MAT Information

• About the MAT Program
• Admission to the MAT Program
• MAT Program of Study
• MAT Faculty Advisors

Master of Arts in Teaching

Chair: Dr. Theodore R. Gilkey
M.A.T. Program Coordinator: Dr. Regina D. Royer

The Master of Arts in Teaching (M.A.T.) is a professional degree program designed to prepare students for initial teacher certification and is approved by the Maryland State Department of Education for Initial Teacher Certification.

The M.A.T. is a collaborative degree program offered by Salisbury University and the University of Maryland Eastern Shore. Students are admitted by a joint admission process and take coursework on the campuses of both universities, taught by the faculties of both institutions.

Students in this program must possess an earned baccalaureate degree and appropriate content coursework for certification in one of the following state-approved areas: agriculture, art, biology, business education, chemistry, earth science, English, French, health, history, mathematics, music (vocal and instrumental), physics, physical education, social studies, Spanish, or technology education.

Students apply for admission to either SU or UMES, depending upon which university offers the appropriate Maryland State Department of Education approved content area program for teacher certification.

At Salisbury University, students have two options for pursuing the M.A.T. degree.

• Option 1: is a full-time, cohort-based, 16-month program which begins each January.
• Option 2: is designed for applicants who cannot meet the time constraints posed by the Option 1 accelerated cohort program.