Elementary Education Grades 1-5

Teaching, MAT

Focus Area

Inspire a love of learning in young minds with our MAT program, focusing on elementary education for grades 1-5. You’ll become well prepared to create engaging and inclusive learning environments, fostering academic growth and social-emotional development in elementary school students.

Location

Online

Semester Hours

39

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Program Highlights

  • Accredited by the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation/National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education and Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.
  • Course objectives and learner outcomes are aligned with the COMPASS/Louisiana Components of Effective Teaching, the Interstate New Teacher Assessment and Support Consortium and the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation.
  • A variety of field experiences prepare candidates for a successful teaching career at the appropriate grade levels. These may include in-person field experiences in local education settings and some virtual, such as with the Mursion Avatars. Two Student Teaching Residency/Internship courses are included in the program requirements.
  • MAT students are eligible for a Practitioner’s License from the State of Louisiana Department of Education. This allows the student to find a job as a teacher while still completing certification. This also means that the MAT student completes the two student teaching semesters in his/her/their own classroom.

Program Requirements

  • Completion of all Praxis exams for the certification area of the selected concentration: Praxis Core and Praxis Content exams are required for admittance, Praxis teaching area exams must be completed while in the program
  • Satisfactorily complete all graduate work with a cumulative “B” average. Degree candidates must earn an average of “B” or better, both cumulative and in the major area of concentration, with no more than six semester hours with a grade of “C: counted towards a degree. No credit below “C” will be accepted for graduate degree credit.
  • Be recommended for the degree by the student’s major professor.
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Go to College of Education
Go to Department of Teaching and Learning

What Can You Be?

Types of Jobs

  • Elementary Education Teacher
  • Special Education Teacher
  • Secondary Education Teacher
  • Music, Art, PE, or Language Teacher

Types of Employers

  • Public Schools
  • Charter Schools
  • Head Start or Early Steps

Contact Us

Cate Teacher Education Center, Room 2018 K

SLU Box 10749
Hammond, LA 70402

(985) 549-3726

lindsey.caillouet-2​@southeastern.edu