MAT in Teaching: Fees & Entry Requirements at University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth, USA

What will I learn?

In Massachusetts, teachers need to earn their Professional Licensure after they’ve taught for 5 years in a public school. A Professional Licensure helps you deepen your content knowledge and strengthen your teaching practices. Our MAT-Professional Licensure program combines five advanced pedagogy courses along with five content courses, and has the flexibility to allow you to earn credit toward licensure in Special Education or English as a Second Language. For students who have already earned their masters degree, we offer the opportunity to advance your teaching license. Our program provides you with the content courses needed to earn a Professional Licensure. Students are eligible for their professional licensure if they: hold an Initial license from another institution have obtained an Initial license through a district-based program have same area and level as Initial License

Which department am I in?

College of Arts and Sciences

Study options

Full Time (3 Semesters)

Tuition fees
$45,711.00 (38,56,817) per year
Technology Fee - 450.00
Application deadline

15/12/2026

Start date

January 2027

Venue

Dartmouth

285 Old Westport Road,

Dartmouth,

Massachusetts,

02747, Northeast, United States

Full Time (3 Semesters)

Tuition fees
$45,711.00 (38,56,817) per year
Technology Fee - 450.00
Start date

September 2027

Venue

Dartmouth

285 Old Westport Road,

Dartmouth,

Massachusetts,

02747, Northeast, United States

Entry requirements

For international students

Candidates must submit the required application materials, university requirements and program-specific requirements, for consideration. International students are not eligible for this program. Bachelors degree from an accredited university with a minimum of a 3.0 GPA. The statement of purpose should be approximately 1-2 pages in length and describe your beliefs about teaching and learning and why you have chosen teaching as a profession.MTEL results are currently not required for admission.2 letters of recommendation from someone who can attest to your ability/potential as a teacher. Applicants will be required to provide the recommenders name and email address so we can contact the recommender for the letter of recommendation.Copy of Initial License (Professional Licensure Program application requirement only).Submit an application via the online portal. Be sure to provide your full legal name and to capitalize the first letter of all proper nouns.Statement of Purpose, minimum 300 words. Unless otherwise indicated in the program requirement details, indicate your graduate study objectives, research interests and experience, and business or industry experience if applicable. If you are applying for a teaching or research assistantship, include any special skills or experience that would assist us in making assistantship decisions. Resume. Transcripts for all post-secondary institutions attended (regardless of whether a credential is earned or not). Unofficial transcripts are accepted for admissions application review, once enrolled a final official transcript is required. International students applying with an transcript evaluation, please submit that document with your unofficial transcripts. International applicants for Data Science must submit semester-by-semester transcripts as well as consolidated transcripts. Many programs have specific recommendations/requirements, please see the additional program-specific requirements for more information.

*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.

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