MAT Spanish at Stony Brook University

Programme overview

The MA in Teaching in Spanish leads to New York State certification for teaching Spanish in secondary schools (grades 7-12), with an extension option for grades 5-6. It is offered with the Department of Hispanic Languages and Literature, the School of Professional Development and D-TALE, for students with little or no prior education coursework or classroom experience.

Faculty: School of Professional Development | Department: Foreign Language Teacher Preparation Program (with Hispanic Languages and Literature) | Duration: 47 credits; must be completed within 5 years of admission | Study mode: full-time | Location: Stony Brook, NY, United States

What you will study

47 credits: 15 credits in language, literature and culture (e.g. Historical Linguistics, Spanish Linguistics, Hispanic Cultures, Practicum in the Teaching of Spanish), 26 credits of professional studies in education (e.g. Education: Theory and Practice, Special Education, Human Development, Methods: Foreign Language, Curriculum Development) and 6 credits of supervised student teaching in grades 7-9 and 10-12, with 100 clock hours of field experience and a four-week teaching module project.

Career pathways

Secondary school Spanish teacher (grades 7-12) with New York State certification.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Application essay; a bachelor's degree with an academic major (or minimum 36 credits) in Spanish, with a 3.0 minimum cumulative GPA and a 3.0 minimum GPA in language studies; three letters of recommendation (two from college faculty, preferably in the major area); personal interview where the departmental committee deems it desirable. Before student teaching, an ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview with a minimum rating of Advanced-Low is required.

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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