Middle Level Secondary Residency Program Coursework
The following list is the sequence of required professional education coursework and examinations in MLS/MAT once a candidate is deemed eligible by meeting program entrance requirements.
PREPARATION
Before summer
Pass the Praxis II Content Area Test and the Pre-Professional Skills Test (PPST).
YEAR ONE
First summer (8 hours)
CI 702 - Introduction to Exceptional Children (3 hours)
CI 760A - Creating an Effective Classroom (2 hours)
CESP 728 - Theories of Growth and Development (3 hours)
First fall (5 hours)
CI 761A - Instructional Planning & Technology (2 hours)
CI 743/781 - Field Experience: Internship 1 or Co-op (1 hour)
CI 615/652 - Learning & Reading Strategies (2 hours)
First spring (6 hours)
CI 769 - Instructional Strategies, Technology & Assessment (2 hours)
CI 744/781 - Field Experience: Internship 2 or Co-op (1 hour)
CLES 801 - Introduction to Education Research (3 hours)
YEAR TWO
Second summer (9 hours)
CI 711 - Multicultural Education (3 hours)
CI 701 - Foundations of Education (2 hours)
CI 860 - Seminar in Research Problems (2 hours)
CI 845 - Curriculum Models & Practices (2 hours)
Second fall (5 hours)
CI 748/781 - Field Experience: Internship 3 or Co-op (1 hour)
CI 862 - Professional Portfolio Development (1 hour)
CI 848 - Analysis & Reflection (2 hours)
CI 654 - Middle Level/Secondary Strategies (1 hour)
Second spring (4 hours)
CI 749 - 12 weeks Field Experience (1 hour)
CI 863 - Presentation of Professional Portfolio (1 hour)
CI 849 - Practices & Trends in Action Research (2 hours)
Pass the Principles of Learning and Teaching Test (PLT).
Receive passing scores on the Kansas Performance Teaching Portfolio (KPTP).
MLS/MAT Program completed (36 hours)