M.A.T. in Early Childhood / Elementary Education
Overview
Graduate Level Initial Licensure Program, Early Childhood / Elementary Education
The M.A.T. in Elementary Education licensure program is offered as a full-time "Site-Based" or part-time "Two-Year" track:
1) Site-Based (Full-Time Track)
The full-time or "Site-Based” program is an intensive preparation for licensure program based in culturally and linguistically diverse schools. It can be completed in one academic year, with students taking about 12 credits per term. This program is unique because it allows the completion of:
- a teaching license
- an ESOL/Bilingual Endorsement and
- a master's degree
all at once.
2) Two-Year (Part-Time Track) - Corvallis campus & online
The part-time program, held on the Corvallis, Ore. campus, can be completed in two academic years. Students take between 6-8 credits per term, with course work offered on weekends and some course work taught online. Students do their full-time student teaching in the spring quarter of the second year. Admission to the Two-Year program is offered on odd-numbered years only.
Curriculum & Admission
See the Curriculum page for more info on the program's goals and outcomes.
For admission requirements, courses, and FAQs, please refer to the College of Education MAT Elementary and Early Childhood Education page.
Faculty Contacts
Site-Based Program
Ken Winograd, Associate Professor
541-737-5988
winograk@oregonstate.edu
Two-Year Program
Nora Cohen, Associate Professor
541-737-4567
cohenl@oregonstate.edu

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