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Sweet Briar College

Sweet Briar College
Sweet Briar, VA 24595

{P} 434.381.6100

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The Sweet Briar Promise outlines our distinctive approach for providing meaningful, enduring education for women. It includes:

Overview

The education department offers three options for students seeking licensure through the MAT program.

Elementary Education (PreK-6)

Prospective elementary teachers must major in liberal studies and complete the required professional studies listed below for the PreK-6 licensure.

Required Professional Studies:

EDUC 103	(3)	Teaching, Learning, and Human Development
EDUC 211	(3)	Teaching Diverse Learners
EDUC 225	(3)	Literacy Development I
EDUC 227	(3)	Literacy Development II
EDUC 355	(3)	Models of Teaching
EDUC 416	(3)	Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment

Required Field Experiences:

EDUC 107	(3)	Appropriate Teaching Practices in Early Childhood Education
EDUC 377	(3)	Internship

Additional Required Course:

PSYC 201

(3)

Developmental Psychology: Infancy and Childhood

Secondary Education (6-12)

Prospective secondary teachers must major in one of the following academic disciplines: biology, chemistry, physics, mathematics, English, theatre arts or history and social studies, and complete the required professional studies listed below for secondary licensure. In addition, there may be teacher licensure requirements specific to each major. Please consult the undergraduate catalog.

Required Professional Studies:

EDUC 103	(3)	Teaching, Learning and Human Development
EDUC 211	(3)	Teaching Diverse Learners
EDUC 233	(3)	Reading in Content Areas
EDUC 355	(3)	Models of Teaching
EDUC 416	(3)	Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment

Required Field Experience:

EDUC 377

(3)

Internship

Additional Required Courses:

CSCI 171	(3)	Computing Fundamentals
PSYC 302	(3)	Developmental Psychology II: Adolescence and Adulthood

PreK-12

Candidates for the PreK-12 licensure in studio art, dance, music (vocal-choral), as well as the languages of Spanish, French, German and Latin, should consult the chair of the education department to obtain licensure requirements for their academic major.