Secondary English Education (ESOL and Reading Endorsements), M.A.T.

This major shares core requirements with the Mathematics Education, M.A.T. , the Science Education, M.A.T.  , and the Social Science Education, M.A.T.  

 

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The Master of Arts in Teaching (M.A.T.) in Secondary English Education (ESOL and Reading Endorsements) is a major designed to prepare students for initial certification in English Education. The M.A.T. in Secondary English Education is designed to include initial certification to teach English, Grades 6‐12, with ESOL Endorsement and Reading Endorsement while working towards a master’s degree. 

*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.
 

Accreditation: Includes the State of Florida Accomplished Practices as well as Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP) accreditation standards, and program approval by the Department of Education.  More info: https://www.usf.edu/education/about-us/accreditation.aspx

Admission Information

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

Prerequisites:

• A bachelor’s degree in Liberal Arts English or for graduates of other programs the following coursework: 
• LAE 6644 Current Teaching of the English Language and the Study of Traditional Grammar   
• LAE 6366 New Perspectives on the Teaching of Young Adult Literature in Middle & Secondary Schools  
• Period and/or genre-related coursework that represents a range  of world literatures, historical traditions, genres, cultures, and lived experiences (e.g., American literature, British literature, women’s/minority literature)
• expository writing
• creative writing
• Students with fewer than 24 upper-level undergraduate course credits in English may still be accepted to the program, but they will be required to make up the deficiency in undergraduate coursework by taking additional graduate courses in English/Education during the program. Students who do not have these eight (8) courses (24 credit horus) 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 admissions.

Requirements for all applicants include:

• A personal statement (300-500 words) stating educational or professional purpose for pursuing this graduate degree.
• Resume
• Two letters of recommendation from former professors assessing the applicant’s readiness for graduate study (or, if a former professor is not an option because the applicant has been out of school for several years, letters from work supervisors are permissible).

International Students
International students entering this degree program must provide the following:

• a social security number for purposes of practicum, internship and certification testing.
• international admissions requirements noted here: https://www.usf.edu/admissions/international/admission-information/graduate/academic-requirements.aspx