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Application for the Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) - Alternate Route to Licensure
Mississippi Alternate Route to Teacher Certification - (MAT-ALT/CERT)
• Submit completed application for admission with fee.
• Applicants must have an earned a Bachelor of Science or Bachelor of Arts Degree from a regionally accredited College or University.
• Prior to admission, candidates must submit one of the following:
• GPA of 3.0+
• GPA of 3.0+ on last 60 hours of coursework
• ACT composite score of 21 or qualifying SAT score
• Prior to admission, candidates must present a qualifying Praxis II content area score.
Test Requirements Prior to Program Admission and Required for Initial Licensure
• Submit Praxis Core Academic Skills for Educators Test (CORE) or ACT or SAT scores (passing and cut scores are based on Mississippi State Department of Education’s current requirements).
• Praxis CORE scores: Reading (156), Writing (162), Math (150)
• ACT scores: Composite score of 21
• Qualifying SAT scores
• Submit Praxis II Specialty Area Test score (score in content area must meet Mississippi licensure requirements).
• Submit transcript showing satisfactory completion of EDU 501 - Measurement and Evaluation Strategies and EDU 506-Classroom Management and Organization
Foundations of Reading Test
• All candidates seeking teaching licensure for Elementary Education grades 4-6 must take and pass the Foundations of Reading Test (minimum passing score = 229) prior to admittance to the MAT program.
Application for the Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) - Non- Licensure
Applicants are expected to meet the same requirements as those seeking a MAT degree with licensure with the EXCEPTION of the test scores. A degree can be earned without meeting the testing requirements. This does NOT meet Mississippi Department of Education guidelines for licensure. Candidates can change to the licensure program when test requirements are met. Test requirements include: qualifying Praxis Core Academic Skills for Educators (CORE) test scores OR qualifying ACT/SAT scores PLUS a qualifying Praxis II score in the candidate’s desired teaching area prior to admission to the MAT -Alternate Route to Teacher Certification program.
Should candidates in the MAT - Non-License program take and pass the required MDE tests for admissions into the MATAlternate Route degree program and submit qualifying tests scores to the School of Education candidates may request a degree plan change to the MAT-Alt/Cert degree if they desire to attain a MS Alternate Route Teacher License.
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