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May 17, 2025
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Fall 2025 Graduate Catalog
Physics, MAT
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School of Professional Development
Degrees Awarded: Master of Arts in Teaching Physics
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
Angela M. Kelly, PhD
Undergraduate and Graduate Advisor
(631) 632-9750
Angela.Kelly@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 Physics 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 and the University’s Department of Physics and Astronomy, is designed for those who have little or no previous coursework in education or formal classroom teaching experience.
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MAT Admissions
Application Website - Application essay.
- A Bachelor of Science in Physics degree from Stony Brook or equivalent requiring a minimum of 37 credits of physics. Transcript must reflect a 3.0 minimum cumulative GPA as well as a 3.0 minimum GPA in science courses.
- Additional science competency courses are required in biology, chemistry, and either geology or astronomy. These courses will be selected in consultation with the Program Advisor.
- 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 are selected with the approval of a departmental advisor. The following courses represent a sample program: 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 OR LIN 544: Language Acquisition and Literacy Development
- CEE 565 OR PSY 595: 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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