MAT French at Stony Brook University

Programme overview

The Master of Arts in Teaching in French leads to New York State certification for teaching French in secondary schools (grades 7-12), with an extension option for grades K-6. It is offered with the Department of Languages and Cultural Studies and is designed for candidates with little or no prior education coursework or classroom experience. Combined BA/MAT options with French or French and Linguistics are available.

Faculty: School of Professional Development | Department: Languages and Cultural Studies / Foreign Language Teacher Preparation | Duration: 47 credits; complete within 5 years of admission | Study mode: full-time | Location: Stony Brook, NY, United States

What you will study

47 credits: 15 credits of language, literature and culture (e.g. Stylistics, Phonetics, French Civilization, 19th-Century and 20th/21st-Century Literature, Business French), 23 credits of professional education (e.g. Methods: Foreign Language, Curriculum Development, Special Education, Human Development, field experiences), and 9 credits of supervised student teaching and seminar in grades 7-9 and 10-12, with a Teacher Candidate Work Sample as the written project. An ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview rating of at least Advanced-Low is required before student teaching.

Career pathways

Secondary school French teaching (grades 7-12) with New York State certification.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Application essay; bachelor's degree with an academic major (or minimum 36 credits) in French or equivalent, with 3.0 minimum cumulative GPA and 3.0 GPA in language studies; three letters of recommendation, two from faculty with whom the applicant studied; interview where deemed desirable.

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Graduate applications are for fall entry with funding consideration; deadlines and any other entry terms vary by program.

Graduate School: the application fee is $100 (limited exceptions). Applications are submitted online through the Slate portal. Minimum cumulative GPA 3.00 on a 4.00 scale; GRE scores are listed on the application checklist and three letters of recommendation are required. Deadlines vary by program; for fall applications considered for funding the deadline is typically January 15.

Apply through the official page: https://www.stonybrook.edu/grad/admissions/apply-graduate-programs.html

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