Elementary Education

The Master of Arts in Teaching – Elementary Education program is designed for individuals interested in becoming candidates for a Tennessee Elementary Education (K-6) Teaching License. The program mixes online and on-campus course formats and includes a semester of student teaching. Please see the official website or contact an advisor for a description of courses and their delivery formats.

Students in this program must pass the Praxis Elementary Education: Content Knowledge Test before they are considered candidates for licensure and permitted to student teach. Candidates should take this test during the first six months in the program. If a candidate cannot pass the Content Knowledge exam, they may elect to defer course taking in this program of study until such time as they pass the Praxis test, or transfer to the Master of Arts in Education program, which will allow them to complete a Master's degree without licensure.

For initial license candidates, the program is 36 semester hours including the student teaching semester and seminar.

Candidates will complete the specific course requirements below.

Emphasis in Elementary Education

Program of Study

MAT 5050	Advanced Educational Psychology	3
MAT 5070	Advanced Classroom Management	3
MAT 5080	Diverse Populations	3
MAT 5180	Education: The Profession & The Professional	3
MAT 5250	Building Literacy in the K-12 Classroom	3
MAT 5400	Advanced Assessment	3
MAT 5014	Education for the Developing Learner	3
MAT 5221	Evaluation & Remediation of Reading Problems	3
MAT 5222	Methods of Classroom Teaching	3
MEd 5396/MAT 5396	Evaluation and Remediation of Mathematics	3
MAT 5286	Student Teaching	3
MAT 5287	Teaching Seminar	3

36 minimum hours required for graduation.

Licensure: Candidates for a Tennessee teaching license must pass state-required exams to be qualified for a license. Exam requirements periodically change. Candidates must consult the Tennessee Department of Education and Educational Testing Service websites for a list of current licensure exams. Teacher licensure candidates are responsible for taking and passing the correct licensure examinations at specific times in their program of study as is detailed in the online Teacher Education Handbook.