Thinking of applying for an MAT or MA program to pursue elementary or secondary education as a career? The best advice is to get started with your preparation early--1.5 to 2.0 years in advance will provide the best chance of success in admissions. Most schools require applications in December or January during the year prior to your desired starting date. The exam most often required in the Praxis which is typically given several times a year at 2-3 month intervals. During the fall test dates are usually in September and November--registration times are 1 month prior to each exam--so plan ahead. Avoid closing doors due to applying late and rushing the process of testing and letter writing. This page contains a number of links that may be helpful in your quest to find the appropriate match of an MAT program. Please forward additional helpful or dead links to Professor John L. Koprowski (squirrel@ag.arizona.edu).
What are you most interested in exploring today?
General
Links on Colleges MAT Exams
Programs Teach
for America
Helpful Links on Postbaccalaureate Programs in General:
Peterson's Guide to Colleges
Kaplan's
gradschools.com --information
on nearly 50,000 graduate programs
U.S. News and World Report
--various rankings and information
College Net --general information
and search capabilities for graduate schools
Helpful Links to the Required Exams for MAT Admission:
Praxis
Exam --a great site from the test developers (ETS) with the most up-to-date
test dates and on-line
registration
California Basic Educational Skills
Test (CBEST) --the home page for a standardized exam that is used for
admission to Oregon and California MAT programs.
Graduate Record Exam (GRE)
Links to Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) Programs and Information:
University
of Arizona's MA programs
Willamette University's MAT program
--The home page of the Willamette University MAT program
Oregon State University's
MAT program
Lewis and Clark College's
MAT program
Pacific University's
MAT program
Whitworth
College's MAT program
School for International Training's
MAT program in Spanish, French and ESOL
Duke University's MAT program
--a site with some helpful background information
A helpful publication might be:
Alternative Paths To Teaching: A Directory
of Postbaccalaureate Programs. American Association of Colleges
for Teacher Education, Second Edition, February, 1996. This directory provides
information on 257 programs in colleges and
universities for those who
already have a bachelor’s degree and want to earn a teaching license, a
master’s degree, or both,
including the approximate
time to earn a license. Coursework and other requirements may vary according
to the candidate’s
educational background and
experience. For information on price and shipping charges, phone AACTE
(202) 293-2450.
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Updated
21 Sept 2001
John
L. Koprowski