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With a Master of Arts in Teaching in Secondary Education (MAT), you can take wh know, pair it with graduate-level instruction in education, and launch a teaching ca
get started! If you already have your bachelor’s degree, the two-stage MAT program can be completed in as few as four terms.
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jump ahead Current undergraduate students at Lees-McRae may enroll in courses approved for graduate-level credit as early as the spring semester of their junior year.
An early start means you can get both your bachelor’s and master’s degrees in five years!
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Stay on track Coursework is delivered in a variety of ways—on campus in the classroom, online through a computer, or even some combination of the two.
It’s truly a program that meets you where you are and works with your schedule.
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Stage one complete. eligible for your initial teaching license n enter the classroom to gain experience of your peers.
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Upon completion of the program, students receive their master’s degree and eligibility for a license in secondary education with a concentration in one of three areas—history/social studies, biology, or English.
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Admission Requirements • BA or BS from an accredited four-year institution and a cumulative GPA of 2.75 (with a commensurate minimum GPA in content area undergraduate coursework) • GRE General Test (minimum scores of 135 in both Verbal and Quantitative Reasoning, and a 3.5 in Analytical Writing) • Praxis Subject Assessments by the end of the first semester (minimum scores of 150 in Biology, 167 in English Language Arts, or 158 in Social Studies)
Studying at Lees-McRae as an undergrad? If you are majoring in history, biology, or English, and have a cumulative GPA of 2.75 or higher, you can bridge your undergraduate and graduate education. Schedule an interview today!
Learn more about the MAT program at lmc.edu/MAT >>
Contact Pam Vesely, Ed.D.
Dean of Arts, Humanities, and Education Director of Education veselyp@lmc.edu | 828.898.8734
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