Master of Arts in Teaching
The Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) degree is intended for students who wish to become certified in teaching at the secondary level (grades 6-12) in a single subject. Students will learn how to lead a classroom, plan lessons, assess student learning, reflect on their own teaching, and improve their practice over time. The program will prepare students to teach Science (specialized by content area), Mathematics, or English.
This one-year, cohort program begins in the summer, and students complete the program at the end of the following spring semester. Students complete a year-long internship with a partner school to gain intensive classroom experience by the time they complete the program. Students in this program will have an academic major or at least 30 credit hours of undergraduate coursework in the subject they wish to teach.
The degree awarded to students who complete this program will be a Master of Arts in Teaching (M.A.T.) with an Institutional Recommendation for Teacher Certification.
