Who should get a MAT?
The MAT which is sometimes referred to as a Masters in Teaching (MIT) degree prepares students with strong liberal arts backgrounds, including everyone from recent college graduates to career-changers, to become highly qualified, licensed classroom teachers. The MAT is also offered at some universities as a fifth year program in which students spend an additional year after completion of their undergraduate work earning the MAT in conjunction with a state teaching license. These students often specialize in a subject area for their undergraduate degrees and earn the MAT in order to teach that subject in school. In general, if you wish to teach at primary or secondary public schools, you will need a MAT degree in conjunction with a state license. Some private schools may also require the MAT degree in order to teach.
