English/Adolescence Education, BA Leading to the M.A.T.
Students wishing to prepare to teach English in the secondary schools (grades 7-12) need to complete adolescence education teacher certification. Students graduating after December 31, 2003, need to complete the Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT), which they can complete at the Sage Graduate School. The Russell Sage undergraduate student may complete the MAT at Sage Graduate School in a single additional year beyond the completion of the BA in English by taking the following five prerequisite courses as electives or Social Science General Education requirements as part of her Bachelor's Degree. Prerequisite Courses to MAT
(Credit Hours in parentheses)
EDU 201 Education and Society (3)
EDU 206 Educational Psychology (3)Select one of the following psychology courses*:
PSY 202 Human Development (3)
PSY 203 Childhood and Adolescence (3)
*The following course is a prerequisite to all Psychology courses:
PSY 101 Introduction to Psychology (3)
The student completing the MAT in English may also choose to complete an optional specialist extension to Middle Childhood (grades 5-6), thus qualifying to teach in grades 5-12.
