MAT Elementary Education at University of Arkansas

Programme overview

Master of Arts in Teaching for elementary education that includes a teaching residency and a 12-hour concentration (ESL, Gifted and Talented, Reading/Dyslexia or STEM).

Department: Curriculum and Instruction | Study mode: full-time | Location: Fayetteville, AR, United States

What you will study

Core: Curriculum Design Concepts for Teachers, Action Research in Elementary Education, Applied Practicum, Teaching Residency and Advanced Teaching Residency II (18 hours). Concentration courses (12 hours) vary by area, e.g. Second Language Acquisition, Problem-Based Mathematics, Dyslexia Teaching Practicum.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Prerequisites to Degree Program Enrollments will be limited in upper division professional studies courses in the Childhood Education B.S.E. Program. In addition, the number of students accepted into the M.A.T. Program in Elementary Education will be contingent upon availability of placements with partnership schools. Specific application procedures, screening, and selection criteria are in effect to limit course enrollments and acceptance to the M.A.T. program. Please contact your childhood education program faculty adviser for details regarding the selective admission process. Admission requirements for the M.A.T. degree program for initial certification are as follows: Completion of an appropriate undergraduate degree program. Cumulative GPA of 3.00, or 3.00 in the last 60 hours of the baccalaureate degree. Admission to the Graduate School. Screening/acceptance into internship, which

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Graduate entry terms: Fall, Spring and Summer sessions.

Graduate School application deadlines: August 1 for fall, December 1 for spring, April 15 for summer sessions; some departments set earlier deadlines. The application fee is $60 for new applicants; $30 for returning UA graduate students.

Law (JD): priority application deadline April 15, with rolling review after that date; admission is for the full-time program in the fall.

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