Admission Requirements

The Master of Arts in Teaching program is designed as an extension of the Fifth-Year Licensure program (or internship year). Persons eligible to matriculate in this program must complete the Master of Arts in Teaching Application, which includes:

1. Evidence supporting:
   1. Completion of a bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution;
   2. Completion of an education major (elementary) or education minor (secondary) with additional requirements for elementary or secondary certification;
   3.  A 3.0 or higher GPA or better in the candidate’s undergraduate degree; and
2. Requirement to upload the following:
   1. Transcript(s) from all institutions of higher education attended;
   2. An essay discussing the conceptual framework of the College’s Education Department and how you see it influencing you as a teacher;
   3. Portfolio with a score of 88/132 or higher; and
   4. The email addresses of three individuals who will complete a recommendation form (sent directly by the College to your references) and who must include the following: (i) a K-12 teacher with whom the candidate has worked; (ii) a faculty member in the candidate's content area; and (iii) a person of the candidate's choice.