Program Contact: Christina Pavlak 203-582-3199
Our Dual-Degree BS/MAT program allows you to gain the hands-on skills needed to thrive in an elementary, secondary, or special education classroom. This program enables you to seamlessly complete both your undergraduate and graduate studies in just five years. Our immersive, hands-on curriculum consists of classes, internships, and student teaching experiences to shape you as a leader in education.
First-year candidates: When you apply to Quinnipiac, please state that you are interested in becoming a teacher, or you want to explore your options to become a teacher. Once you indicate that teaching might be for you, our faculty and advisers will help you to choose the courses you need.
Current Quinnipiac student candidates: By the spring of your sophomore year, please contact the Office of Graduate Admissions to indicate you would like to learn more about becoming a teacher and complete the application. The School of Education faculty members review your grade point average (GPA) and will request an interview with you as part of your continuation in the dual-degree program.
Students in this program must complete all the requirements of the BS in Environmental Science and the MAT. The following table is a representative progression through those requirements. Students should work with their advisers on a plan that ensures their academic progression.
Freshman | ||
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Fall Semester | Credits | |
BIO 101 & 101L |
General Biology I and General Bio Lab I,General Biology I Lab |
4 |
CHE 110 & 110L |
General Chemistry I and General Chemistry I Lab |
4 |
ED 140 | Introduction to Public Education and the Teaching Profession | 1 |
EN 101 | Introduction to Academic Reading and Writing | 3 |
FYS 101 | First-Year Seminar | 3 |
Credits | 15 | |
Spring Semester | ||
BIO 102 & 102L |
General Biology II and General Biology Lab II |
4 |
CHE 111 & 111L |
General Chemistry II and General Chemistry II Lab |
4 |
ED 250 | Diversity, Dispositions and Multiculturalism | 3 |
EN 102 | Academic Writing and Research | 3 |
ENV 350 | Environmental Studies Practicum | 3 |
Credits | 17 | |
Sophomore | ||
Fall Semester | ||
CHE 210 & 210L |
Organic Chemistry I and Organic Chemistry I Lab |
4 |
ED 260 | Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education | 3 |
ENV 101 | Introduction to Environmental Studies | 3 |
ENV 220 & 220L |
Environmental Science and Environmental Science Lab |
4 |
PS 101 | Introduction to Psychology | 3 |
Credits | 17 | |
Spring Semester | ||
ENV Science Elective | 4 | |
GP 240 | Fundamentals of Geographic Information Systems | 3 |
HS 131 or HS 132 |
US History to 1877,U.S. History to 1877 or U.S. History Since Reconstruction |
3 |
PL 226 | Environmental Ethics | 3 |
PS 236 | Child and Adolescent Development | 3 |
Credits | 16 | |
Junior | ||
Fall Semester | ||
ED 341 & 341L |
Learning and Teaching the Developing Child and Learning and Teaching: Pedagogy Field Lab I |
4 |
ENV 390 | Environmental Writing | 3 |
ENV Science Elective | 4 | |
MA 275 | Biostatistics | 3 |
Credits | 14 | |
Spring Semester | ||
ED 343 & 343L |
Advanced Learning and Teaching in Secondary Classrooms and Advanced Learning and Teaching: Secondary Assessment Field Lab II |
4 |
ENV 230 | Sustainable Development | 3 |
ENV Elective | 3 | |
Language Course | 3 | |
UC Elective | 3 | |
Credits | 16 | |
Senior | ||
Fall Semester | ||
ED 409 & 409L |
Reading and Writing Across the Curriculum and English Language Arts Field Lab III |
4 |
ED 477 | Teaching English Language Learners in the Mainstream Classroom | 3 |
ENV Science Elective | 4 | |
ENV Science Elective | 4 | |
Credits | 15 | |
Spring Semester | ||
BIO 515 and 515L or CHE 515 and 515L | 4 | |
Elective | 3 | |
IDS 400 | Transdisciplinary Project | 3 |
SPED 552 & ED 452L |
Teaching in the Inclusive Classroom and Inclusive Classroom Secondary Field Lab IV |
4 |
Credits | 14 | |
Fifth Year | ||
Fall Semester | ||
ED 503 | Advanced Teaching Methods in Secondary Science | 3 |
ED 502 & 502L |
Teaching Methods in Secondary Biology and Science Laboratory Safety Course |
4 |
ED 514 | Internship I | 1 |
ED 693 | Research I | 2 |
Credits | 10 | |
Spring Semester | ||
ED 601 | Student Teaching | 6 |
ED 515 | Internship and Career Development Seminar | 1 |
ED 694 | Research II | 2 |
Credits | 9 | |
Total Credits | 143 |