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May 17, 2025
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Fall 2025 Graduate Catalog
Italian, MAT
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Degrees Awarded
Master of Arts in Teaching in Italian
Bachelor of Arts in Italian with Teacher Preparation Option/ Master of Arts in Teaching in Italian
Bachelor of Arts in Italian and Linguistics with Teacher Preparation Option/ Master of Arts in Teaching in Italian
Director of the Foreign Language Teacher Preparation Program: Sarah Jourdain
Email: Sarah.Jourdain@stonybrook.edu
Phone: (631) 632-7440
Faculty Advisor for the MAT in Italian: Kathleen de Riesthal
Email: kathleen.deriesthal@stonybrook.edu
Program Website
The Master of Arts in Teaching program is designed as a course of study leading to New York State certification for teaching Italian in secondary schools (grades 7-12), with an extension option for grades K-6. This program, which is offered in collaboration with the University’s Department of Languages & Cultural Studies, the School of Professional Development, and D-TALE, is designed for those who have little or no previous coursework in education or formal classroom teaching experience.
Career Pathways
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Admission Requirements
Application Website - Application essay.
- A bachelor’s degree with an academic major (or a minimum of 36 credits) in the program language. Transcript must reflect a 3.0 minimum cumulative GPA as well as a 3.0 minimum GPA in language studies.
- 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 47 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. Language, Literature and Culture - 15 credits
Students choose from the courses listed below; those not listed are selected with the approval of a departmental advisor. Courses not listed are selected with the approval of a departmental advisor Professional Studies in Education - 26 credits
Additional Requirements
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. Speak to your graduate program director for more information and approval. Supervised Student Teaching - 6 credits
Prior to student teaching, students must participate in an official ACTFL OPI (Oral Proficiency Interview) and receive a minimum spoken proficiency rating of Advanced-Low as defined in the ACTFL Proficiency Guidelines-Speaking (1999). Students must contact Language Testing International (LTI) and arrange for either a face-to-face OPI or a phone interview. Written Project
Students in all degree programs will be required to complete a four-week foreign language teaching module specifically designed for the Supervised Student Teaching project. Field Experience and Clinical Practice
Students will be required to complete 100 clock hours of field experience related to coursework prior to student teaching or practica. These experiences include practicing skills for interacting with parents, experiences in high-need schools, and experiences with each of the following student populations: socio-economically disadvantaged students, students who are English Language Learners, and students with disabilities. Teacher Certification
Additional Requirements for Certification In addition to the stated course and program requirements listed in this section, New York State also has workshop, fingerprinting and other requirements for certification, which can be found on the SPD website. Workshops and Fingerprinting To be certified in New York State, candidates must take a selection of workshops and must be fingerprinted. For descriptions and registration links, visit Certification and Licensing Workshops. Language Requirement New York State certification requires at least one year (6 credits) of college-level study of a foreign language. Satisfaction of SBU’s SBC LANG fulfills the foreign language requirement. |
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