The MAT is a 39 semester-hour (42 hours for music candidates) professional degree program designed to prepare students for initial teacher certification. It is an alternative collaborative degree program offered by Salisbury University (SU) and the University of Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES).
The MAT is intended for students who have earned a non-teaching baccalaureate degree from an accredited institution of higher education in an appropriate content area, who now wish to become teachers in a secondary school. Students may prepare for
teacher certification in the following state approved and nationally accredited programs:
- Agriculture
- Art
- Biology
- Business
- Chemistry
- English
- Family and Consumer Sciences
- Mathematics
- Music (vocal and instrumental)
- Social Studies
- Technology Education
Successful
completion of the program along with passing all Maryland State
approved licensure tests will result in a Master’s degree
as well as eligibility for the secondary teaching certificate (grades 7-12 or,
for music and art, grades preK-12) in the state of Maryland. Students take
thirteen 3 credit courses to complete the program. Full time students
complete the program in 17 months. The overall goal of the MAT program is
to prepare students to become effective educators in secondary schools and to
meet certification and professional standards.
Please contact the UMES MAT Director, Dr. Charles G. Baldwin, at cgbaldwin@umes.edu or by phone at 410-651-6222 for more information.
Department of Education
Hazel Hall
University of Maryland Eastern
Princess Anne, MD 21853
(410) 621-2558