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Department of Childhood Education
and Literacy Studies
MAT in Elementary Education/
ESOL Coursework
General Knowledge Test (GKT)
Please see the Admission Requirements webpage. The General Knowledge Test (GKT) is required so register as soon as possible for the earliest available test. We recommend that the GKT is completed prior to admission. It is required by the beginning of your second semester. Original copies of score reports must be submitted to the Student Academic Services Office (EDU 106). Copies will no longer be accepted.
Block 1 Courses
Notes:
- All these courses must be completed before advancing to
Block 2.
- Some Block 1 courses are not available during the summer.
- You must register for EDE 6458-I "Reflecting on Instructional Decision-Making I" in your first semester in the program.
Course Number |
Course Title |
Credit Hours |
TSL 5085 |
ESOL I: Teaching Limited English Proficiency Students in K-12 (should be taken 1st semester). ESOL courses must be taken in numerical order (5430, 5431, 5432). |
3 |
RED 6514 |
The Reading Process in the Elementary Grades (must be taken prior to RED 6544 and RED 6545) |
3 |
EDE 6326 |
Planning and Organizing for Instruction in the Elementary School |
3 |
EDF 6211 or 6125 |
Psychological Foundations of Education or Child Development (take one of these) |
3-4 |
LAE 6415 |
Literature and the Learner |
3 |
EDE 6458-I |
Reflecting on Instructional Decision-Making I |
1 |
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Total |
16-17 |
Blocks 2 and 3
Course Number |
Course Title |
Credit Hours |
MAE 6117 |
Teaching Elementary School Mathematics |
3 |
RED 6540 |
Assessment (PR: RED 6514) |
3 |
LAE 6315 |
Writers and Writing (PR: RED 6514) |
3 |
SCE 4310 |
Teaching Elementary School Science |
3 |
SSE 6617 |
Trends in K-6 Social Science Education |
3 |
TSL 5086 |
ESOL II: Second Language And Literacy Acquisition |
3 |
EDE 6506 |
Classroom Management, Safety, Ethics, Law |
3 |
EDF 6432 |
Measurement for Teachers |
3 |
EDE 6946 |
Practicum in the Elementary School. Pre-requisite: 15 hours of course work (all of Block I) must be completed before enrolling in EDE 6946. |
3 |
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Total |
27 |
NOTE: Apply for Comprehensive Exam during the semester prior to the semester you will take the exam. See advisor.
Comprehensive exams may be taken the semester prior or the semester of final internship.
Block 4 Courses
NOTE: All courses in Blocks 1, 2, and 3 must be taken and passed prior to enrolling in Block 4. Only ESOL III and EDE 6548-II may be taken with Internship. You must apply for Internship online two semester prior to beginning the internship experience. http://www.coedu.usf.edu/main/sas/sas_internship.html
Course Number |
Course Title |
Credit Hours |
TSL 5240 |
ESOL III: Language Principles, Acquisition and Assessment
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3 |
EDG 6947 |
Final Internship (PREREQUISITE: ALL courses in Blocks 1, 2, 3)
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6 |
EDE 6548-II |
Reflecting on Instructional Decision-Making II |
1 |
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Total |
10 |
In addition to coursework, Comprehensive Exam, and any other department requirement, passing scores on ALL sections of the FTCE (Florida Teacher Certification Exam) are required. The FTCE includes Professional Ed. test (PEd), Subject Area Test (SAE), and GKT. GKT can be waived if CLAST was passed prior to July 1, 2002.
-----SAE Elem. K-6 and PeD must be passed in order to graduate.
-----GKT must be passed prior to first semester.
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