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May 17, 2025
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Fall 2025 Graduate Catalog
English, MAT
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School of Professional Development
Degree Awarded: Master of Arts in Teaching in English
The Master of Arts in Teaching program is a course of study leading to New York State certification for teaching English in secondary schools (grades 7-12) with an extension option for grades 5-6. This program, offered in collaboration with the School of Professional Development, the University’s Department of English and D-TALE, is designed for those who have little or no previous coursework in education or formal classroom teaching experience.
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Minimum Admission Requirements*
Application Website - An academic major in English. (Those without an undergraduate major in English should pursue a “second bachelor’s” degree in English.)
- A minimum GPA of 3.0 in your overall bachelor’s degree program.
- A minimum GPA of 3.0 in English studies.
- One year of college-level study of a foreign language with a grade of “C” or better (this may include American Sign Language).
- Three letters of recommendation, preferably from English professors (one from a secondary teacher is optional).
*Note: Graduate Record Exam (GRE) scores are no longer required for admission. MAT Program Requirements
The degree program consists of 44 credits, distributed among the areas listed below. Unless otherwise noted, each course is three credits. All degree requirements must be completed within five (5) years from the semester date of admission as a matriculated student. English Language and Literature -15 credits
Course selection will be determined by the student and advisor. Students who have academic deficiencies in English linguistics and/or did not complete an advanced analytical composition course will be required to include courses that specifically address these deficiencies. These courses will be part of the 15 credits selected to satisfy this requirement. Students may substitute one to six credits from Theatre Arts or Writing and Rhetoric programs to fulfill this requirement. Professional Studies in Education - 23 credits
Note
At the program director’s discretion, an undergraduate course from a registered and approved program may be approved as a substitution for any of the courses listed below. In all cases the undergraduate course must have been completed with a B or higher and the student must then take a different graduate pedagogy course to fulfill the graduate credits required for the graduate degree. - CEE 505: Education: Theory and Practice
- CEF 547: Principles and Practices of Special Education
- CEE 594 OR LIN 544: Language Acquisition and Literacy Development
- CEE 565 OR PSY 595: Human Development
Speak to your graduate program director for more information and approval. Supervised Student Teaching - 6 credits
Written Project
Students will be required to complete a four-week English teaching module specifically designed for the Supervised Student Teaching project. Teacher Certification
In addition to the stated course and program requirements listed in this section, New York State also has workshop, fingerprinting and other requirements for certification, which can be found in this Bulletin. |
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