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The One-Year MAT Elementary Juneau program has four distinct phases:

See also UAS Academic Requirements for the MAT Elementary-Juneau program for program description and list of degree requirements.

Phase One: A seven-week summer session conducted before the public schools open in the fall (July - August) on campus in Juneau.

ED 631 Advanced Educational Psychology 3cr

ED 620 Curriculum Development 3cr (Work for this course will be submitted all year.)

ED 640 Instruction in the Arts 1cr

Phases Two and Three: During the public school year (end of August through the end of May), the MAT students serve as interns with a team of two teachers, one primary and one intermediate. Internships are available in middle school for those who are interested. In the fall semester interns will be at their assigned school three full days a week and take coursework on campus two full days a week plus one evening. In the spring semester interns will be at their assigned schools four full days a week and take coursework on campus one full day a week plus one evening.

Fall

ED 681 Literacy I 3cr

ED 616 Math Methods 3cr

ED 641 Sci., Soc. Std., PE, Health 2cr

ED 680 Adv. Multicultural Education 3cr

ED 691 Teaching Internship I 2cr

Spring

ED 682 Literacy II 3cr

ED 626 Classroom Research 3cr

EDSE 682 Inclusive Education for Students with Disabilities 3cr

ED 691 Teaching Internship II 3cr

 

Phase Four: A one-month summer session on campus in Juneau that will draw on students' recent experiences and extend their professional knowledge.

ALST 600 Alaska Resources People and Perspectives 3cr

ED 698 Master's Portfolio 3cr

At the end of Phase Four interns will have completed all the coursework required for the MAT. To complete the degree requirements students must:

  1. Pass a Master's Portfolio that provides evidence that the student meets all program goals and outcomes,
  2. Praxis I exam scores meeting Alaska cut scores (test taken prior to admission),
  3. Praxis II exam scores meeting Alaska cut scores (test taken mid program), and
  4. 3.0 GPA.

Upon completion of all degree requirements students will be eligible for an Alaska Initial Teaching Certificate.

Tuition: The One-Year MAT Elementary Juneau program comprises 41 graduate semester hours of credit. Click here to review graduate tuition and fees.

To receive Alaska resident tuition rates you must be able to prove one of the following:

  1. The applicant has been physically in Alaska for two years (apart from documented illnesses, vacations, attending another educational institution while maintaining Alaska residency or other absences not exceeding 120 days in a two year period).
  2. The applicant received or has been qualified to receive the Alaska Permanent Fund Dividend within the past 12 months.
  3. The applicant is a dependent child of an Alaskan resident (as defined above)

 

This is an intensive, immersion-type program with high quality learning experiences in coursework and internship. It is designed to provide future educators with an up-to-date professional preparation through innovative approaches.


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