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College Catalog

Required Courses

Foundational Coursework Required

EDUC 210 Observing the Schooling
EDUC 215 Instructional Communication: Theory and Practice
PSYC 210 Developmental Psychology
EDUC 220/244/270 Foundations of Education course
Content Area Course (post-BA) or Content major (3/2)

MAT Coursework Required

EDUC 403:Reading in the Elementary School or EDUC 413: Reading in the Content Areas
EDUC 404: Elementary Fieldwork and Seminar or EDUC 415: Middle School Fieldwork and Seminar
EDUC 414 Inclusive Learning Environments
EDUC 501 Introduction to Teacher Research
EDUC 516: Curriculum and Instruction in the Elementary School: Content-Area Literacy and Social Studies or EDUC 520: Discipline-Specific Secondary Curriculum and Instructional Design or EDUC 522: : Discipline-Specific K-12 Curriculum and Instructional Design
EDUC 517: Curriculum and Instruction in the Elementary Schools: Math and Science or EDUC 519: Secondary Curriculum and Instructional Design
EDUC 518: Elementary Student Teaching and Seminar or EDUC 521: Secondary Student Teaching and Seminar (12 hours)
EDUC 502 Teacher Action Research Project (1 hour)
EDUC 506: Teaching Adolescent Students (middle school endorsement for elementary candidates only)

37 hours of coursework (41 hours for middle school endorsement), in addition to foundational course work*
6 MAT courses, plus student teaching, and action research project

*additional content courses may be required depending on transcript review

Course Sequence for Those with a Bachelor’s Degree

Year One

Fall (foundational coursework)	Spring (MAT coursework)
EDUC 210: Observing the Schooling Process	EDUC 403:Reading in the Elementary School or EDUC 413: Reading in the Content Areas
EDUC 215: Instructional Communication: Theory and Practice	EDUC 404: Elementary Fieldwork and Seminar or EDUC 415: Middle School Fieldwork and Seminar?
One course in certification area (secondary, K-12, or elementary content area requirements)*	EDUC 414: Inclusive Learning Environments
PSYC 210: Developmental Psychology

May Term

EDUC 501: Introduction To Teacher Research

Year Two

Fall	Spring
EDUC 516: Curriculum and Instruction in the Elementary School: Content-Area Literacy and Social Studies or EDUC 520: Discipline-Specific Secondary Curriculum and Instructional Design or EDUC 522: Discipline-Specific K-12 Curriculum and Instructional Design (with master’s component)	EDUC 518: Elementary Student Teaching and Seminar or EDUC 521: Secondary Student Teaching and Seminar (12 hrs) ??
EDUC 517: Curriculum and Instruction in the Elementary Schools: Math and Science or EDUC 519: Secondary Curriculum and Instructional Design (with master’s component)	EDUC 502: Teacher Action Research Project (1 hr)
Phil./ Hist./Anthro EDUC.
EDUC 506: Teaching Adolescent Students (middle school endorsement for elementary candidates only)

*and/ or additional courses as required by transcript and portfolio evaluation by content-area specialist and education department

3-2 MAT Course Work Sequence (Current Lake Forest College Students)

Year One - Senior Year

Fall (foundational coursework)	Spring (MAT coursework)
EDUC 210: Observing the Schooling	EDUC 403: Reading in the Elementary School or EDUC 413: Reading in the Content Areas *
EDUC 215: Instructional Communication: Theory and Practice	EDUC 404: Elementary Fieldwork and Seminar or EDUC 415: Middle School Fieldwork and Seminar*
PSYC 210: Developmental (Prereq: PSYC 110)	EDUC 414 Inclusive Learning Environments*
Other Major or Elective	Other Major or Elective

Summer Term I / May

EDUC 501: Introduction To Teacher Research

Year Two - MAT Year

Fall	Spring
EDUC 516: Curriculum and Instruction in the Elementary School: Content-Area Literacy and Social Studies or EDUC 520: Discipline-Specific Secondary Curriculum and Instructional Design or EDUC 522: Discipline-Specific K-12 Curriculum and Instructional Design (with master’s component)	EDUC 518: Elementary Student Teaching and Seminar or EDUC 521: Secondary Student Teaching and Seminar (12 hrs)
EDUC 517: Curriculum and Instruction in the Elementary Schools: Math and Science or EDUC 519: Secondary Curriculum and Instructional Design (with master’s component)	EDUC 502 Teacher Action Research Project (1 hr)
Phil./ Hist./Anthro EDUC.
EDUC 506: Teaching Adolescent Students (middle school endorsement for elementary candidates only)

Course Credits: 9.25 (10.25 for middle school endorsement option for elementary candidates)
Hours: 37 (41 for middle school endorsement option for elementary candidates)

*3 courses will count for MAT and BA credit

Note: A “C” or better is required for every course that counts toward teacher certification.

Note: A “B-“ or better is required for every Education Department course.