Department: Biological Sciences 

The Master of Arts in Teaching degree was developed for high school and middle school subject area teachers who have an initial license and are seeking a professional license in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The MAT program is designed to meet the “appropriate master’s degree” requirement, which is part of the criteria for professional stage licensure, as set forth in the most recent MA DESE licensure regulations. This degree program will also appeal to secondary school teachers who already hold a standard level of professional license and want to acquire additional knowledge and a master’s degree in the discipline.

Students should consult the “Graduate Academic Policies ” section of the catalog for information regarding graduate program procedures.

Admission Requirements

• A minimum undergraduate GPA of 2.75 based upon four years of work or a 3.0 undergraduate GPA based upon work completed during the junior and senior years
• A composite score of 290 or greater on the quantitative and verbal parts of the GRE General Test if taken on or after August 1, 2011 or a composite score of 900 or greater on the quantitative and verbal parts of the GRE General Test if taken before August 1, 2011.
• An initial teaching license
• Three appropriate letters of recommendation
• Official transcripts of all undergraduate and graduate course work

All accepted students must enroll under the direction of their adviser in GRPP 501 - Graduate Program Planning , which is described under “Graduate Advisers and Graduate Program Planning ” in the “Graduate Academic Policies ” section of this catalog.