MA in Teaching
Location: AU Seattle
Credits for Degree: 56 quarter credits
Standard Mode of Instruction: Classroom
Standard time to completion: 15 months
Program Overview
The MAT emphasizes justice-oriented pedagogy, student-centered learning, and innovative program design. Candidates learn to:
- Plan and implement curriculum that meets the needs of a variety of learners
- Teach in diverse classroom settings
- Manage the material and human dynamics of the classroom
- Nurture the holistic development of all students
- Integrate technology across content areas
- Reflect on one’s role as a teacher
- Communicate effectively with students, colleagues, parents and community members
- Assume leadership roles to advocate for children
Candidates will complete an internship during each of the first three quarters of the program. In quarter four, candidates complete a culminating master’s project integrating their internship experiences with what they learned in their content and methods courses. In quarter five, candidates complete student teaching.
Completion Requirements for Certification and Degree
- Completion of the Elementary Education (56 credits) course requirements and maintaining Satisfactory Academic Progress Optional: one additional Washington State endorsement may be added by passing the appropriate middle level content exam by end of the second quarter of the program and a student teaching internship in the middle level content area: Middle Level Humanities, Middle Level Mathematics, or Middle Level Sciences
- Successful completion of each internship as a prerequisite for enrolling in the following internship
- Successful completion of the culminating master project as a prerequisite for enrolling in student teaching
- Successful completion of student teaching, and evidence-based demonstration of meeting the Washington State effective teaching standards
- Required professional growth plan for program completion
Upon successful completion of student teaching and all requirements, candidates qualify for recommendation for a Washington State Residency teaching certificate.
Admission Requirements
In addition to fulfilling the general admission requirements of Antioch University Seattle, MAT applicants must have:
- BA or BS degree
- Undergraduate cumulative GPA of at least 3.0 out of 4.0*
- Minimum of 40 hours experience working with K-8 youth
- One to two letters of recommendation
- A current resume or CV
- A structured Admissions Interview
- The following admissions exams are required by September 1 : Submitted WEST-B score (or an approved WEST-B alternative), passing scores on the NES Elementary Education exam
- A Fingerprint/Background Clearance
*Minimum undergraduate cumulative GPA of 3.0 is required. Applicants with a GPA below 3.0 may be considered and should submit a letter explaining the reasons for their low GPA as well as what has changed that would assist them in pursuing a graduate program.
Transfer into the MAT program
- Applicants who began a graduate teacher preparation program at another regionally accredited university may request a transfer credit evaluation*
- Courses are reviewed or equivalent content on a course-by-course basis, official transcripts and course syllabi for all requested courses must be submitted
- Courses must carry a grade of B or better Candidates may transfer up to 12 credits
*Transfer credits at the discretion of the program
Current Tuition and Fees
University Tuition and Fees
