Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) Elementary Education
(42 credit hours)

For students who have no undergraduate/graduate professional education preparation or whose undergraduate preparation was in a professional education major area other than the one pursued for the MAT degree.

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• Program Highlights
• Program created specifically for teachers who are on internship licensure and have no pre-professional education background
• Faculty provide field site coaching and supervision of teachers to support your professional growth and development
• Rigorous graduate work purposefully blends theory and practice. Leave each class with both practical applications for your daily teaching and a deeper understanding of the theoretical and philosophical groundings and issues of education.
• Personalized academic advisement offers a human touch
• Talented faculty with cutting edge knowledge & depth of experience
• Easy access to large collection of on-line bibliographic reference materials; fast turn around on Inter-Library Loan requests
• Courses are offered at nights and on weekends to meet the needs of working adults.
• Affordable Tuition
• Accredited by the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE)
• Program Faculty & Adjuncts
• Dr. Melinda Salazar
• Martha Gomez
• Dr. Linda Hoy
• Ron Donkersloot
• Admission Process & Requirements

Application Checklist

• WNMU Graduate Application for Admission
• SOE Ethical Violations & Disclosure of Criminal Record (Form)
• SOE Confidentiality Agreement Policy (Form)
• WNMU Student Code of Conduct & Academic Honesty Policy (Form)
• Recommendation Form
• EIS Acceptable Use Policy
• Initial Self Rating: Professional Development Plan
• Initial Self Rating: Professional Disposition Form
• Meet the Graduates
• See what our graduates say about WNMU-Gallup , Click Here
• Degree Plan
• MAT Elementary Degree Plan - Gallup (PDF)
• Program Outcomes & Competencies
• Interstate New Teacher Assessment and Support Consortium (INTASC)
• New Mexico Teacher Competencies
• WNMU School of Education Program Outcomes
• Practice Teaching or Internship
• Description
• Requirements
• Practice Teaching/Internship Application (PDF)
• Practice Teaching Application addendum (PDF)
• Internship Handbook/Forms