The MAT degree offers courses and a path to Louisiana teacher certification that will equip teacher candidates with necessary credentials, research skills, and instructional practices to successfully support all learners. To earn this degree, students must be enrolled in the MAT degree at Tulane University SoPA Education program and are required to complete 33 hours of course work in Secondary Education. Applied learning is also an integral part of the coordinate major. By the time the final residency experience begins, students will have varied clinical experiences in diverse public and private school classrooms. Each pathway ensures that our teacher candidates are eligible for certification through the Louisiana Department of Education in one of the following areas of specialization:

• English
• Mathematics
• Social Studies
• Science (Physics, Chemistry, or Biology)
• Foreign Language (Spanish, French, German, Italian, or Latin)

 The M.A.T. requires a minimum of 33 credit hours and a cumulative grade point average of 3.000. Program requirements can be found in the table below. 

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Curriculum Requirements

The Master of Arts in Teaching in Secondary consists of eleven three-credit courses, including the required year-long residency courses.

Course List

Course ID	Title	Credits
EDUC 6000	Historical and Philosophical Foundations of Education	3
EDUC 6060	Methods of Educational Research	3
EDUC 6810	The Craft of Teaching	3
EDUC 6970	Adolescent Development	3
AND
EDUC 6900	Secondary Methods I: General	3
EDUC 6910	Reading Methods Secondary Education	3
EDUC 6980	Effective Reading Instruction for Developing Adolescent Readers	3
AND
EDUC 6920	Methods II Social Studies	3
or EDUC 6930	Methods II Science
or EDUC 6940	Methods II English
or EDUC 6950	Methods II Mathematics
or EDUC 6960	Methods II Foreign Language
EDUC 6965	Content Knowledge for Secondary Education	3
AND
Residency		6
EDUC 6990	Residency I_Student_SE
or EDUC 6992	Residency I - Practitioner Secondary Education
EDUC 6991	Residency II_Student_SE
or EDUC 6993	Residency II - Practitioner Secondary Education
Total Credit Hours		33

Additional Requirements for Certification

Students in the MAT in Secondary Education must maintain a 3.0 GPA in education courses. To enroll in and progress through the Residency program for certification, students must:

• Successfully complete and meet program requirements and competencies
• Successfully pass the Gateway to Residency
• Complete the Praxis II (Content Area) prior to residency
• Complete the Praxis II (Principles of Learning and Teaching) prior to or during residency
• Successfully pass the Gateway to Teaching

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For more information, contact the School of Professional Advancement.