Master of Education in the Art of Teaching
The Alternate Route to Teacher Licensure
William Carey College has been approved for a unique program designed to provide an opportunity for non-education graduates to enter the teaching profession and earn a Master of Education degree in the Art of Teaching.
The program is designed to lead to full standard alternative licensure within one year and the option of earning a master’s degree within one more year. Because of the unique nature of this program, all work must be done at William Carey College .
Alternate route interns are required to secure employment in approved school districts within a 60-mile radius of William Carey College . Special permission is required if an intern is employed in a school district out of the 60-mile radius.
Steps Toward Standard Licensure
- Admission to the Alternate Route Program - A candidate must have an undergraduate degree with required GPA of 2.5 on last 64 hours of undergraduate work and a passing score on both the PRAXIS I and the PRAXIS II specialty area examinations. (Elementary Education PRAXIS II test is 0014). Each intern must be employed as a full-time classroom teacher in the area in which PRAXIS II was taken.
- Initial Course Requirements (6 hours) - A candidate must first successfully complete EDU 536 – Classroom Management and EDU 650 – Tests, Measurements, and Evaluations. These courses must be completed prior to application for licensure and to the internship. Students must complete the internship within three years in order to gain a standard teaching certificate.
- Admission to the Internship (EDU 635 – 6 hours) - After the successful completion of Step 2, a candidate will be admitted to EDU 635, which is a full-year internship as a regular classroom teacher. This course will include regularly scheduled seminars on the William Carey campus during this year. Alternate route students will be enrolled in EDU 635 (Internship) in cohort groups. A cohort is defined as a group of students who begin and end EDU 635 (Internship) at the same time. Interns will move through the three trimesters of internship in consecutive order. (Fall trimester-2 hours; Winter trimester-2 hours; Spring trimester-2 hours)
After completing these three steps, a candidate will receive a standard Mississippi Educator License in the area in which the PRAXIS specialty areas was passed. If the candidate wishes to enter the M.Ed. program, the 12 hours earned in these steps will count toward the Master of Education in the Art of Teaching degree.
Admission to the Program
A candidate having successfully completed the initial 12 hours (EDU 536, EDU 650, and EDU 635) leading to standard licensure as required by the Mississippi Department of Education with at least a 3.0 GPA will be eligible for admission to the Master of Education in the Art of Teaching program.
The Program
This program is a specifically designed program with a 12-hour core and both an elementary and secondary track. The elementary track has 33 hours, and the secondary track as 30 hours. Because the 12 hours initially earned for licensure count toward this degree, there are no electives in this program.
Current Areas Available for Licensure through the Special Alternate Route MAT :
- Art
- Biology
- Business
- Chemistry
- Elementary Education (4-8 only)
- English
- Music Education
- French
- German
- Home Economics
- Marketing
- Mathematics
- Physical Education
- Physics
- Spanish
- Speech Communication
- Social Studies
- Technology Education
Requirements for All Candidates
EDU 572 – Survey of the Exceptional Child and Multicultural Education
EDU 620 – Teacher as Researcher
EDU 625 – Technology in Education
EDU 636 – Reading and Writing Across the Curriculum
Select A Track
Elementary
EDU 602 – Children’s Literature
EDU 606 – Integration of Content Curriculum
EDU 611 – Current Trends in Reading
Secondary
ED|U 640 – Curricula Planning
EDU 646 – Secondary Methods
Other Requirements
Comprehensive Examination - Each candidate must successfully complete a comprehensive examination.
Graduate Requirements
- Successfully complete the program with a GPA of at least 3.0. No grade less than a “C” will be accepted toward the degree.
- Successfully complete the required courses and comprehensive examination.
- Complete the program within six years after being admitted