MAT English

The Master of Arts in Teaching degree program is designed for two categories of applicants. Applicants in Category one are those students who hold a baccalaureate degree in a field other than teacher education, with a major in an area not taught in grades K12. Examples of such majors are: criminal justice and social welfare. Applicants in Category two are those students who hold a baccalaureate degree in a field other than teacher education, but have a major in an area taught in K12 schools. Such majors include art, English, health, mathematics, science, social studies, speech pathology and audiology, physical education, and foreign language. However, regardless of the student s academic major at the bachelor s degree level, he/ she is free to pursue any option in the MAT program. Each English Program graduate student (M.A.T. / M.Ed.) will be responsible for making a presentation to a panel of graduate professors and students on a topic related to English and English Education. This presentation should be well informed and reflect original thought. It should discuss pedagogical issues and explicitly address both state and NCATE standards.