Regional MAT sessions planned

College graduates who are interested in a career as a teacher may want to attend one of the upcoming orientations on the Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) program at Morehead State University.  Those currently enrolled in the MAT Program are also invited to attend any of the sessions for advising questions or concerns.

MSU offers three MAT programs, middle school, secondary and interdisciplinary early childhood education, in which degree holders with no prior teaching experience may obtain a master’s degree and teacher certification while employed as a teacher.

Orientation/advising sessions for the MAT program at MSU will be held at various locations from February through April. For orientation purposes, items such as program design, including admission and application processes for middle, secondary and interdisciplinary early childhood education will be discussed. In addition, any questions/concerns related to the secondary and middle grade program course curriculum will be discussed.

Interested persons are encouraged to bring transcripts and GRE or Praxis I (PPST, CORE/CASE) scores for evaluation purposes. Registration for the GRE or the Core Academic Skills for Educators (CORE/CASE) exam can be completed through the Educational Testing Service (ETS) website at www.ets.org/praxis. 

For those attending for advising purposes, bring a current copy of your check sheet/program evaluation, or contact Duane Lambert, Marian Sims, or Michelle Roberts prior to the session you plan to attend.

Sessions will be held on these dates at these locations:

• Monday, Feb. 26, Tuesday, April 10, Monday, May 28 and Monday, June 4, 4:30 p.m., MSU Main Campus, 801 Ginger Hall
• Wednesday, Feb. 21 and Wednesday, April 11, 4 p.m., MSU at Ashland
• Tuesday, Feb. 27 and Wednesday, April 11, 4:30 p.m., Morgan County Public Library, West Liberty
• Thursday, March 15, 3 p.m., at Morton Middle School, Lexington
• Friday, March 23, 3 p.m., at U.K. Stuckart Career Center, Lexington
• Thursday, March 1 and Thursday, April 12, 4:30 p.m.,  MSU at Mt. Sterling
• Tuesday, April 10, 4 p.m., Mason County High School, Maysville
• Kentucky State University, by appointment. Contact Marian Sims at 859-536-5030.

For additional information about the MAT Secondary or Middle Grade Programs or to make an appointment, contact Duane Lambert at d.lambert@moreheadstate.edu or 606-783-2079; Marian Sims at m.sims@moreheadstate.edu or 859-536-5030; or Michelle Roberts (m.roberts@moreheadstate.edu) at 606-783-2503. 

For those attending for advising purposes, bring a current copy of your check sheet/program evaluation or contact Lambert, Sims or Roberts prior to the session you plan to attend.

 For additional information about the MAT IECE Program, contact Dr. Elizabeth McLaren at 606-783-2537 or e.mclaren@moreheadstate.edu.  

For more information about MSU's College of Education, visit www.moreheadstate.edu/education.