Mission

Admission requirements

1. Complete and return a graduate application form, along with appropriate non-refundable application fee, to the Graduate College (CGC), Bond Hall room 101.
2. An official transcript of the baccalaureate degree and all other undergraduate or graduate work from accredited colleges and universities.
3. Successfully complete either the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) or the Miller Analogies Test (MAT). GRE minimum acceptable score is a verbal and quantitative combination of 900. MAT minimum is a raw score of 396.*
4. Applicants are expected to have a cumulative undergraduate GPA of 2.5 or higher. Applicants with less than a 2.5 undergraduate GPR 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.
   
   *Students who score between 750-899 on the GRE or 380-395 on the MAT may apply for provisional status. Under provisional status, students may enroll for only one semester of 6 hours. If
   the student maintains a 3.50 GPA under provisional status, they may be considered for degree seeking status the following semester. Students who score 379 or below on the MAT or 749 or below on the GRE will not be admitted. Admission test must be current within five (5) years of application. and Physical Education (K-12) School of Education: 843-953-5097 Education Advisors: Dr. Stephenie Hewett, stephenie.hewett@citadel.edu

Program requirements

The 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 advisement system that includes content and education faculty, transcripts will be evaluated and a program of study will be developed for each student. Additional undergraduate course work may be required. The program of study will include work in professional education and a content field. At the outset, it should be recognized that programs of study are highly individualized based on the prior preparation of the teacher candidate and hours for completion vary among students.

In addition to the regular admission requirements of the Graduate College, each MAT student must complete and pass the Praxis II Examination in the content field in which the student seeks certification. A passing score, using South Carolina standards (www.ets.org/praxis/prxsc.html), must be achieved prior to placement in the Professional Internship. Further, to meet South Carolina requirements, internship candidates must submit an Application for Internship, Teacher Certification Application, state required fees, a copy of their social security card, and fingerprints for FBI/SLED background check to the Field Experiences Coordinator for submission to the state by the deadline for the intended semester of internship. (January 15 for fall semester internship and May 1 for spring internships)

Completion of the approved program will qualify the student for a South Carolina teaching certificate/license in their chosen discipline and appropriate grade level(s).

Please note: Effective September 1, 2005, Secondary Teaching Certificates issued by South Carolina State Department of Education will cover grades 9-12 and Middle Grades Teaching Certificates will cover grades 5-8. Additionally, effective July 1, 2006, the PRAXIS- Principles of Learning and Teaching (PLT) pedagogy exam will be required prior to the issuance of an initial certificate.

Required program

EDUC 500

OR

EDUC 522

Foundations of American Education

Critical Educational Issues in a Multicultural Society
(if student has prior Education coursework)

3. Content Field

• For Biology and Social Studies, 9 graduate hours in a content field is a minimum.
• For candidates in English, a minimum of 12 graduate hours is required.
• For Mathematics and Physical Education programs, courses required at the graduate level are noted below.

Transcripts will be evaluated against the following list of required courses in the possible certification areas of the MAT program. Guidelines from the South Carolina State Department of Education, NASPE, NCSS, NCTE, NCTM, NMSA, and NSTA are used to determine courses for each program which students have taken in either graduate or undergraduate levels. Each student is assigned an advisor from the School of Education and from the respective content area that he or she has chosen. Both advisors examine transcripts and develop a program of study for the students.

To complete the program and be eligible for certification, in addition to education courses, students must have taken all of the content area courses below. Further, it is the responsibility of the teacher candidate to make sure that they have credit for prerequisites for each required course. In the event that all of the following have been taken prior to matriculation into this program, additional graduate work in the content field will be required.

Note: ENGL 595 and three of the other courses listed below must be completed successfully on the graduate level. Each candidate's content area program of studies is based on an analysis of his or her undergraduate transcript in relation to NCTE standards.

For MAT English majors, participation in community arts and humanities functions and documentation of integration of the arts into lesson plans created for use in K-12 settings (EDUC 501, 592, 595, and 520) are mandatory.

Anthropology
ANTH 201 or ANTH202 or ANTH501

1 course

Students should understand that many of their education courses require field experiences. These experiences vary from course to course and are related to specific coures objectives. All provide opportunities for Master's candidates to develop their pedagogical knowledge and skills. At a minimum, students will be expected to complete 100 hours of field experience prior to the Student Internship. The Internship is s a minimum of 60 full days.

Field Experiences Handbook - Secondary Education

• Dr. Josey H. Templeton, 843-953-7952, josey.templeton@citadel.edu
• Dr. Kathryn Richardson-Jones, 843-953-3163, kathryn.jones@citadel.edu

Admission Requirements:

1. Contact the Director of Graduate Studies for 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 Graduate College (CGC), Bond Hall Room 101.
3. An official transcript of the baccalaureate degree and all other undergraduate or graduate work from accredited colleges and universities.
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's Analogies Test (MAT) or the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) and have scores sent to The Citadel's 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. A student with provisional status who completes 6 graduate semester hours in one semester 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.
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, 526, 527, 528, and 540. 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 complete and 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 100 hours prior to the student teaching internship.
• Successfully complete 60 full days during the student teaching internship.

To graduate and be recommended for certification, teacher candidates must have successfully completed the PRAXIS II Principles of Learning and Teaching and all 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.

A minimum grade point average of 3.0 is necessary to complete the Master of Teaching in Physical Education degree program. These requirements may be appealed by applicants through requests to the Dean of the School of Education and the Associate Dean of the Graduate College.

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)
  Human Anatomy (3/4) and/or Human Physiology (3/4) or Anatomy/Physiology (6/8) with laboratory
• Statistics or Tests & Measurement (3)
• Adolescent Psychology (3)
• Child Psychology (3)

Proof of current American Red Cross certification in First Aid and CPR must be submitted prior to the internship.

Course Requirements:

Transcripts will be evaluated against the following list of required courses in physical education. Guidelines from the National Association for Sport and Physical Education (NASPE) are used to determine courses that students take in either graduate or undergraduate school. The M.A.T. in Physical Education will require forty-two (42) total hours in the program and of that number thirty three (33) must be taken at the graduate level. Each student is assigned an advisor from the School of Education and from The Department of Health, Exercise, & Sport Science. Both advisors will examine transcripts and develop a program of study for each student.

The 27 hours of required professional education courses must be at the graduate level. No undergraduate course credit may be substituted for required professional education requirements.

Professional Education Requirements – 27 semester hours

The Professional Internship requires that a minimum of sixty (60) full days be spent in the schools, and during the Professional Internship, it will not be possible for the teacher candidate to take any additional courses.

Content Field Courses

To complete this MAT in Physical Education degree program, a student must successfully complete both content field required courses and three of the four content field approved elective courses.

Content Field Required Courses - 6 semester hours

Content Field Approved Elective Courses - 9 semester hours

Field Experiences:

Many education courses require field experiences that vary from course to course and are related to specific course objectives. All field experiences provide opportunities for Master’s candidates to develop pedagogical knowledge and skills. At a minimum, teacher candidates are expected to successfully complete 100 hours of field experiences prior to the Professional Internship that is an additional sixty (60) days.

Course Listings and Descriptions:

HESS-505—Motor Development and Motor Learning
Three Credit Hours
Study of appropriate learning theories, and heredity and environmental factors that influence learning and performance of gross motor skills.

HESS-524—Historical & Philosophical Foundations & Principles of Physical Education
Three Credit Hours
This course acquaints students with historical and philosophical foundations and principles of the physical education profession.

HESS-525—Scientific Principles of Physical Education, Health, Exercise, & Sport Science
Three Credit Hours
This course introduces students to the study of effects of exercise, physical activity, and work on various physical fitness components, as well as analysis of the human body in motion, sports objects in motion, and forces acting upon animate and inanimate objects/bodies.
Prerequisite: A biology, chemistry, or physics course and two human anatomy and/or physiology courses.

HESS-526—Physical Education Curriculum
Three Credit Hours
A review of curricula and curricular models available for teaching physical education, grades K-12, including constructing, implementing, and evaluating developmentally appropriate movement and physical fitness experiences for elementary, middle, and secondary school
learners from various backgrounds. courses.

HESS-527—Content & Methods of Teaching School Health Education & Health-Related Aspects of Physical Fitness
Three Credit Hours
This course teaches content and prepares students in teaching styles, methodologies, and assessment techniques for health education curricula in K-12 schools.
Prerequisite: A health and wellness course.

HESS-528—Content & Methods of Teaching Rhythmic Activities & Movement Education
Three Credit Hours
This course teaches content and prepares students in teaching methodologies for fundamental rhythmic activities and movement education in grades K-12, including basic locomotor skills, creative rhythmic activities, dances (traditional, folk, square, social, line),
and aerobics.
Prerequisite: HESS 550 or permission of the instructor.

HESS-533—Content & Methods of Teaching Elementary School Physical Education
Three Credit Hours
This course teaches content and theoretical and practical study of teaching progressively graded programs of activities for elementary school students, grades K-5.
Prerequisite: HESS 550 or permission of the instructor.

HESS-534—Accomodating Persons with Disabilities in Sport & Physical Activity
Three Credit Hours
Study of legal, ethical, and practical definitions of involving people with disabilities in physical activity, physical education, and sport.

HESS-540—Research Techniques & Methods of Analyzing Research in Health, Exercise, and Sport Science I
Three Credit Hours
A course designed to introduce procedures for conducting, evaluating, and applying research in health, exercise, and sport science including an understanding of fundamental research design, data collection, and data analysis.
Prerequisite: EDUC 512 or a course in statistics or tests and measurements.

HESS-550—Instructional Aspects of Physical Education
Three Credit Hours
This course is designed to discuss theories of instruction in physical education settings including environmental arrangements, task presentation, content development, and feedback. Practical
applications of these principles to small peer group settings using open and closed gross motor skills will be included.

HESS-551—Content and Methods of Teaching Secondary Physical Education
Three Credit Hours
This course is designed to develop both the pedagogical skills of teacher candidates as well as content knowledge in teaching team and individual/dual sports. Emphasis is placed on planning, teaching, and evaluating physical education lessons designed for large groups in secondary settings. Additional emphasis is placed on candidate skill development in team and individual/dual sports.
Prerequisite: HESS 550 or permission of the instructor.

HESS-620—Professional Internship in Teaching
Six Credit Hours
A requirement for teacher certification, observation and teaching in approved schools under approved supervising teachers and supervision by college professor. Two placements are required: one in an elementary school setting and one in a secondary school setting. A field experience component of a miniumum of 60 days is required.
Prerequisites: Please refer to program requirements.