Secondary Education, MAT

Teach the topics that interest you most with our program.

DEGREE:

Master of Arts in Teaching (M.A.T.)

LOCATION:

Online

TIME REQUIRED:

36 Credit Hours

Course Requirements

What You'll Learn in the mat program

You'll be qualified to teach middle and high school in Kentucky public and private schools. You will learn in-demand skills like speaking, writing, working with others, thinking critically, and being professional.

Curriculum Developer
Education Consultant
Education Policy Analyst
Educational Administrator
High School Teacher
Middle School Teacher
School Counselor
Special Education Teacher (for secondary level)
Subject Area Teacher (e.g., English Teacher, Math Teacher, Science Teacher)

Clark County Public Schools - Kentucky
Fayette County Public Schools (KY)
Floyd County Schools
Jefferson County Public Schools
Russell Independent Schools

Option Six and the traditional program

Option Six Program: A student is admitted to the Option Six program for middle grades 5-9 or secondary MAT when he/she obtains a full-time teaching position within a Kentucky-accredited school. At that time a temporary provisional certificate can be issued, valid for one year and must be renewed each additional year through the MAT program for a total of three years.

<Traditional Program: A student will be admitted to the traditional program for middle grades 5-9 or secondary MAT if he/she wishes to complete the student teaching requirement as per KY EPSB regulations.

Admission to the secondary education mat program

You must be accepted for graduate study at MSU.

Apply to graduate school

In addition, you must:

Have a 2.75 GPA earned in an undergraduate or graduate degree or a 3.0 GPA on the last 30 hours of credit completed including graduate and undergraduate work.
Successful completion of the Praxis Pre-Professional Skills Test or Core Academic Skills for Educators (CORE).
The Graduate Record Exam (GRE) was administered by the Education Testing Service with the following corresponding minimum scores on the corresponding sections: verbal reasoning, 150; quantitative reasoning, 143; and analytical writing, 4.0.
View details in the Graduate Catalog.