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Nov 09, 2024
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2024-2025 Graduate Catalog
Teaching M.A.T. (With a focus on teaching special populations)
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Major in Teaching (M.A.T.)
(Major Code: 5451)
The Master of Arts in Teaching has two paths available:
Path I (WTAMU PACE Alternative Educator Certification) allows individuals to receive initial Texas teacher certification while pursuing a graduate degree. This path will permit candidates to complete initial teacher certification, expand their knowledge and skills to enhance their effectiveness as teachers, and meet state certification requirements in a specified certification area. Options are available in elementary, secondary, all level, and special education.
Path II (Non-Certification) is for educators who are already certified, or for individuals who are interested in pursuing a master’s degree without educator certification. This path allows candidates to obtain a graduate degree without earning a Texas teacher certification. Note: To teach in a Texas public school, a person must hold a valid Texas Educator Certificate.
The two paths for this graduate degree allow individuals the ability to tailor a program to meet their personal career goals by offering either a certification route or non-certification route with an emphasis on understanding the unique needs of special populations.
- Please refer to Texas Education Agency (TEA) specific requirements for becoming a teacher in the state of Texas. To teach in a Texas public school, a person must hold a valid Texas Educator Certificate, as specified in 19 TAC Chapter 231. Certification requirements are subject to change per TEA/SBEC decisions. WTAMU’s Office of Teacher Preparation
Admission Requirements
Path I (WTAMU PACE Alternative Educator Certification)
Path II (Non-Certification)
Graduation Requirements
Path I - WTAMU PACE Alternative Educator Certification
- Completion of professional development/certification coursework, required testing, and supervised clinical experience for the initial Standard Texas Educator (Classroom Teacher) certificate
- Issuance of a 5-Year Standard Texas Educator Certificate prior to administration of the comprehensive exam
Path II - Non-Certification
- Completion of all required coursework as outlined in the plan of study
- Passing a written comprehensive exam
MAT Coursework (30 hours or 36 hours with the graduate clinical teaching option for Path I)
A total of 30 semester credit hours (SCH) - at least 24 hours at the graduate level is required. An additional six SCH will be required if the candidate chooses the graduate clinical teaching option.
PATH I - WTAMU PACE Alternative Educator Certification (30-36 hours)
Complete 18 SCH from one of the three professional development/certification areas
1. EC-6 or 4-8 Certification Area (18 SCH)
Required Professional Development Certification Coursework
Take one course from the following:
Competency-Based Credit Statement:
Up to six (6) hours of competency-based graduate credit may be earned through successful completion of the WTAMU PACE Module. The PACE Module will transcribe to the following graduate-level courses:
These six (6) hours of competency-based credit will only go toward the Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) degree after the candidate has successfully earned their standard Educator Certificate. The competency-based credits may only be used for the six (6) graduate credit hours listed above and must be applied to the MAT program within 5 years of completing the PACE module. All requests for competency-based credit must be approved through a Department of Education Competency Credit Faculty Review committee.
2. 6-12, 7-12, and EC-12 Certification Areas (18 SCH)
Required Professional Development Certification Coursework
Take one course from the following:
Competency-Based Credit Statement:
Up to six (6) hours of competency-based graduate credit may be earned through successful completion of the WTAMU PACE Module. The PACE Module will transcribe to the following graduate-level courses:
These 6 hours of competency-based credit will only go toward the Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) degree after the candidate has successfully earned their Educator Certificate. The competency-based credits may only be used for the 6 graduate credit hours listed above and must be applied to the MAT program within 5 years of completing the PACE module. All requests for competency-based credit must be approved through a Department of Education Competency Credit Faculty Review committee.
3. EC-12 Special Education Certification Area (18 SCH)
Required Professional Development Certification Coursework
Choose six courses, with advisor approval, from the following:
Competency-Based Credit Statement:
Up to six (6) hours of competency-based graduate credit may be earned through successful completion of the WTAMU PACE Module. The PACE Module will transcribe to the following graduate-level courses:
These six (6) hours of competency-based credit will only go toward the Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) degree after the candidate has successfully earned their Educator Certificate. The competency-based credits may only be used for the six (6) graduate credit hours listed above and must be applied to the MAT program within 5 years of completing the PACE module. All requests for competency-based credit must be approved through a Department of Education Competency Credit Faculty Review committee.
Required Courses for All Certification Areas (12 SCH)
Choose one of the following:
Choose one of the following:
Graduate Clinical Teaching Courses for Candidates Who Choose This Option
GPA Requirement
The candidate must maintain a 3.0 GPA (with no grade below a “C”) on all MAT coursework, and the program must be completed within six (6) years of taking the first graduate course that applies to the MAT degree.
For additional information, please contact the Office of Alternative Certification, (806)651-2599, or access the website, www.wtamu.edu/pace.
PATH II - Non-Certification Route - M.A.T. Without Texas Teacher Certification (30 hours)
Complete 9 SCH from the Professional Development/Certification Area
Required Professional Development Certification Coursework
Choose 9 hours from the following:
Required Special Populations Emphasis Area (12 SCH)
Choose one of the following:
Electives (6 SCH)
Six SCH from inside or outside the Department of Education (must be approved by adviser)
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