HELP Teacher Preparation Program with a Master of Arts in Teaching (M.A.T.) Print-Friendly Page Add to My Pages

Walden’s Minnesota state-approved* teacher preparation program with a Master of Arts in Teaching (M.A.T.) option is designed to prepare students to become P–12 classroom teachers with the knowledge, skills, and attitudes of exemplary educators who work in diverse settings. The Richard W. Riley College of Education and Leadership is committed to individuals who seek to become skilled classroom teachers and to providing them developmentally appropriate, student-centered learning experiences that build their students’ knowledge and skills.

*Walden University’s teacher preparation program is approved by the Minnesota Board of Teaching for licensure in Minnesota. Walden’s enrollment advisors can provide individuals with guidelines and other information about licensure. It remains the individual’s responsibility to understand and comply with the out-of-state licensure requirements for the state in which he or she seeks to be licensed.

Specializations

• Early Childhood Education (Birth–Grade 3) 
• Special Education, Emotional/Behavioral Disorders (K–12) 
• Special Education, Learning Disabilities (K–12) 

Completion Requirements

• 43 semester credits
• Core courses (13 sem. cr.)
• Specialization courses (18 sem. cr.)
• Field experience: 80 hours of classroom-based and virtual experiences in conjunction with coursework; 420 hours of demonstration teaching (6 sem. cr.)
• M.A.T. courses (6 sem. cr.)
• ePortfolio

Curriculum

The teacher preparation program with a Master of Arts in Teaching is offered on a semester system. Each specialization has a planned sequence of courses. An ePortfolio based on the program’s identified outcomes must be submitted and approved during the final course of the program.