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Nov 21, 2024
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Undergraduate/Graduate Catalog 2021-2022 [ARCHIVED CATALOG] See drop-down menu above to access other catalogs.
History, MAT
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Department: History
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 or professional license and want to acquire additional knowledge and a master’s degree in the discipline.
Students should consult the Graduate Academic Policies and Procedures section of the catalog for information regarding graduate program policies and procedures.
For program details, candidates should consult the Department of History’s graduate program coordinator, Dr. Brian Payne.
Learning Outcomes
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Admission Requirements
- A 2.75 undergraduate GPA based upon four years of course 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
- An initial teaching license
- Three appropriate letters of recommendation
* Bridgewater State University, College of Graduate Studies Current Student and Recent Alumni GRE-GMAT Waiver: Applicants are eligible for the GRE/GMAT waiver if they are a current BSU undergraduate senior majoring in history, or recent BSU alumni (three years or fewer) who graduated with their history degree from BSU and have a cumulative GPA of 3.5 or higher. If both of these criteria are met, the GRE/GMAT requirement will be waived as an admissions requirement for the individual.
Education core courses (15 credits)
History content electives (18 credits)
Candidates are required to complete a minimum of 18 approved graduate credits in the academic area of concentration (History), at least nine of which must be taken at the 500-level. Students are allowed to take up to three 400-level undergraduate courses for graduate credit so long as they complete additional work assigned by the instructor so as to increase the rigor of the course to that of a graduate level. Nine credits must be taken in a US history field and nine credits must be taken in geographic fields outside of US history.
Total minimum credits: 33
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