Chemistry Education Grades 7-12 (Initial Certification), M.A.T.

Program Description

The MAT Chemistry Education 7-12 program leading to Initial Teaching Certification in Chemistry grades 7-12 is a 53 credit hour program. Qualified candidates are admitted to the program beginning each May. The program is intended for students with a BA or BS degree in Chemistry or equivalent and wish to earn New York State teacher certification.

Degree Candidacy

Candidates accepted into the MAT Chemistry must apply for Degree Candidacy after completing 12 to 18 credit hours of their program; any course work taken in excess of 18 credits is liable to forfeiture. A GPA of 3.0 or better is required to qualify for degree candidacy status. Submit the completed candidacy application to the Graduate Studies Office. The application and a current transcript are forwarded to the advisor. Students will then receive a letter advising them of their status.

The Program

Candidates in the MAT Chemistry complete requirements that include course work in pedagogy, chemistry, a minimum 100 clock hours of field placement, development of a professional portfolio, and two supervised student teaching experiences. Candidates must complete appropriate non-credit NYS certification workshops, SSHS 1020 , Safe Schools, Healthy Students, and DASA 1020 , DASA Training as prerequisites for student teaching placement. (Call Extended Learning at 315-312-2270 or email sshs@oswego.edu for information.)

Student Teaching

All undergraduate and graduate course work must be completed, Degree Candidacy filed, and SSHS 1020 and DASA 1020 requirements met prior to student teaching.

Each candidate is provided with two placements for student teaching by the School of Education Director of Field Placements. Due to the large number of placements that must be coordinated, candidates cannot request placements. Assigned placements must be accepted by candidates or candidates will need to wait for a reassignment in a future semester. Each student teaching placement is seven weeks in length and involves a full time commitment, Monday – Friday, the entire length of the school day. Announcements regarding student teaching will be posted online at www.oswego.edu/academics/colleges_and_departments/education/placement/Student_Teaching.html.

Candidates earn either a Satisfactory or Unsatisfactory grade for each of the two student teaching experiences. If an unsatisfactory grade is earned, the candidate may have another placement. If two unsatisfactory grades are earned, the candidate will not be placed a third time.

Chemistry Education: Grades 7-12 Initial Certification Program (53 cr)

A. Pedagogical Core (22 cr)

ADO 540 - Discipline Specific Methods: Science Grades 7-12 Credit: 4
ADO 594 - Interdisciplinary Methods Grades 7-12 Credit: 3
EDU 501 - Inquiry into Educational Foundations Credit: 3
EDU 514 - The Education of Diverse Populations Credit: 3
LIT 507 - Literacy and Learning in the Content Areas Credit: 3
LIT 513 - Adolescence Literacy: Assessment and Intervention Credit: 3
SPE 504 - Teaching Exceptional Students Credit: 3

B. Field Placements (16 cr)

ADO 543 - Field Experience III: Science Practicum Grades 7-12 Credit: 2
ADO 593 - Field Experience B: Planning and Teaching Practicum Credit: 2
ADO 595 - Student Teaching Grades 7-12 A Credit: 6
ADO 596 - Student Teaching Grades 7-12 B Credit: 6

C. Content Requirements Chemistry Courses (15 cr)

CHE 510 - The Teaching of Chemistry Credit:
CHE 599 - Independent Study Credit:
Select three courses, advisor approved, from three different disciplines of chemistry - analytic, inorganic, organic, biochemistry, and physical chemistry.

D. Non-credit Requirements (0 cr)

SSHS 1020 - Safe Schools, Healthy Students Credit: 0
DASA 1020 - DASA Training Credit: 0