The Master of Arts in Educational Psychology degree at
Marist College meets the New York State requirements for Professional Teaching Certification. Marist College offers an innovative Master of Arts program for teachers with initial certification. The Professional Education Unit at Marist
College is accredited by the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE), www.ncate.org. This accreditation covers initial teacher preparation programs and advanced educator preparation programs at Marist College located in Poughkeepsie, New York.
Our goal is to prepare reflective professionals who think critically and work collaboratively to help all students learn.
In recognition of the busy and tightly scheduled lives of professional educators today, the program takes advantage of superior Marist online resources to combine on campus and online courses. There is a campus residence requirement of one extended week in summer sessions, on the beautiful campus in Poughkeepsie, NY, continuing with four weeks online study during the rest of the summer. Fall and Spring semester courses are completely asynchronous online using the Sakai – iLearn system.
Summer – Year 1 (6 credits, on campus & online)
Track 1 and 2
EPSY 506 Content Area Assessment and
Portfolio Development (3 credits)
EPSY 650 Building a Community of Learners (3 credits)
Fall – Year 1 (6 credits, online) Track 1 and 2
EPSY 505 Advanced Educational Psychology (3 credits)
EPSY 640 Social Foundations of Education (3 credits)
Spring – Year 1 (6 credits, online)
Track 1 – Childhood
EPSY 605 Educational Assessment & Evaluation (3 credits)
EPSY 582 Teaching the Humanities and Social Studies
(3 credits)
Track 2 – Adolescence/Middle School
EPSY 605 Educational Assessment & Evaluation (3 credits)
EPSY 585 Early Adolescent Development (3 credits)
Summer – Year 2 (6 credits, on campus & online)
Track 1 – Childhood
EPSY 581 Visual Models for Understanding Mathematics
(3 credits)
EPSY 583 Engaged in Science Education (3 credits)
Two Tracks of the Master of Arts are offered. Track 1 meets the requirements for Professional Certification in Childhood
Education (Grades 1-6) for teachers with initial certification in this area. Track 2 is designed for teachers with initial certification in one of the Adolescence Education content areas
(History, Chemistry, Biology, Mathematics, French, Spanish, and English), and meets the requirements for Professional
Certification in Adolescence (Grades 7-12), and also leads to
Middle School Extension certification (Grades 5-6).
Track 2 – Adolescence/Middle School
EPSY 586 Instructional Strategies for Middle School
Education (3 credits)
And select one of the following:
EPSY 581 Visual Models for Understanding Mathematics or
(3 credits)
EPSY 583 Engaged in Science Education (3 credits)
This unique 36-credit cohort based program is designed to be completed in two years. During the first summer session students will begin training in effective strategies for online learning and electronic research. The program concludes with a capstone project by defending in the last semester in the program an electronic portfolio (based on the National
Board of Professional Teaching Standards); work on portfolio starts in the second year in the program.
Fall - Year 2 (6 credits, online) Track 1 and 2
EPSY 620 Lifespan Development (3 credits)
EPSY 510 Integration of Learning Theories (3 credits)
Spring - Year 2 (6 credits, online) Track 1 and 2
EPSY 630 Teaching Content Area Literacy (3 credits)
EPSY 660 Educational Research (3 credits) THE MARIST ONLINE LEARNING
SUPPORT ENVIRONMENT
Marist has a long history of collaborative research and development, including Marist/IBM collaboration, to build outstanding online learning environments. As a result Marist now has cutting-edge technology platforms and includes the traditional services of email, chat, discussion groups, web servers, as well as iLearn, a dynamic and flexible system for offering online coursework. This graduate program takes full advantage of these resources.
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BENEFITS OF ENROLLING IN
THE HYBRID PROGRAM
• Two short hybrid summer sessions on Marist campus and online
• Online course work during the school year
• Completed in two years, summers included
• NYS Professional Certification in Childhood Education
OR
• NYS Professional Certification in Adolescence Education with Middle School Extension
• Training in eLearning technology
• Development of an electronic portfolio
ADMISSIONS REQUIREMENTS
• Graduate admissions application (available online at http://www.marist.edu/gradapp)
• $50.00 application fee (non-refundable)
• Minimum 3.0 cumulative GPA required
• Official undergraduate/graduate transcripts from all institutions attended
• Two letters of recommendation (one from former professors)
• A current résumé
• A personal essay
• Copy of initial teaching certificate (Admission Office will print from NYSED site–only required if seeking
Professional Teacher Certification)
• In person or phone interview with the Director of
Graduate Education Programs
• The interview process involves a short written task
APPLICATION DEADLINE
April 1
* applications after deadline will be reviewed on a
case-by-case basis.
TUITION & COSTS (2014-2015)
Tuition
Tuition Deposit
$333.00 per credit
$250.00
CONTACT INFORMATION
Marist College
Office of Graduate Admission
Poughkeepsie, New York 12601–1387
Phone: 888.877.7900
E-mail: graduate@marist.edu
Web: www.marist.edu/graduate
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