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    90% hiring rate post graduation. Bard MAT graduates get teaching jobs and stay in education.

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    Integrated curriculum with extensive teaching residencies

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Bard MAT alum Tara Kearns ’12.
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The Bard Master of Arts in Teaching Program offers several avenues for completion of the degree. All successful graduates receive a master of arts in teaching degree in their subject area and are recommended for New York State Initial Teaching Certification (grades 7–12).

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  • One-Year Program
    During this intensive year-long program, students complete required graduate courses and engage in teaching and learning activities in partner school classrooms under the supervision of a mentor teacher.

    One-Year Program

    During this intensive year-long program, students complete required graduate courses and engage in teaching and learning activities in partner school classrooms under the supervision of a mentor teacher.

    BardMAT Program 
    ONE-YEAR PROGRAM 
    SAMPLE SCHEDULE
    (subject to change) 

    SUMMER TERM: (10 weeks) 
    (Classes are offered in 3-hour blocks and meet once per week.) 
    ED502- Orientation 
    Discipline Course #1 
    Discipline Course #2 
    Education Course #1 
    Teaching Lab Strand I 
    Summer School Tutoring 

    FALL SEMESTER: (16 weeks including Thanksgiving Break) 
    (Student Teaching Practicum I, 5 days per week; full-time for 6 weeks. Classes are offered in 3-hour blocks and meet once per week.) 
    Teaching Practicum I (5 days a week; full time in schools) 
    Discipline Course #3 
    Education Course #2 
    Teaching Lab Strand II 
    Academic Research Project work begins 

    SPRING SEMESTER: (16 weeks including Spring Break) 
    (Student Teaching Practicum II, 5 days a week, full time for 12 weeks. Classes are offered in 3-hour blocks and meet once per week.) 
    Teaching Practicum II (5 days a week, full days) 
    Education Course #3 
    Teaching Lab Strand III 
    Academic Research Project (credits awarded) 
    edTPA: Teacher Performance Assessment 
  • Two-Year Program
    The Bard MAT offers a two-year, part-time program option that follows exactly the programming of the one-year pathway, but spreads it out over two years. This is a great option for people who would like to be able to work while completing their degree.

    Two-Year Program

    The Bard MAT offers a two-year, part-time program option that follows exactly the programming of the one-year pathway, but spreads it out over two years. This is a great option for people who would like to be able to work while completing their degree.

    BardMAT Program 
    TWO-YEAR PROGRAM 
    SAMPLE SCHEDULE
    (subject to change) 

    YEAR ONE:

    SUMMER TERM: (10 weeks) 
    (Classes are offered in 3-hour blocks and meet once per week.) 
    ED502- Orientation 
    Discipline Course #1 
    Discipline Course #2 

    FALL SEMESTER: (16 weeks including Thanksgiving Break) 
    (Classes are offered in 3-hour blocks and meet once per week.) 
    Discipline Course #3 
    Education Course #1 
    Academic Research Project work begins (continues through Spring) 

    SPRING SEMESTER (16 weeks including Spring Break) 
    (Classes are offered in 3-hour blocks and meet once per week.) 
    Education Course #2 
    Academic Research Project Completion 

    YEAR TWO: 

    SUMMER TERM (10 weeks) 
    (Classes are offered in 3-hour blocks and meet once per week.) 
    Education Course #3 
    Teaching Lab Strand I 
    Summer School Tutoring 

    FALL SEMESTER (16 weeks including Thanksgiving Break) 
    (Student Teaching Practicum I, 5 days per week, full time, for 6 weeks. Classes are offered in 3-hour blocks and meet once per week.) 
    Teaching Practicum I 
    Teaching Lab Strand II 

    SPRING TERM (16 weeks including Spring Break) 
    (Student Teaching Practicum II, full days, full time, 5 days per week for 12 weeks. Classes are offered in 3-hour blocks and meet once per week.) 
    Teaching Practicum II 
    Teaching Lab Strand III 
    edTPA: Teacher Performance Assessment 
  • BA/MAT 4+1 Program
    The BA/MAT 4+1 program is designed to offer Bard undergraduates a path to a master of arts in teaching (MAT) degree and New York State grades 7–12 teacher certification in one of five subject areas (biology, history, literature, mathematics, or Spanish) within five years of entering college.
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  • Dual-Degree Programs with Bard's Center for Environmental Policy
    The Bard CEP dual-degree programs combine Bard’s innovative graduate curriculum with leading programs in environmental law, teaching, or business. Applicants must apply to, and be accepted by, both the CEP and the complementary programs.
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Master of Arts in Teaching Program
PO Box 5000
Annandale-on-Hudson, NY 12504
Phone: 845-758-7145
Fax: 845-758-7149
Email: [email protected]
 
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