Apply: Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) English

Application Materials

• Online graduate admissions application 
• $50 non-refundable application fee
• Official transcript or transcript evaluation
• Three references. At least one reference must speak to your potential scholarship in English. 
• English Proficiency, if applicable for international applicants
• Statement of purpose, addressing the following:
  -your interest in teaching English at the secondary level (grades 8-12)
  -your interest in studying English at the graduate level (ie, how you see yourself as a scholar of English) 
• MAT English does not require the GRE/MAT

Additional Materials and Requirements

• A passing score on the Massachusetts Test for Educator Licensure (MTEL) communication and literacy portion and content test for English.

Prerequisites

• Bachelor's degree in English. Applicants with a bachelor's degree in any discipline other than English should apply to our MA/MAT English program.
• Course in adolescent psychology (undergraduate or graduate).
• Course in foundations of secondary education (undergraduate or graduate).

Application Deadlines

Applications accepted on a rolling basis and reviewed once complete.