MAT Program Curriculum and Requirements

ISU offers CTE endorsements in Business Education (BED) and Family and Consumer Sciences (FCS)

(39-41 semester hours)

EDUC 5501 Secondary Content Area Literacy: 3 semester hours

EDUC 6622 Educational Assessment and Evaluation: 3 semester hours

SPED 5550 Creating Inclusive Classrooms: 3 semester hours 

CTE 5501 Foundations of CTE: 3 semester hours)

EDUC 6620 Motivation for Learning: 3 semester hours

EDUC 6602 Theories of Learning: 3 semester hours

CTE 5503 Methods of Teaching CTE: 3 semester hours

EDLA 6630 Education Equity and Ethics: 3 semester hours

EDUC 6651 Field Project or Case Study in Education: 3 semester hours for all 

EDUC 6652 Field Practicum in Education (Student Teaching): Option 1, 3 semester hours for Option 2, 6 semester hours 

CTE 5599 Adobe in Education: 3 semester hours

EDUC 6601 Research and Writing: 3 semester hours

CTE 3341,42,43  Leadership in CTSO’s: 3 semester hours

All candidates are required to pass the appropriate:

• Praxis Core or GRE before they start their second semester of the program
• Praxis II in their endorsement area before student teaching
• Idaho Comprehensive Literacy Exam before student teaching

All FCS & BED teachers with CTE courses will earn their CTE Endorsement. Contact Dr. Brenda Jacobsen (jacobren@isu.edu) for more information.

ISU offers several endorsements for Secondary educators.  In addition to Secondary Education certification, candidates must choose an endorsement area closely aligned to their bachelor’s degree.  For a list of endorsements available through Idaho State University, please see Idaho State Board of Education Approved Praxis II Qualifying Scores. 

(33-36 semester hours)

EDUC 6601 Research and Writing: 3 semester hours

EDUC 6602 Theories of Learning: 3 semester hours 

EDUC 6620 Motivation for Learning: 3 semester hours 

EDUC 6622 Educational Assessment and Evaluation: 3 semester hours

EDUC 6631 Advanced Secondary Methods: 3 semester hours

EDUC 5501 Content Area Literacy: 3 semester hours 

EDLA 6630 Education Equity and Ethics: 3 semester hours  

EDLT 6616 Integration of Technology into School Curriculum: 3 semester hours  

SPED 5550 Creating Inclusive Classrooms: 3 semester hours

EDUC 6652 Field Practicum in Education: 3 semester hours for TraditionalOption/6 semester hours for Alternate Option. 

EDUC 6651 Field Project or Case Study in Education: 3 semester hours

All candidates are required to pass the appropriate: 

• Praxis Core or GRE before they start their second semester of the program
• Praxis II in their endorsement area before student teaching
• Idaho Comprehensive Literacy Exam before student teaching

Secondary Mathematics endorsement requires a 3 credit professional development course: Mathematical Thinking for Instruction (MTI) or Teaching Mathematical Thinking (TMT)

ISU offers several endorsements for Elementary (K-8) educators.  In addition to Elementary Education certification, candidates must choose a Middle School endorsement area closely aligned to their bachelor’s degree.  For a list of endorsements available through Idaho State University, please see Idaho State Board of Education Approved Praxis II Qualifying Scores. 

(33-36 semester hours)

EDUC 6601 Research and Writing: 3 semester hours

EDUC 6602 Theories of Learning: 3 semester hours 

EDUC 6620 Motivation for Learning: 3 semester hours

EDUC 6622 Educational Assessment and Evaluation: 3 semester hours 

EDUC 6630 Advanced Elementary Methods: 3 semester hours

EDUC 5519:  Developmental Literacy: 3 semester hours 

EDLA 6630 Education Equity and Ethics: 3 semester hours  

EDLT 6616 Integration of Technology into School Curriculum: 3 semester hours

SPED 5550 Creating Inclusive Classrooms: 3 semester hours

EDUC 6652 Field Practicum in Education: 3 semester hours for Traditional Option/6 semester hours for Alternate Option. 

EDUC 6651 Field Project or Case Study in Education: 3 semester hours

All candidates are required to pass the appropriate: 

• Praxis Core or GRE before they start their second semester of the program
• Praxis II in their endorsement area before student teaching
• Idaho Comprehensive Literacy Exam before student teaching

All elementary certified candidates are required to take a 3 credit professional development course: Mathematical Thinking for Instruction (MTI) or Teaching Mathematical Thinking (TMT)