Social Science Education, M.A.T.

This major shares core requirements with the Mathematics Education, M.A.T. , Secondary English Education (ESOL and Reading Endorsements), M.A.T. , and Science Education, M.A.T.  

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The M.A.T. degree is for individuals with a bachelor’s degree in a field other than education who wish to become certified teachers in social science at the middle or senior high school level. This Major leads to teaching certification in grade 6-12 social sciences as part of the master’s degree program.

Accreditation:
Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP) (Formerly NCATE).

Students seeking to graduate from a state-approved teacher preparation program with embedded Reading and ESOL endorsements must attain passing scores on all portions of the Florida Teacher Certification Exam (FTCE).
Students who graduate prior to attaining passing scores on all portions of the FTCE will not receive the state-approved teacher preparation program with respective endorsements statement on their official transcript.
 

Admission Information

Must meet University Admission and English Proficiency requirements as well as requirements for admission to the major, listed below.

Prerequisites:

• Major: A bachelor’s degree in a social studies field that is taught at the 6-12 grade level OR the equivalent bachelor’s and/or graduate degrees from a foreign institution
• Survey of American History 1 & 2;
• Survey of Western Civilization or World History 1 & 2; and
• Geography, economics. psychology, and either anthropology or sociology

Students who do not have these eight (8) courses can submit passing scores on the Florida 6-12 Social Sciences Subject Area Exam with their application in partial or full consideration of the prerequisites and consideration for admission.

Requirements for all applicants include:

• 3.00 in graduate coursework can be used to augment the undergraduate GPA.
• Resume
• 250-word letter of interest stating your objectives in pursuing this course of study
• Two letters of recommendation attesting to the applicants’ potential success as a graduate student and his/her ability to work with adolescents.
• Disclosure of arrest and conviction information

International Students
In addition to the University requirements, applicants to the College of Education must provide the following:

• A social security number in degree programs requiring practica or internships;
• And international admissions requirements noted here:  https://www.usf.edu/admissions/international/admission-information/graduate/academic-requirements.aspx