Licensure / Master of Arts in Teaching Special Education
The MAT program in special education is designed to prepare teachers with various educational backgrounds as teachers of students with moderate disabilities in pre-K–8 and 5–12 grade levels. Today's demanding education environment requires teachers who consistently demonstrate gentleness in relationships and excellence in both teaching content and applying techniques.

The MAT in special education emphasizes:

• The role of the teacher as direct provider, collaborator, and connector to community-based learning
• The context of the student as family member, classroom/school participant, and society contributor
• The curriculum as the sum total of all the activities in which a student engages to achieve appropriate knowledge, skills, and values

For additional information, including a schedule of day and evening classes:

Leona McCaughey-Oreszak, EdD, Program Director
P.O. Box 1002, Regis College
Email: leona.mccaughey-oreszak@regiscollege.edu
Phone: 781-768-7421

Students employed as Catholic school teachers are eligible for a gradute education scholarship in addition to financial aid.  Please contact the Office of Financial Aid or Dr. McCaughey-Oreszak for additional information.

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Initial Licensure Program (18 credits)
Candidates with a bachelor's degree, but no formal teaching experience, may earn their initial license in Moderate Special Needs (pre-K–8; 5–12) by completing the following courses (all are three credits) Effective May 2010. 

• ED 515 Contemporary Issues in Special Education
• ED 517 Assessment of Students with Special Needs
• ED 518 Literacy Development Including Special Needs*
• ED 519A/B Curriculum Adaptations/Differentiated Instruction for Students with Special Needs*
• ED 521 Classroom Management for Students with Special Needs in Inclusive Classrooms
• ED 402 Initial Practicum/Seminar

* These two courses are field-based and require candidates to spend a minimum of 75 hours in school settings. While in a school, candidates observe, tutor, and where possible teach in both small and large group settings.

MTEL Requirements (Teacher Testing)
In order to be accepted into the initial licensure program, candidates must pass the Communication/Literacy Test while taking the first two courses in the initial licensure program.

In order to register for the practicum (student teaching), candidates must pass the following:

• Foundations of Reading Test
• General Curriculum Test or appropriate Secondary Subject Area Test

To continue the program & earn the MAT Degree (Moderate Special Needs), candidates complete:

• ED 512 Children's Language and Learning or
• ED 522 Teaching English Language Learners
• ED 516 Developmental Issues and Learning in Children with Special Needs
• ID 510 or ID 511 Natural Sciences in the Classroom 
• ID 512 or ID 513 Humanities in the Classroom
• ID 514 Social Sciences in the Classroom
• ED 610 Research Seminar

Total Credits: 18

MAT Degree Program—Professional Licensure (30 credits)
Candidates who have already earned their initial licensure and wish to earn a master's degree and professional licensure must complete the following three-credit courses:

• ED 511 Teaching Today: Social Aspects
• ED 512 Children's Language and Learning 
• ED 516 Developmental Issues and Learning in Children with Special Needs
• ID 510 or ID 511 Natural Sciences in the Classroom 
• ID 512 or ID 513 Humanities in the Classroom
• ID 514 Social Sciences in the Classroom
• ED 520 Children's Literature
• ED 522 Teaching English Language Learners
• ED 610 Research Seminar
• ED 611 Clinical Practicum

Total Credits: 30 Credits

Graduate program courses are offered in each of four sessions: fall, spring, summer session I, and summer session II.