M.A.T. in Adolescent Education (Initial/Professional Certification)

New York Institute of Technology

Ideal for working professionals and adult learners, the Adolescence Education (Initial/Professional Cert), M.A.T. is offered in multiple formats-including fully online-and on both a full- and part-time basis, to prepare you to become a certified New York State middle or high school teacher on your schedule.

Learn to nurture students’ cognitive, social, emotional, and physical development in a caring, creative, technology-driven learning environment with faculty committed to excellence. New York Tech’s emphasis on diversity ensures that you’ll develop culturally responsive teaching practices and can work with diverse student populations-skills that are in great demand.

You can earn your high school teaching certification at an accelerated pace with our Accelerated (4+1) program. Specialize in math, physics, biology, chemistry, English, or social studies in your undergraduate studies start taking education graduate courses in your junior and senior years and finish with both your bachelor’s and master’s degrees in just five years.

Upon graduation, you’ll be eligible to take the certification exam to become a teacher of Adolescent Education, grades 7-12, in math, physics, chemistry, biology, social studies, or English. In many instances, New York State certification can be applied to requirements for teaching certification in other states. In addition, our graduates experience high success rates on New York State certification examinations (NYSTCE).