Dec 09, 2024  
2024-2025 Academic Catalog 
    
2024-2025 Academic Catalog

Teaching, MAT

Location(s): Main Campus


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Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) results in both licensure and a master’s degree. 

Choose one or more Content Specific Methods and Practicum


Students select from below depending on their endorsement areas

(EDUC 516  must be taken before or concurrently with one of the 540 classes)

Scholarly Capstone Experiences


Note:


*Must be completed within three years after the student teaching semester.

Application Capstone Experiences


State Mandated Liberal Arts Courses


Minimum of five courses from four different departments. EDUC 506  may be used as one of the courses.

English Composition


(2-4 credits required)

One Science Course


(3-4 credits required)

Math Proficiency:


(0-4 credits required)

MATH 105  or higher level course, MATH 105  or higher level CLEP exam, or the math proficiency exam available through the Academic Resource Center.

Humanities and Social Sciences


(History, English, Communications, Psychology, Sociology, Political Science, Religion, Philosophy, Economics): (15-20 credits required)

Note:


Some candidates may be required to take additional content area courses.

Transition to Teaching (TtoT) Licensure Program


Candidates seeking graduate level initial licensure, but not a master’s degree, may complete the T toT Program. Candidates complete all of the course work and requirements for the MAT Degree Program with the exception of EDUC 573 - Master’s Project .

Graduate Endorsement Programs


Simpson offers three endorsement programs, for previously licensed teachers, at the graduate level: early childhood, reading, and special education (Instructional Strategist I at the elementary and secondary levels). Candidates enrolled in the MAT or T to T programs may seek an additional graduate level endorsement in special education (Instructional Strategist I) only.

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