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Special Education Licensure, (MAT)
University of Memphis

USA

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About this course

What will I learn?

Program RequirementsStudents seeking licensure and the MAT degree must take a minimum of 30-46 graduate semester hours, depending on program and licensure area. Minimum hours may increase depending on licensure requirements. Students who are employed by a school district on a Practitioner License may have the Level III (clinical teaching semester) waived if they provide the necessary documentation to verify one year of successful teaching experience in their area of licensure with a composite Teacher Evaluation Score of 3.0 or higher. Students in this category should contact the Teacher Education Office in 202 Ball Hall for specific requirements. Please note that all initial licensure candidates, including candidates who on a Job-Embedded Practitioners License, must take ICL 7993, either along with clinical teaching semester or the last semester before applying for license if working on a Practitioner License. This course serves as the culminating experience and will require successful completion of the Teacher Performance Assessment (edTPA) to be able to be recommended for licensure.Special Education Licensure Program RequirementsStudents seeking Special Education Licensure and the MAT degree must complete the following requirements:Special Education Level I Licensure Requirements:EDPR 7111 - Child Development & Education Credit Hours: 3SPED 7000 - Intro Excptional Learnr Credit Hours: (3)orSPED 7001 - Test Meas Excp Chl/Adul Credit Hours: (3)orPSYC 7800 - Intro School Psychology Credit Hours: (3)ICL 7105 - Lang/Comm Inclusive Classrm Credit Hours: (3)ICL 7106 - Prof/Eth Prac Inclusive Class Credit Hours: (3)Special Education Level II and III Licensure Requirements:SPED 7211 - Academic Instruct Sped Credit Hours: (3)SPED 7212 - Content Methods in Special Edu Credit Hours: (3)SPED 7221 - Behavior Mgmt Spec Ed Credit Hours: (3)SPED 7241 - Superv Practicm In Sped Credit Hours: (3-9)orPSYC 7808 - Psychoed Assessmnt III Credit Hours: (3)ICL 7993 - Professional Seminar Credit Hours: (3)Licensure areas (choose one):Interventionist:LITL 7553 - Literacy Dev K-4 Credit Hours: (3)Comprehensive (K-12):SPED 6000 - Meth/Mat Modrt/Sevr Dis Credit Hours: (3)SPED 6601 - Student Phys/Health Dis Credit Hours: (3)SPED 7042 - Fld Exp/Comprehen Sped Credit Hours: (3-6)Early Childhood (PreK-1):SPED 6601 - Student Phys/Health Dis Credit Hours: (3)SPED 7121 - Ed Prog Presc Ed/Disbl Credit Hours: (3)SPED 7141 - Field Exper Early Child Credit Hours: (3-6)

Which department am I in?

College of Education

Study options

Full Time (3 Semesters)

Tuition fees
US$18,990.00 per year
Late Fee - $200
Start date

January 2027

Venue

Memphis Main Campus

3720 Alumni Ave,

Memphis,

Tennessee,

38152, South, United States

Full Time (3 Semesters)

Tuition fees
US$18,990.00 per year
Late Fee - $200
Start date

August 2027

Venue

Memphis Main Campus

3720 Alumni Ave,

Memphis,

Tennessee,

38152, South, United States

Entry requirements

For international students

Baccalaureate Degree: The applicant must provide an official transcript showing that a bachelors degree was awarded by an accredited college or university. If you are a UofM undergraduate student applying to Graduate School at UofM, you do not need to request that an official transcript be sent to Graduate Admissions. This office has access to your transcript. In addition, transcripts from any other college or university attended may be requested. Only transcripts received directly from an issuing institution are considered official. Personal copies are not acceptable as official documents.

GPA: The applicant must have earned an acceptable grade point average, typically a minimum of 2.5 on a scale of 4.0, but departments may make exceptions for students whose overall GPA does not adequately reflect their ability to succeed in their chosen field.

English proficiency test scores accepted by the University:

  • Duolingo English Test-110 or higher on the overall score.
  • TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) 550 or higher on the paper version, 80 or higher on the internet-based test
  • IELTS (International English Language Testing System)- 6.5 or higher
  • PTE (Pearson Test of English) - 59 or higher

*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.

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