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2012-2013 Graduate Programs Academic Catalog
• Spring ........................................................14 hours
EDU 5430 Authentic Assessment ........................3
EDU 5660 Integrating Enrichment Areas..............2
EDU 5810 Students with Diverse Needs..............2
EDU 5619 Teaching Literacy and Technology
7
....6
EDU 6901 Authentic Professional Experiences....1
• Summer ......................................................9 hours
EDU 7300 Biblical Foundations for
Curriculum
3, 6
........................................3
EDU 6231 History and Philosophy of
Education
3, 4, 6
......................................3
EDU 5444 Transformational Education
3
..............3
• M.A.T. Clinical Practice
(StudentTeaching) ......................................9 hours
EDU 5931 Student Teaching with Seminar
2, 5
......9
EDU 5975 Evaluative Professional Practice
for Teachers
2
......................................0
Total Required Hours with Student
Teaching ......................................................46 hours
1
Must be taken the first semester of enrollment, fall or
spring.
2
May be taken either fall or spring.
3
Courses require full-day attendance during intensives.
4
Must be taken in order to be recommended by CIU for
ACSI certification.
5
Student teaching will be completed in a Columbia,
S.C. area public school and is full time.
6
Available as an online course, contact program director
for details.
7
Must be taken with EDU 6901
Those candidates meeting the requirements for student
teaching exemption will graduate with 38 total hours.
See Field Experiences (Practicum) and Clinical Practice
(Student Teaching) for further details.
Program 2............................................32 hours total
CIU undergraduate students, who meet the competen-
cies and assessments to be accepted into the M.A.T.
program, may enroll in the Rapid Advancement for
Ministry/Marketplace/Missions Placement (RAMP) dur-
ing the final semester of their bachelor’s degree. The 14
hours of graduate course work may be completed in
the fall (EDU 5331, EDU 5541, EDU 6140, EDU 5600,
and EDU 6901) or spring (EDU 5430, EDU 5660, EDU
5810, EDU 5619, and EDU 6901).
Milestones
As candidates journey through the M.A.T. pro-
gram, milestones are reached that serve as a time
for evaluation and planning. These are specific
points in their learning journey where competen-
cies will have been met. These milestones are:
• Milestone 1: Program Admission
• Milestone 2: Involved Learner Review
• Milestone 3: Effective Practitioner Review
• Milestone 4: Authentic Professional Review
• Milestone 5: Clinical Practice/Student Teaching
Admission
• Milestone 6: Clinical Practice/Student Teaching
Exit
• Milestone 7: Graduation
Specific dates, deadlines and competencies for
each milestone are detailed in the M.A.T.
Candidate Handbook.
Field Experiences (Practicum) and Clinical
Practice (Student Teaching)
M.A.T. candidates participate in a variety of care-
fully planned and sequenced field experiences.
Candidates experience structured observations in
a wide variety of settings, tutoring, small group,
and whole class instruction. Field experience will
culminate with candidate assuming full responsi-
bility for the teaching process in a classroom dur-
ing clinical practice/student teaching. Field
experiences are integrated within candidate
coursework, allowing candidates to spend time in
the university classroom and in the field experi-
ence classroom. During clinical practice/student
teaching, candidates are placed in a local public
school classroom full time. In addition to course-
work, field experience and competency require-
ments before clinical practice/student teaching,
candidates must have a “cleared” status on an
FBI fingerprint and background check. (Eligible
applicants who have prior arrests and/or convic-
tions must undergo a review by the State Board of
Education and be approved before a certificate
can be issued to them.) Candidates must also
take the required Praxis II exams prior to entering
clinical practice/student teaching. Candidates are
not permitted to be employed during clinical prac-
tice/student teaching.
Course of Study
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