MASTER OF ARTS IN TEACHING

ABOUT

The Master of Arts in Teaching

Special Education emphasis is designed for individuals interested in becoming candidates for a Tennessee Special Education/Comprehensive K12 or Special Education

Interventionist K-8 or 6-12 Teaching License The program mixes online and on-campus course formats and includes a semester of student teaching or one year of a job embedded clinical experience

Licensure And Degree

Curriculum designed for licensure and degree

Designed to accommodate a traditional and non-traditional route to licensure while concurrently obtaining a graduate degree

Ideal for working adults who would like to change their career path Tailored for individuals with no prior educational experience

Approach

The MAT combines the most cuttingedge immersive online technologies with a customized on-ground curriculum that blends coursework and self-directed field experiences, with evening and weekend classes that provide the security and mentoring needed for aspiring teachers

Contact

Program Director, Dr Sandy Smith sandy smith@cumberland edu graduateadmissions@cumberland.edu

DETAILS

36credithours

The 36-credit hour MAT program includes practitioner-focused curriculum blended with field-based experiences and Student Teaching. *The Licensure Office may require prerequisite courses for candidates from a non-education baccalaureate program

18months

You may begin course work in either the Fall, Spring, or Summer semester. Coursework and student teaching may be completed in as few as 4 semesters

Mode

Hybrid: Online and on-ground Hybrid learning blends online coursework and on-campus evening and weekend classes

“The professors at CU are supportive, give meaningful feedback, and offer many opportunities to collaborate with other teachers and/or peers in my field, both in-person and virtually I benefitted greatly from the small class sizes and the resources provided by my professors Cumberland University supported and prepared me to meet the needs of all students I would have the opportunity to teach in my career as a special educator

Admission Requirements

Completed admissions application and acceptance to the university

Non-refundable $50 application fee

Official transcript from regionally accredited institution showing Bachelor's degree

A degree in a content area or proof of content knowledge for the type of licensure sought*

Minimum 2 75 GPA in Bachelor’s degree or 3 00 GPA in a Master’s program (if degree is present)

A combined GRE score of 290 or better with a 3.7 on the writing assessment; a minimum Miller's Analogies Test score of 380, or a passing score (established by the TN State Department of Education) on a PRAXIS II Specialty Area Content Knowledge Test for the appropriate teaching endorsement

Immunizations (on-ground only)

For more information, visit www.cumberland.edu/graduate/