make equal and consecutive payments throughout the year.

    Financial Aid
    For information on financial aid options, contact the Stony Brook Office of Financial Aid at (631) 632-6840, or  visit the Financial Aid website.

  • Application Information

    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 with a grade of “C” or better (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.

    Electronic transcripts should be sent to   spd_transcripts@stonybrook.edu . Paper transcripts and supporting materials should be sent to:

    Dr. Nicole Galante
    Department of English  
    Stony Brook University
    Stony Brook, NY 11794-5350

    Application Deadline Dates:

    Domestic Students: 

    • Fall: July 15
    • Spring: December  1
    • Summer I: April 15
    • Summer II: May 15

    International Students:

    • Fall: April 1
    • Spring: November 1

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  • Contact Information

    Contact Information

    For program advisement questions, please contact:
    Dr. Nicole Galante, Acting Director
    English Education Program
    School of Professional Development
    Stony Brook University
    Stony Brook, NY 11794-4310
    Telephone: 631-632-7303
    Email:  Nicole.Galante@stonybrook.edu

    For application procedure questions, please contact:
    MAT Admissions  
    2321 Computer Science Building
    Stony Brook University
    Stony Brook, NY 11794 - 4434
    Telephone: 631-632-7050
    Fax:    631-982-7311
    Email:  spd@stonybrook.edu