Secondary Education Programs

The MAT is offered in Math, English, History, and Science. It provides a graduate degree with North Carolina teacher licensure for grades 9-12.

The program is most suited to those with an undergraduate degree in History. Students are required to complete all required undergraduate courses to be recommended for teacher licensure in the social studies, including undergraduate History.

We will review your transcripts and determine what undergrad courses are needed (if any) prior to the program. However, students who have a strong background in History and other relevant experiences should apply.

Students have to complete all required undergraduate courses for a teaching license in the area of science to be recommended for teacher licensure. We require that MAT students complete the broader area of science.

We will review your transcripts and determine what undergrad courses are needed (if any) prior to the program. The program information lists the requirements for 3 hours in graduate science or science education for the MAT.

The program is most suited to those with an undergraduate degree in English. Students have to complete all required English undergraduate courses, or an equivalent course at the graduate level, to be recommended for teacher licensure.

We will review your transcripts and determine what undergrad courses are needed (if any) prior to the program. For the MAT, 3 graduate hours in English are required.

The MAT program is most suited to those with an undergraduate degree in Math. Students have to complete all required Math undergraduate courses to be recommended for teacher licensure. We will review your transcripts and determine what undergrad courses are needed (if any) prior to the program.

For the MAT, 3 graduate hours in mathematics are required. However, students who have a strong background in Math and other relevant experiences should have their transcripts reviewed to determine if they are close enough to a math major equivalent to apply.

• Check the online requirements for admissions.
• Complete the online application at the UNCW graduate school website.

We recommend applicants to have recent experience working with high school students prior to enrollment in the program. This can be substitute teaching or other work that has the applicant in regular high school settings.

No tests are required for admission to the program. It is highly recommended that you take the PRAXIS II Content Area Exam prior to enrollment in the program.

We have two programs available.

Traditional 3 semester Summer admittance program: MAT candidates are required to enroll full-time and complete the program as an interdisciplinary cohort. The program begins each May, Summer session I, with coursework and extensive high school field experiences in Fall and Spring semesters. The program offers teacher education licensure in high school English, Mathematics, Science, and Social Studies. Program completers may earn both North Carolina teacher licensure in a secondary content area and a Master of Arts in Teaching in Secondary Education degree.

BA/MAT Combined or Spring admitted students: For those who want to begin in the Spring, we have two classes you can take to make your load a bit lighter during the cohort year. These two classes can even be taken during you last semester of your BA/BS and count for both you BA/BS and MAT.

It is important early on to contact the state you intend to move to see how the North Carolina license transfers to that state. Go to the web page of the state department of education you may be relocating to. Also, you may want to view information on the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction to see which states NC has reciprocity.

For initial contact information, please email MAT program coordinator. For specific discipline related questions, refer to the appropriate faculty member listed under Faculty and Staff on the MAT web page.