Alternative A: General Science 6-12

39 hours M.Ed. | 39 hours M.A.T.

I. Unconditional Admission Required Courses: 39 hours

A. Professional Courses: 21 hours

SED 530. Inquiry Approaches and Lesson Design for STEM Teaching Credits: 2
SED 532. Knowing and Learning in Mathematics and Science Credits: 3
SED 533. Classroom Interactions Credits: 3
SED 534. Project Based Instruction Credits: 3
SED 535. Science Research Methods Credits: 3
SED 531. STEM Teaching Internship Credits: 1
ED 509. Internship in Teaching: P-12 Credits: 3
SE 500. Introduction to Special Education Credits: 3 *

B. Teaching Field: 18 Hours

EN 555. Ecological Management Credits: 3
BY 580. Advanced Genetics Credits: 3
AND
Twelve (12) hours of advisor-approved electives at the 500 level in general science.

Notes:

*If an Introduction to Special Education course was completed prior to unconditional admission to Atl. A. program, another approved diversity course is required.

The educator candidate shall maintain a minimum grade point average of 3.25 or better in all courses in the approved program as verified on an official transcript with no grade less than "C."

A full-time internship in an approved school setting is also required in the Alternative A Program. SED 531 STEM Teaching Seminar must be taken concurrently with ED 509 Internship in Teaching. The educator candidate must be within four semester hours of completing all coursework excluding internship or have approval of the dean. Under no circumstances will the internship be waived. The deadline to apply for Fall Internship is February 1. The deadline for Spring Internship is September 1. On-Campus seminars are required during the Internship semester.

Governance

The Educator Preparation Program and the Educator Certification Program are governed by the Alabama State Department of Education, and the College of Education reserves the right to change requirements in these programs at any time when such changes are mandated by the State Department.