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Master of Arts in Teaching
Elementary
Explore MBU’s Master of Arts in Teaching Elementary licensure program.
If you’re already teaching but looking for state certification, or if you’re interested in entering the elementary classroom for the first time—our Wisconsin state-approved MAT-Elementary license provides you with a perfect solution. This graduate degree will prepare you to teach at the elementary level—building on your present capabilities with intensive coursework, personalized faculty mentorship, and hands-on classroom experience.
PROGRAM COURSES
EDUC 520 Student Learning and Motivation (3)
EDUC 525 Classroom Management and Positive Behavior Practices (3)
EDSP 530 Reading Diagnosis and Assessment (3)
EDUC 530 Curriculum Theory and Practice (3)
EDUC 535 Instructional Improvement through Assessment (3)
EDUC 540 Biblical Perspectives in Human Relations and Counseling (3)
EDUC 541 Human Relations Clinical (1)
EDUC 545 Exceptionality in Student Learning (3)
EDUC 546 Exceptionality in Student Learning Clinical (1)
EDUC 555 Technology for Teaching and Learning (3)
EDUC 522 Meeting the Needs of the Adolescent Learner with Clinical (3)
EDUC 551 Elementary Curriculum 1: Reading and Social Studies with Clinical (3)
EDUC 552 Elementary Curriculum 2: Math and Science with Clinical (3)
EDUC 571 Student Teaching 1 (3)
EDUC 572 Student Teaching 2 (3)
**Student teaching and some clinicals may be satisfied with 3 or more years of teaching experience.
TOTAL: 33 – 41 credits
DEGREE
BENEFITS
Online classes are offered year-round with six start dates per year
Clinical requirements may be satisfied by 3 or more years of teaching experience
Our competitive pricing makes the program feasible and affordable
Our graduate programs are regionally accredited by the Higher Learning Commission (HLC)
Complete your master’s in two years or less — entirely online
Graduate Assistantships are available
PROGRAM
ENTRANCE
REQUIREMENTS
Prior Education and Admission Requirements
- A bachelor’s degree.
- A grade point average of 2.75 on a 4.0 scale
- A background check and fingerprinting
(conditional acceptance may be granted)
CAEP Content Knowledge Requirements
(Undergraduate level courses from previous institutions may be used to satisfy these content knowledge requirements.)
- Oral Communication
- Written Communication
- Mathematics
- Biological Science
- Physical Science
- World History
- U.S. History
- Government
Qualifying composite scores on the Praxis CORE Assessment or a qualifying composite score on the Praxis 1, SAT or ACT
Testing Requirement
Testing Requirement for WI Elementary (K-9) license:
- Foundations of Reading Test (score of 233+)
- PRAXIS II test 5146 (score of 146+)
APPLICATION
PROCESS
Step One
Complete this FREE application.
Step Two
Email your unofficial transcripts to admissions@mbu.edu. The initial evaluation may be done using un-official transcripts. Applicants who are admitted to the MAT program, however, will need to submit an official transcript to document courses taken and grades earned prior to admission. Official transcripts from your undergraduate institution should be mailed to the following address:
Maranatha Baptist University
Attention: Admissions
745 W. Main St.
Watertown, WI 53094
Step Three
An Admissions counselor will review your bachelor’s degree to determine if you have met program entrance requirements.
Step Four
After prerequisite requirements have been satisfied, a background check and fingerprinting must be completed.
Step Five
When all prerequisites have been satisfied and a clean background check has been completed, applicants will be notified of their status for admissions by email.