Are you a recent graduate? 

Are you looking for a second (or third) career?

Are you a retiree looking for a rewarding post-retirement opportunity?

Most importantly ....

Do you want to make a difference?!

The MAT programs offers an opportunity for anyone interested in teaching  to pursue both licensure and a Masters degree all in one program.

Visit our Graduate School for admission requirements.

Application deadlines:

Fall: August 15

Spring: December 15

Summer 1: May 15

Summer 2: June 15

Contact our SSE Director  for more information TODAY!

serina.cinnamon@uncp.edu

Prerequisites*

• History (18 hours), must include both World and American History
• Political Science/Government/Law (6 hours)
• Economics or Personal Finance (3 hours)
• Psychology or equivalent (3 hours)

*Prerequisites may be waived in part or whole if candidate has a passing Praxis II social studies content score at the time of admission.

MAT Course Requirements

Total Hours: 30

Educator Preparation Core (9 hours)

• EDN 5040 Basic Tenets of Education (3)
• EDN 5120 Advanced Study of Exceptionality in Children (3)
• EDN 5450 Introduction to Curriculum Design and Best Practices (3)
• EDN 5460 Field Experience (0) – must be taken every semester in the program

Pedagogy  (9 hours)

• SSE 5100 Principles of Social Studies Education and Instruction
• SSE 5500 Advanced Social Studies Curriculum and Instructional Methods
• SSE 5810: Internship & Seminar (3 hours)

**CAPSTONE- initial licensure (required as part of the internship course)
______ edTPA
______ ePortfolio

Content in the Social Studies (12 hours)

• HST 5100 Historiography
• Select courses from any of the following disciplines: 
  • History
  • Geography
  • Political Science
  • American Indian Studies
  • Sociology

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