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May 17, 2025
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Fall 2025 Graduate Catalog
Biology, MAT
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School of Professional Development
Degrees Awarded
Master of Arts in Teaching in Biology
Bachelor of Science in Biology with Teacher Preparation Option/Master of Arts in Teaching in Biology
Contact Information - Science Education
Keith Sheppard
Email: Keith.Sheppard@stonybrook.edu
Phone: (631) 632-2989
Linda Padwa
Email: Linda.Padwa@stonybrook.edu
Phone: (631) 632-7075
Program Advisors
Rachel Pilero
Undergraduate Advisor
(631) 632-8571
Rachel.Pilero@stonybrook.edu
Zuzana Zachar, PhD
Graduate Advisor, Biology
(631) 632-8970
Zuzana.Zachar@stonybrook.edu
Department Website
The Master of Arts in Teaching program is designed as a course of study leading to New York State certification for teaching Biology in secondary schools (grades 7-12), with an extension option for grades 5-6. Candidates admitted may also qualify for a General Science Extension for grades 7-12. This program, offered in collaboration with the School of Professional Development, the University’s Department of Biochemistry and Cell Biology and D-TALE, is designed for those who have little or no previous coursework in education or formal classroom teaching experience.
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MAT Admissions
BS/BA degree in biology (including two semesters chemistry, two semesters organic chemistry, two semesters physics, at least one semester of calculus, and one semester of statistics); GPA of 3.0 overall. - Application essay.
- A bachelor’s degree with an academic major (or a minimum of 36 credits) in the content field. Transcript must reflect a 2.75 minimum cumulative GPA as well as a 3.0 minimum GPA in science courses.
- One year of college-level study of a foreign language with a grade of “C” or better (this may include American Sign Language)
- Three letters of recommendation. Two of the three recommendations must be from faculty with whom you have completed a course of study at the college level. It would be preferable that these faculty be in the area of your major.
- In those cases where the departmental admissions committee deems it desirable, personal interviews with departmental representatives may be necessary.
MAT Program Requirements
The degree program consists of 44 credits, distributed among the areas listed below. Unless otherwise noted, each course is three credits. All degree requirements must be completed within five (5) years from the semester date of admission as a matriculated student. Graduate Science Courses- 15 credits
Courses not listed are selected with the approval of a departmental advisor Notes
- With prior approval of the MAT Biology program director, you may choose a content course from one of the master’s or PhD programs in Marine Science, Genetics, Molecular & Cellular Biology and Ecology & Evolution to satisfy requirements in this area.
- In addition to courses listed above, candidates need to complete a course in one of the Earth and Space Sciences in consultation with the program advisor. Completion of an ESS course prior to admission to the MAT Biology program may meet this requirement.
Professional Studies in Education - 23 credits
Note
At the program director’s discretion, an undergraduate course from a registered and approved program may be approved as a substitution for any of the courses listed below. In all cases, the undergraduate course must have been completed with a B or higher and the student must then take a different graduate pedagogy course to fulfill the graduate credits required for the graduate degree. - CEE 505: Education: Theory and Practice
- CEF 547: Principles and Practices of Special Education
- CEE 594 : Language Acquisition and Literacy Development
- CEE 565 : Human Development
Speak to your graduate program director for more information and approval. Supervised Student Teaching - 6 credits
Written Project
Students will be required to complete a teaching project approved by the sponsoring department. |
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