Requirements for the English Language Arts for Educators, BA/Teaching in Secondary Education, MA, Combined BA/MAT

The Combined BA/MAT at Oakland University is a Bachelor of Arts (BA) granted by the College of Arts and Sciences to Master of Arts in Teaching in Secondary Education (MAT) granted by the School of Education and Human Services. This program leads to recommendation for Michigan teacher certification in secondary education. At the undergraduate level, the combined BA/MAT program allows students to take four graduate level courses course, course, course, and course while still an undergraduate and pay undergraduate tuition rates.

To earn a combined BA/MAT and be eligible for certification, students must complete the English Language Arts for Educators, BA and the courses listed below:

Fall

course Foundations 1: Introduction to Secondary Education
course How People Learn (3)

Winter

course Teaching for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (3)
course Instruction I: Introduction to Secondary Methods (3)

Fall

course Disciplinary Literacy (3)
course Instruction 2: Methods in the Discipline (3)
course Foundations 2: Supporting learning through Skillful Teaching (3)
course Student Teaching Internship A (2)

Winter

course Foundations 3: Developing as a Professional (3)
course Student Teaching (6)

Summer

course Instruction 3: Advanced Instruction (3) (Required course taken post full year internship)
course The Exceptional Student (2)

Requirements for application to the combined BA/MAT

Students are eligible to apply to the combined BA/MAT program once they have successfully completed the required pre-professional and pre-program content coursework, which requires having met the following criteria:

Complete the Graduate Application and receive delayed admission into the MAT program due by May 1st of each year. (Late applications will be considered with discretion.) Complete a minimum of 24 credits in the English Language Arts for Educators major and have a cumulative GPA of at least 3.0.

Additional department application requirements:

Goal statement
Resume (Curriculum Vitae)
One recommendation (must be from individuals in a supervisory relationship to the applicant, using the e-form provided by the Graduate School)
Felony Misdemeanor Disclosure Form
Michigan Code of Educational Ethics Acknowledgement Form

NOTE: Individual interviews may be conducted in addition to these requirements.

For additional information please contact Anthony Tuf Francis (akfranci@oakland.edu) in the School of Education 485G Pawley Hall at (248) 370-2491.

To successfully complete the program and earn a Masters of Arts in Teaching in Secondary Education, students must meet each of the requirements outlined below:

Complete the required undergraduate, major specific courses with a C or better
Complete the 37-credit graduate level courses professional sequence with a grade of B or higher in each course and fulfill the 600 field hour requirement
Professional courses may not be older than six years upon graduation
To be eligible for a Michigan Teaching Certificate, graduates must be in compliance with all legal curricular requirements.

Additional Information

Students enrolled in the previous Secondary Teacher Education Program (STEP) programs will have the option to complete their current program or transition into the BA/MAT in Secondary Education through the expiration of the current Michigan teacher certification requirements in the 2028-2029 academic year.

English Language Arts for Educators/Teaching in Secondary Education

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