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M.A.T. Special Education

students at iu south bendMaster of Arts in Teaching Special Education (M.A.T.)

The Master of Arts in Teaching (M.A.T.) with a major in special education in the School of Education at IU South Bend is designed to prepare individuals seeking initial licensure in K-12 Mild Interventions for careers teaching children with disabilities in the public schools. This proposed program emphasizes the knowledge, dispositions, and skills required of special education teachers, and incorporates the performance standards of the Council for Exceptional Children (CEC). The program is designed to meet the licensure requirements of the state of Indiana, achieve national recognition from CEC, and address the standards of the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) and the Interstate New Teacher Assessment and Support Consortium (INTASC). The Master of Arts in teaching program is for individuals who have already earned a bachelor’s degree, but who are interested in becoming licensed as special education teachers in mild interventions (K-12).

Students must take the appropriate state-required examinations when seeking licensure. Students should check with their advisors before registering for any examination.

Program Requirements (36 cr.)
  • EDUC-K 505 Introductory Special Education for Graduate Students
  • EDUC-K 508 Math and Science Methods for Special Education
  • EDUC-K 511 Language Arts Methods for Special Education
  • EDUC-K 525 Survey of Mild Handicaps
  • EDUC-K 553 Classroom Management and Behavior Support
  • EDUC-P 519 Psycho-Educational Assessment of Exceptional Children
Advanced Requirements (6 cr.)
  • EDUC-K 565 Collaboration and Service Delivery
  • EDUC-K 588 Supervised Teaching in Special Education (Students may apply for licensure at the end of EDUC-K 588 Supervised Teaching in Special Education)
Master Requirements (12 cr.)
  • EDUC-K 501 Adapting Computers for Special Education
  • EDUC-K 502 Communication and Children with Exceptional Needs
  • EDUC-K 507 National Board for Professional Teaching Standards Project
  • EDUC-P 514 Life Span Development: Birth-Death

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