Credits required
52 Oregon State University is on a quarter-term system. There are four quarters each year and classes are 11 weeks long. This program's 52 quarter credits are equal to 34.67 semester credits.*
Cost per credit
$571 Based on current tuition rates. No additional charge for nonresident students. Does not include course materials and associated fees and expenses.†
Delivery
Hybrid You can complete this program in a hybrid format that blends online coursework with in-person classes held periodically throughout Oregon. View the curriculum.‡
Start term
Summer
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Master of Arts in Teaching (M.A.T.)

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Curriculum

Earn your teaching license while working side by side with experienced teachers in this engaging, full-time master’s degree program that puts your foot in the classroom from day one. With a curriculum designed to prepare you to effectively manage a classroom upon completion, you will gain hands-on experience while earning a degree from top-ranked Oregon State University.

Degree requirements

A total of 52 quarter credits are required to graduate. Curriculum details are available on Oregon State’s academic catalog.

Sample course topics

This licensure program features culturally literate education, teaching for social justice and science and math topics.

  • Foundations of ESOL education
  • K-12 classroom management and discipline
  • Students with special needs
  • K-5 STEM integration in diverse classrooms
  • Assessment for Learning
  • Social justice in education
  • Strategies for developing literacy
  • Strategies for integrating humanities
  • Inquiry in science and science education 
  • Inquiry in mathematics and mathematics education
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Important dates

These are the start dates for OSU’s next two terms. However, this program only admits for summer term.

Summer term starts
June 24
Fall term starts
Sept. 25

See our academic calendar for our full quarter term schedule.

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