2010-2011 Catalog: PDF Format - The Citadel

Master of Arts in Teaching in Physical
Education (Grades K-12)
Dr. Josey H. Templeton, 843-953-7952,
josey.templeton@citadel.edu
Dr. Lori H. Williams, 843-953-7954,
lori.williams@citadel.edu
Dr. Tim Bott, 843-953-7959,
tim.bott@citadel.edu
Dr. Kathryn Richardson-Jones, 843-953-3163,
kathryn.jones@citadel.edu
Admission Requirements:
1. Contact one of the pedagogy specialists in the Department
of Health, Exercise, and Sport Science.
2. Complete and return a graduate application form, along with
appropriate non-refundable application fee, to The Citadel
Graduate College (CGC), Bond Hall Room 101.
3. An official transcript of the baccalaureate degree and all other
undergraduate or graduate work directly from each accredited
college or university.
4. Applicants are expected to have a cumulative undergraduate
GPA of 2.5 or higher. Applicants with less than a 2.5
undergraduate GPA may appeal to The Admission,
Retention, and Certification Committee. The Committee’s
recommendation regarding this appeal will be forwarded to
the Dean of the School of Education for final action.
5. Successfully complete either the Miller Analogies Test (MAT)
or the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) and have scores
sent to the CGC office. The test must be current within five
years of application. Minimum acceptable score for the MAT
is 396. The minimal acceptable GRE score is a combined
verbal and quantitative score of 900. Applicants who score
between 380-395 on the MAT or between 750-899 on the
GRE may apply for provisional status provided all other
requirements are met. A student with provisional status who
completes 6 graduate semester hours and maintains a 3.5
grade point ratio may be classified as a regular degree-seeking
student. Regular admission status is granted only upon
completion of all admission requirements, documentation,
and respective program requirements, and review by
department. Students who score 379 or below on the MAT
or 749 or below on the GRE will not be admitted.
6. Three letters of recommendation must be sent to the CGC
office.
7. A Program of Study completed by the applicant and his/her
program advisor must be submitted to the CGC office.
Program Requirements:
This is a 42 hour graduate program, of which, at least 33 hours must
be completed at the graduate level. A maximum of twelve (12) hours
of graduate courses may be transferred to The Citadel from other
accredited colleges/universities. A maximum of nine (9) hours of
undergraduate courses may be applied to coursework in the program.
These nine hours may be substituted for three of the following courses:
HESS 505, 525, 535, and 561. To qualify, these undergraduate courses
must have been completed within the last three years with a grade
of “B” or better. This program assumes a substantial undergraduate
preparation in the proposed certification area. It is the responsibility
of the student, and a requirement of the degree program to submit
official transcripts of previous academic work to the program advisor
via the CGC office. Through a dual advisor system that includes
content and education faculty, transcripts will be evaluated and a
program of study developed for each student. This program of study
will include work in professional education and a content field.
In addition to regular admission requirements of the CGC, each
MAT student must successfully pass the PRAXIS II Examination in
the content field in which the student seeks certification. A passing
score, using South Carolina standards, must be achieved prior to
placement in the Professional Internship.
Prior to the internship in teaching, the teacher candidate must:
- Apply for the internship no later than May 1 for the subsequent
spring internship semester and no later than October 1 for the
subsequent fall internship semester.
- Complete the teacher certification application with state-required
fees, social security card copy, and fingerprints for FBI/SLED
background check.
- Successfully complete the PRAXIS II Content Specialty Exam.
- Be cleared by the South Carolina State Department of Education.
- Successfully complete all required field experiences - a minimum
of 75 hours prior to the student teaching internship.
- Successfully complete 60 full days during the student teaching
internship.
- Negative TB test.
- MAT interns must successfully pass Red Cross Blood Borne
Pathogens training prior to internship.
-Proof of current American Red Cross certification in First Aid and
CPR must be submitted prior to the internship.
To graduate and be recommended for certification, teacher candidates
must have a minimum grade point average of 3.0 and must have
successfully completed the PRAXIS II (Principles of Learning and
Teaching, Physical Education Content Knowledge, and Physical
Education Movement Forms Video Evaluation) and any other
certification tests for the State of South Carolina. Completion of
the approved program will qualify the student for a teaching license
in physical education, grades K-12.
Prerequisites or Co-requisites:
Students must have completed these pre-requisite or co-requisite
courses (undergraduate or graduate) within the last six (6) years with
a grade of “C” or better.
• Biology (4) or Chemistry (4) or Physics (4) with laboratory;
• Health & Wellness (3) or pass a departmental competency
exam;
• Human Anatomy (4) and Human Physiology (4) or Anatomy/
Physiology (8) (each course must include a laboratory);
• Adolescent Psychology (3) and Child Psychology (3)
OR
• PSYC-500 Human Growth and Development (3)
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