Master of Arts in Teaching – Initial Licensure
The MAT program in Initial Licensure is designed for students pursuing a new career direction who have already obtained a Bachelor’s degree. This program provides students with extensive knowledge on teaching, classroom management, assessment informed instruction, and differential instruction. The College of Education offers three concentration areas for students interested in pursuing this degree choice: Elementary Education, Secondary Education, and Special Education.
Student Learning Outcomes
- Making Subject Matter Comprehensible to all students including culturally and linguistically diverse students and students with exceptionalities
- Planning instruction and designing learning experiences for ALL students including culturally and linguistically diverse students and students with exceptionalities
- Assessing and evaluating – using assessment to inform instruction and support learning
- Creating and Maintaining Effective Environment for Learning for all students
- Engaging and Supporting Learning for all students
- Communicating and Collaborating with Families and Communities,
- Developing as a Professional Educator – using reflection to grow as an educator
Requirements
- Go to the Admissions Applications site.
- Select First time user account creation.
- Create a Login ID and PIN for the application process.
- Complete the application, pay the $40 application fee, and Submit.
Need help? Contact the Office of Admissions at admissions@wnmu.edu or (575)538-6000.
In addition to the Graduate Division Admission requirements, the student in this program must also:
- Submit an application for admission to the College of Education
- The completed application form must include the following:
- Date of Final Admission status into the Graduate Division;
- A completed degree plan signed with an advisor in the College of Education;
- Three letters of recommendation: two academic and one other, preferably from an employer;
- A brief educational autobiography addressing the question, “Why Teach?”;
- Taken and passed the National Evaluation Series (NES) test as of January 2015
- Complete FBI background clearance;
- Completed Professional Behaviors and Dispositions Assessment.
To uphold the integrity of the College of Education’s standards, and to ensure the success of students, the College of Education consistently monitors and assesses student progress. The following prerequisites must be upheld by students in the College of Education in order for them to continue to make progress in the program:
- Students are required to maintain a GPA of 3.0 or higher
- No more than one C grade in program coursework is permitted
- Elements of the Teacher Education Program outcomes are monitored and assessed
- Students are required to receive a passing score (220) on the NES Essental Academic Skills Tests in:
- Reading
- Writing
- Mathematics
- Students must pass Professional Behaviors and Dispositions Assessments
The completion of the program is contingent upon students successfully executing the exit criteria, which should take place at the end of the student’s Practice Teaching semester. The exit criteria is composed of: (1) passing the Comprehensive Exam, (2) completing the Teacher Educational Exit Survey (EBI-TEES), (3) passing the NES content test and the NES professional knowledge test, (4) completing the Professional Behaviors and Dispositions Assessment, and (5) providing a letter of recommendation in support of the student’s completion of the program.
Choose a Degree
| (42 credit hours) | ||
| Core Knowledge (9) | ||
| EDUC 500 | Methods of Research | 3 |
| EDUC 506 | History & Philosophy of Education | 3 |
| EDUC 528 | Student Growth & Development | 3 |
| Professional Education Requirements (35) | ||
| Foundation (10) | ||
| BLED 514 | Multicultural Education | 3 |
| EDUC 511 | Foundations of Education | 1 |
| EDUC 534 | Integration of Technology into Curriculum | 3 |
| SPED 508 | Introduction to Exceptional Children | 3 |
| NES Essential Academic Skills passed | ||
| Application (14) | ||
| BLED 545 | ESL Methods for Content Literacy | 3 |
| EDUC 547 | Field Experience Lab (2 semesters) | 2 |
| EDUC 572 | Elementary Methods & Curriculum I | 3 |
| EDUC 574 | Classroom Assessment | 3 |
| RDG 510 | Teaching of Reading | 3 |
| Reinforcement (9) | ||
| EDUC 536 | Classroom Management | 3 |
| EDUC 573 | Elementary Methods & Curriculum II | 3 |
| RDG 511 | Corrective Reading Instruction | 3 |
| NES Assessment of Professional Knowledge passed | ||
| NES Content Knowledge test passed | ||
| NES Reading test passed | ||
| All other core/professional courses must be completed prior to the last block of hours (Capstone). All NES tests must be taken and passed before Practice Teaching. | ||
| Capstone (2) | ||
| EDUC 592 | Practice Teaching – Elementary | 1–6 |
| Exit Examination required before graduation | ||
| Elementary Education Teaching Endorsement Fields | ||
| For New Mexico State Licensure, students must qualify for a competency-based teaching field (24–36 credits). | ||
| (38 credit hours) | ||
| Core Knowledge (9) | ||
| EDUC 500 | Methods of Research | 3 |
| EDUC 506 | History & Philosophy of Education | 3 |
| EDUC 528 | Student Growth & Development | 3 |
| Professional Education Requirements (30) | ||
| Foundation (10) | ||
| BLED 514 | Multicultural Education | 3 |
| EDUC 511 | Foundations of Education | 1 |
| EDUC 534 | Integration of Technology into Curriculum | 3 |
| SPED 508 | Introduction to Exceptional Children | 3 |
| NES Essential Academic Skills test passed | ||
| Application (5) | ||
| BLED 545 | ESL Methods for Content Literacy | 3 |
| EDUC 547 | Field Experience Lab (2 semesters) | 2 |
| Reinforcement (12) | ||
| EDUC 536 | Classroom Management | 3 |
| EDUC 571 | Secondary Curriculum & Instruction | 3 |
| EDUC 574 | Classroom Assessment | 3 |
| RDG 560 | Reading Skills in Secondary Education | 3 |
| NES Assessment of Professional Knowledge passed | ||
| NES Content Knowledge test passed | ||
| All other core/professional courses must be completed prior to the last block of hours, Capstone. All NES tests must be taken and passed before Practice Teaching. | ||
| Capstone (2) | ||
| EDUC 594 | Practice Teaching – Secondary | 1–6 |
| Exit Examination required before graduation | ||
| Secondary Education Teaching Endorsement Fields | ||
| For New Mexico State Licensure, students must qualify for a competency-based teaching field (24–36 credits). | ||
| (48 credit hours) | ||
| Core Knowledge (9) | ||
| EDUC 500 | Methods of Research | 3 |
| EDUC 506 | History & Philosophy of Education | 3 |
| EDUC 528 | Student Growth & Development | 3 |
| NMTA or NES Basic Skills Taken and Passed | ||
| Contextual Knowledge (13) | ||
| BLED 545 | ESL Methods for Content Literacy | 3 |
| EDUC 511 | Foundations of Education | 3 |
| EDUC 534 | Integration of Technology into Curriculum | 3 |
| EDUC 508 | Introduction to Exceptional Children | 3 |
| EDUC 528 | Curriculum & Methods in Special Education | 3 |
| Professional Education Requirements (28) | ||
| Foundation (12) | ||
| RDG 510 | Teaching of Reading | 3 |
| RDG 511 | Corrective Reading Instruction | 3 |
| SPED 555 | Family, School, Comm. & Culture – Exceptional Child | 3 |
| SPED 570 | Nature & Needs of Persons with Learning Disabilities | 3 |
| Application & Reinforcement (12) | ||
| Field Experience Lab | 1 | |
| SPED 562 | Field Experience Lab II | 1 |
| SPED 551 | Behavior Management App. – Exceptional Children | 3 |
| SPED 554 | Evaluation & Assessment of Exceptional Children | 3 |
| SPED 569 | Nature & Needs of Persons with Intellectual Disabilities | 3 |
| OR SPED 576 | Nature & Needs of Pers/Emotional & Behavior Dis. | 3 |
| NES Content Knowledge test passed | ||
| All other core/professional courses must be completed prior to the last block of hours (Capstone). NES tests should be taken and passed before Practice Teaching. | ||
| Capstone (2) | ||
| SPED 541 | Practice Teaching – Special Education | 1–6 |
| Exit examination required before graduation | ||
| Special Education Teaching Endorsement Fields | ||
| For New Mexico State Licensure, students must qualify for a competency-based teaching field (24–36 credits); requirements must be determined by the NM Public Education Department. |
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