University of Dallas undergraduate students can get a head start on their master's degree from the Braniff Graduate School of Liberal Arts by taking graduate-level courses in their senior year to fulfill some of the requirements for the Master of Arts in Teaching program. This program is designed so that students can complete both their undergraduate and graduate degree in just five years.
The Master of Arts in Teaching (M.A.T.) focuses on the advancement of teaching as a career and is designed to offer current University of Dallas undergraduate students the opportunity to earn a Master’s degree in five years, in conjunction with baccalaureate studies. The 4+1 M.A.T. offers education majors, as well as students majoring in subjects other than education, the opportunity to earn a Master’s degree with Texas teacher certification. Theology majors are prepared to teach in Catholic elementary or secondary education settings. UD students can expect to gain hands-on teaching experience and to work directly with elementary or secondary students and practitioners in the field. The M.A.T. will provide in-depth knowledge of teaching coupled with extensive experiences in the classroom as a clinical teacher under the direct supervision of university faculty and accomplished classroom teachers.
The baccalaureate degree for individuals who want to earn state licensure to teach in early childhood through eighth grade in Texas public schools is the B.A. in Interdisciplinary Studies.
Interdisciplinary Studies (education) majors interested in teaching in elementary or middle schools schools who then successfully complete all requirements for their B.A. and M.A.T. will also satisfy all the Texas Education Agency (TEA) and Texas State Board of Educator Certification (SBEC) requirements for full Texas teacher certification.
Students seeking secondary Texas teacher certification are required to major in the specific subject area(s) in which they will teach and to take a prescribed set of education courses, including student teaching, during their undergraduate years. Students interested in teaching in middle and high schools who then successfully complete all of the requirements for the M.A.T. will also satisfy all the Texas Education Agency (TEA) and Texas State Board of Educator Certification (SBEC) requirements for full Texas teacher certification.
Students who are interested in teaching in Catholic schools, most especially at the secondary level, who successfully complete all of the requirements for the M.A.T. will also satisfy all the Texas Catholic Conference Education department pedagogy requirements for teaching in Texas Catholic Diocesan high schools.
The Master of Arts in Teaching program allows students to graduate with Texas State Teaching Certification for all-levels, elementary (early childhood - grade 6), middle school (grades 4 - 8) or secondary school (grades 7 - 12). It also prepares those who aspire to teach at the secondary level in Catholic Schools for Texas Catholic Conference Teaching Certification.
Interdisciplinary Studies students seeking certification to teach at the elementary level (grades EC-6) are required to complete the following undergraduate courses before their fifth year:
During the fifth year of the 4+1 M.A.T. program, students will be required to complete the following additional graduate coursework:
M.A.T. total credit hours: 30
Download the M.A.T. Elementary State Teaching Certification Degree Plan
Students seeking certification to teach at the secondary level (grades 7-12) are required to complete the following undergraduate courses before their fifth year:
During the fifth year of the 4+1 M.A.T. program, students will be required to complete the following additional graduate coursework:
M.A.T. total credit hours: 30
Download the M.A.T. Secondary State Teaching Certification Degree Plan
Students seeking certification to teach theology at the secondary level (grades 6-12) are required to complete the following undergraduate courses before their fifth year:
During the fifth year of the program, 4+1 M.A.T. students will be required to complete the following additional graduate coursework:
M.A.T. total credit hours: 30
Download the M.A.T. Secondary Texas Catholic Conference Teaching Certification Degree Plan
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