BA/MAT
Notre Dame of Maryland University enables a full-time student to complete the Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts in Teaching degrees and to fulfill state certification requirements within four or five years. For the Elementary Education option, students complete the Liberal Studies Major for their baccalaureate degree and the Master of Arts in Teaching in Elementary Education in the final year. (See Liberal Studies program listings for a description of the liberal arts Major.)
For the Secondary Education option, students complete a Major in an academic discipline for their bachelor's degree and the Master of Arts in Teaching in the final year.
If a student wishes to pursue the four-year B.A./M.A.T. option, she must meet with the advisor of the School of Education at the time of entrance or before beginning the second semester of the first year to plan her Program of Study appropriately. In the five-year option, the student meets with the chair in the second semester of the sophomore year.
Course Matrix for Women's College Elementary Education BA/MAT Degrees
Required Professional Courses |
Bachelor of Arts Degrees - Elementary Education |
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*Notes - Some 100, 200, 300, and 400 level classes may be taken as an undergraduate student |
Elem. Educ. |
Elem. & Special Educ. |
Elem. & ECE |
Elem. & TESOL |
Elem, ECE, & Special |
Elem, ECE, Special, & TESOL |
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EDU-300">EDU-300 or 556 Technology for Instruction and Management |
(3 credit) |
(3 credit) |
(3 credit) |
(3 credit) |
(3 credit) |
(3 credit) |
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(3 credit) |
(3 credit) |
(3 credit) |
(3 credit) |
(3 credit) |
(3 credit) |
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(3 credit) |
(3 credit) |
(3 credit) |
(3 credit) |
(3 credit) |
(3 credit) |
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EDU-301">EDU-301 Educational Psychology AND PSY 203 Child and Adolescent Development (for 6 credits) OR |
(3 credit) |
(3 credit) |
(3 credit) |
(3 credit) |
(3 credit) |
(3 credit) |
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EDU-307">EDU-307 Social Studies in Elementary School AND 312 Science in Elementary School (for 6 credits) OR 513 Science and Social Studies in Elementary School |
(3 credit) |
(3 credit) |
(3 credit) |
(3 credit) |
(3 credit) |
(3 credit) |
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(3 credit) |
(3 credit) |
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(3 credit) |
(3 credit) |
(3 credit) |
(3 credit) |
(3 credit) |
(3 credit) |
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EDU-310">EDU-310 or 592 Mathematics in the Elementary School |
(3 credit) |
(3 credit) |
(3 credit) |
(3 credit) |
(3 credit) |
(3 credit) |
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(3 credit) |
(3 credit) |
(3 credit) |
(3 credit) |
(3 credit) |
(3 credit) |
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EDU-315">EDU-315 Curriculum Methods/Mat. for the Young Child |
(3 credit) |
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(3 credit) |
(3 credit) |
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(3 credit) |
(3 credit) |
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EDU-360">EDU-360 or 586 Techniques of Teaching Reading & Writing to Students with Limited English Proficiency |
(3 credit) |
(3 credit) |
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EDU-402">EDU-402 American Education in Historical Perspective |
(3 credit) |
(3 credit) |
(3 credit) |
(3 credit) |
(3 credit) |
(3 credit) |
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(3 credit) |
(3 credit) |
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(3 credit) |
(3 credit) |
(3 credit) |
(3 credit) |
(3 credit) |
(3 credit) |
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EDU 602 Internship in the Elementary School |
(6 credit) |
(3 credit) |
(3 credit) |
(3 credit) |
(3 credit) |
(3 credit) |
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(3 credit) |
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EDU 604 Analytic/Reflection/Research Seminar |
(3 credit) |
(3 credit) |
(3 credit) |
(3 credit) |
(3 credit) |
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(3 credit) |
(3 credit) |
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(3 credit) |
(3 credit) |
(3 credit) |
(3 credit) |
(3 credit) |
(3 credit) |
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SPE-326">SPE-326 or 526 Special Education for the Classroom Teacher |
(3 credit) |
(3 credit) |
(3 credit) |
(3 credit) |
(3 credit) |
(3 credit) |
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SPE-337">SPE-337 or 576 Communication Skills for the Special Educator |
(3 credit) |
(3 credit) |
(3 credit) |
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SPE-321">SPE-321 or 546 Methods of Teaching Students with Special Needs |
(3 credit) |
(3 credit) |
(3 credit) |
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(3 credit) |
(3 credit) |
(3 credit) |
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SPE-421">SPE-421 or 570 Elementary Curriculum Design and Adaptation |
(3 credit) |
(3 credit) |
(3 credit) |
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(3 credit) |
(3 credit) |
(3 credit) |
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TOTAL |
45 credit |
57 credit |
48 credit |
57 credit |
57 credit |
75 credit |
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ECE = Early Childhood Education TESOL = Teachers of English for Speakers of Other Languages
Some Programs of Study may require coursework during the summer and/or winterim. These six certification pathways do not cover the full range of possibilities.