Master of Arts in Teaching

Established by the College of Education at the University of Central Arkansas, the MAT program prepares highly qualified mid-career professionals and recent graduates of higher education to be Arkansas classroom teachers.

The MAT graduate degree program is:

• Designed for individuals without teaching credentials but who have successfully completed a baccalaureate degree and wish to become a teacher in an expeditious fashion.
• The MAT program has 3 tracks to choose from: K-6, Middle Level, and Secondary(K-12, 4-12, and 7-12). All tracks will be 39-hour graduate degree programs.

Act 1063 of 2017, the Right to Read Act states: “By the beginning of the 2021-2022 school year: A) All teachers employed in a teaching position that requires an elementary education (K-6) license or special education (K-12) license shall demonstrate proficiency in knowledge and practices of scientific reading instruction; and B) All other teachers shall demonstrate awareness in knowledge and practices of scientific reading instruction. 

The MAT program at the University of Central Arkansas is proud to be fully aligned to the the Foundations of Reading Competencies, based on the Science of Reading.

For more information regarding this program’s face-to-face requirements, please click here!

Our offices are located in Mashburn Hall (click here for campus maps and directions) in the Teaching and Learning suite.  From 8:00 AM until 4:30 PM Monday through Friday, someone should be available to answer your questions.  We look forward to meeting you.

PLEASE NOTE: While we welcome drop-in visitors, we cannot always guarantee a faculty member will be available to answer your questions on short notice. Faculty have many responsibilities that take them out of the office for meetings, school visits, etc.

National Award Winning Program

The Master of Arts in Teaching Program received the Association of Teacher Educator’s 2010 Distinguished Program in Teacher Education Award at the annual national convention in Chicago.