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MAT, Students with Disabilities, Grades 7–12, Initial Certification | Transformational Teaching

How to Apply

The 30-credit MAT in Teaching Students with Disabilities (Initial Certification) equips you with the tools and training to teach social studies in urban settings for students with disabilities and other learning challenges. 

Core Course Sequence

You’ll take pedagogical core courses in inquiries in teaching and learning, adolescent learners in urban contexts, and issues in special education policy. You’ll participate in workshops in world language education, two semesters of mentored student teaching, and a specialized content core exploring education students with disabilities in middle childhood and adolescence, methods of instruction for children with low incidence disabilities, and learning environments and assessments for students with disabilities.

Course Title Credits
Required Courses
Pedagogical Core
TCHL-GE 2010Inquiries Into Teaching & Learning III3
TCHL-GE 2515Adolescent Learners in Urban Contexts2
TCHL-GE 2275Lang/Lit Acquisition Dev3
TCHL-GE 2999Drug, Alcohol Ed/Child Abuse ID/School Violence/DASA:0
SPCED-GE 2124Historical and Contemporary Issues in Special Educ Policy, Research and Practice3
WLGED-GE 2914Workshop in World Language Education1
Specialized Pedagogy/Fieldwork
SPCED-GE 2162Ed of Std With Disab in Middle Clhd/Adole Settng3
SPCED-GE 2052Methods of Instruction for Children with Low Incidence Disabilities3
SPCED-GE 2108Learning Environments, Behavior, and Students with Disabilities3
SPCED-GE 2136Assessment for Students with Disabilities3
Student Teaching Courses
SPCED-GE 2526Teaching Students with Disabilities: High School3
SPCED-GE 2524Teaching Students with Disabilities: Middle School3
Total Credits30
Plan of Study Grid
1st Semester/TermCredits
TCHL-GE 2010 Inquiries Into Teaching & Learning III 3
SPCED-GE 2052 Methods of Instruction for Children with Low Incidence Disabilities 3
SPCED-GE 2162 Ed of Std With Disab in Middle Clhd/Adole Settng 3
SPCED-GE 2124 Historical and Contemporary Issues in Special Educ Policy, Research and Practice 3
SPCED-GE 2524 Teaching Students with Disabilities: Middle School 3
TCHL-GE 2999 Drug, Alcohol Ed/Child Abuse ID/School Violence/DASA: 0
 Credits15
2nd Semester/Term
TCHL-GE 2515 Adolescent Learners in Urban Contexts 2
SPCED-GE 2136 Assessment for Students with Disabilities 3
SPCED-GE 2108 Learning Environments, Behavior, and Students with Disabilities 3
WLGED-GE 2914 Workshop in World Language Education 1
TCHL-GE 2275 Lang/Lit Acquisition Dev 3
SPCED-GE 2526 Teaching Students with Disabilities: High School 3
 Credits15
 Total Credits30