| Program Requirements for M.A.T. Degree |
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| Candidates who wish to earn the M.A.T. degree are required to complete a series of courses and a minimum of 21 credit hours in a concentration or endorsement area. All prospective students meet with the M.A.T. Program Advisor to review an exact course of study based upon undergraduate coursework and graduate program goals. Please note that all coursework for the M.A.T. degree must be completed within five years of the time enrolled in the first course. The degree, Master in the Art of Teaching, is conferred when the following requirements are met: |
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- A minimum of 36 semester hours of approved graduate course work in the M.A.T. program; a minimum of 27 credit hours must be taken at Aquinas College.
- Cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or higher on a 4.0 scale.
- Culminating experience (EN 690: Master Teaching Project) judged at mastery level.
- Payment of all financial obligations to the College.
- Proper application for the degree. It is the student’s responsibility to initiate the process two semesters prior to anticipated completion of the program or after the completion of 27 credits.
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| Applications for degree are available in the School of Education in the Browne Center. When the student returns the completed application to the School of Education, his/her record will be audited. Students who complete requirements in December of the previous year, or May or August of the graduation year are encouraged to participate in the May commencement ceremonies. |
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Students may also elect to complete only the requirements to add an individual endorsement to a current teaching certificate. The endorsement requirements range from 21 credit hours to 31 credit hours, depending upon the area of endorsement, plus a passing score on the state test for the individual endorsement. |
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| M.A.T. Core Course Requirements |
| All candidates seeking the M.A.T. degree must successfully complete: |
EN 510 Research Methods, Design and Analysis (3 credits)
EN 690 Master Teaching Project (3 credits) |
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Other required Core courses are dependent upon the particular endorsement or concentration program and may include one or more of the following:
EN 610 Inquiry-Based Literacy and Differentiated Instruction (3 credits)
EN 561 Assessing Student Learning (3 credits)
EN 596 School and Culture in the 21st Century (3 credits)
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| The culminating experience of the Master in the Art of Teaching program is carried out as a three credit master teaching project through the EN 690 course. This project will be graded as either an "A" or an "NC" (No Credit). The goal for each student is to bring together what s/he has learned formally and experientially into a focused project. It will synthesize the relevant theories and practices s/he has come to know into a project that celebrates these understandings. Each project will include an extensive bibliography that reviews the relevant work of others as it applies to the project, a clear and professional description of the project, its implementation, results, conclusions drawn from the project and suggestions for next steps. |
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| In addition, the student will choose one of the following concentrations or endorsements. A concentration is designed for students who are already endorsed in the area of choice. An endorsement is designed for students who are not currently endorsed in the area of choice. |
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| In addition to the necessary coursework, the Michigan Department of Education requires a candidate to take and pass the corresponding subject area test before an endorsement can be added to an existing teaching certificate. |
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