(for students who have no undergraduate/graduate professional education preparation)

This degree is designed for students who hold a bachelor’s or master’s degree in a field other than professional education. The student can earn an M.A.T. degree and simultaneously qualify for teacher licensure. Students who have undergraduate equivalent courses must substitute advisor-approved courses. Students considering this program should have their transcripts audited for licensure requirements in a specific field. (If deficiencies are identified, they should be included as addenda to the planned course of study in order to assure eligibility for licensure.) Each teaching field requires 24 competency-based credit hours, including 12 upper division credits. See your advisor for practice teaching placement and additional exit requirements.

Admission Requirements

In addition to the Graduate Division Admission requirements, the student in this program must also:

1. Submit an application for admission in Watermark: Student Learning and Licensure to the College of Education.
2. The completed application form must include the following:
   1. Date of Final Admission status into the Graduate Division;
   2. A completed degree plan signed with an advisor in the College of Education;
   3. Three letters of recommendation: two academic and one other, preferably from an employer;
   4. Complete a brief educational autobiography addressing your educational philosophy;
   5. Complete FBI background clearance;
   6. Completed Professional Behaviors and Dispositions Assessment.

Monitoring of Candidate Progress

The College of Education systematically monitors the progress of candidates in the M.A.T. Programs. Monitoring stage assessment data is collected once the student has been admitted to the College of Education. This includes:

1. Maintaining a 3.0 G.P.A.;
2. No more than one C allowed in the program coursework;
3. Monitoring of elements from the Teacher Education Program outcomes and InTASC standards through required monitoring assessments conducted throughout each program;
4. Professional Behaviors and Dispositions Assessment.

Exit Requirements

In order to exit the M.A.T. program, receive a diploma, and/or be eligible for teacher licensure in New Mexico, students must provide the following evidence at the end of the Practice Teaching semester. These requirements represent the summative value of mastering the outcomes of the Teacher Education Program:

1. Successful completion of the Exit Teaching Event
2. Summative Evaluation
3. Teacher Educational Exit Survey (EBI-TEES)
4. Professional Behaviors and Dispositions Assessment
5. Must choose one of the following:
   1. Comprehensive Exam
   2. Action Research Project
   3. Curriculum Design, Implementation and Presentation
   4. Professional Development Presentation
   5. Academic Writing With Mentor

    * For licensure, you must also pass Teaching Reading: Elementary (5205)