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Fall 2025 Graduate Catalog

Chemistry, MAT
School of Professional Development
Degrees Awarded: Master of Arts in Teaching Chemistry
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 Advisor

Susan Oatis, PhD
Undergraduate and Graduate Advisor, Chemistry
(631) 632-1571
Susan.Oatis@stonybrook.edu

Department Website

The Master of Arts in Teaching Chemistry program is designed as a course of study leading to New York State certification for teaching Chemistry 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 Departments of Chemistry, I-STEM, and D-TALE, is designed for those who have little or no previous coursework in education or formal classroom teaching experience.

 

MAT Admissions

Application Website

  • 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

Note: Courses not listed are selected with the approval of a departmental advisor

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.