Teaching, MAT

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The Master of Arts in Teaching is an exciting and innovative graduate program that prepares students to teach in Texas public schools. By exploring the roles of teacher as researcher, scholar-practitioner and educational leader, the master’s program cultivates a learning community of faculty and students through dialogue and critical inquiry. This program is designed for students who have earned an undergraduate degree but are not certified to teach. In addition to courses that explore educational research, curriculum and instructional design, students receive certification through a certification sequence. The learning outcomes of this 30-hour graduate degree program are based on the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education professional standards.

Admission Process

Interested applicants must meet the following criteria in order to be accepted into the MAT program:

Undergraduate degree from an accredited college or university
Minimum 2.75 GPA overall and/or the last 60 hours of coursework
Passing score on TExES Pre-Admission Content Test

Program Requirements

Pedagogy:

SEED 5312 - The 21st Century EC-12 Student Credit(s): 3
SEED 5314 - Curriculum and Instructional Design for All Learners Credit(s): 3
SEED 5316 - Assessment for Diverse Contemporary Classrooms Credit(s): 3
SEED 5318 - Motivating and Managing the Active Learning Environment Credit(s): 3
SEED 5343 - Pedagogical Content Knowledge and the Professional Educator Credit(s): 3
SEED 5345 - Professional Certification and Ethics Credit(s):

Clinical Experience:

Three hours from:

SEED 5141 - PBIC Internship/First Semester Credit(s): 1 To 6
and
SEED 5142 - Field Intern/Second Semester Credit(s): 1 To 6
or
SEED 5344 - Clinical Experience in Curriculum and Instruction Credit(s): 3

Electives:

Six(6) hours of SEED or CIED electives as advised.

Capstone

Capstone course requires a grade of B or better.

SEED 5395 - Comprehensive Synthesis Seminar Credit(s): 3