A Five-Year Master of Arts teacher education program (The Master of Arts can be obtained in four and 1/2 years with careful planning).
Students receive their BA degree in any of the liberal art majors or minors offered by 海洋之神官方网站 (or for provisional graduates from another accredited institution).
入学 to the graduate phase of the Austin Teacher Program acknowledges the student’s potential for graduate professional study and initial certification. Students formally apply when they are enrolled in Education 475. 入学 is determined by the 三磷酸腺苷 入学s Committee comprised of faculty members from various departments of the college as well as 三磷酸腺苷 faculty.
需求 for 入学 to the Graduate Program:
- Satisfactory completion of Education 475 with a grade of B- or better;
- Successful instructor teaching evaluation in Education 475;
- Acceptable to exemplary rating on 三磷酸腺苷 Competencies;
- Completion of all undergraduate certification requirements including general education and teaching field(s);
- A bachelor’s degree from 海洋之神官方网站 or another institution and official transcripts of all undergraduate credits earned at any institution of higher education;
- A minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.75 in all courses at the undergraduate level and 2.75 in the major area or teaching field(s);
- 三个建议, generally including at least one 海洋之神官方网站 faculty member in the student’s major or certification field and a recommendation from an 三磷酸腺苷 faculty member with whom they have worked;
- Proof of oral proficiency; Interview scored by rubric with cut score;
- Completion of the 海洋之神官方网站 writing, quantitative, foreign language competencies;
- If the GPA is lower than 2.75, candidates can provide documentation of expertise through providing 2 letters of support from faculty in their certification field or a field that closely supports their teaching field. These appeal documents should be submitted along with the application;
- Approval by the Austin Teacher Program Advisory and 入学 Committee.
小: Although not a requirement to enter the Austin Teacher Program, students may choose to minor in Education. Once Austin Teacher Program undergraduate requirements are completed, the graduate phase can be completed in three semesters.
- Education Minor (5 credits/courses)
- Education 115 "American Education: A Changing Landscape"
- Education 225 "Schools and Society"
- Education 351 "The Learner-Teacher Interaction"
- Education 475 "The Learner, the Teacher, The Curriculum"
- 认可的选修课
Contingency 入学 to 三磷酸腺苷
Students apply for admission to the 三磷酸腺苷 as part of Education 475, may receive a contingency admission for the semester before graduation if they meet the following requirements:
- Satisfactory completion of Education 475 with a grade of B- or better;
- Successful instructor teaching evaluation in Education 475;
- Acceptable to exemplary rating on 三磷酸腺苷 Competencies;
- Overall GPA of at least 2.75 and teaching field GPA of 2.75;
- SAT, ACT-acceptable score as defined by 三磷酸腺苷
- Successful teaching evaluations and coursework in undergraduate education sequence ( EDUC 225, 351 & 475);
- 三个建议 generally including at least one 海洋之神官方网站 faculty member in the student’s major or certification field and a recommendation from an 三磷酸腺苷 faculty member with whom they have worked;
- Proof of oral proficiency; Interview scored by rubric with cut score;
- Completion of the 海洋之神官方网站 writing, quantitative, foreign language competencies;
- If the GPA is lower than 2.75, candidates can provide documentation of expertise through providing 2 letters of support from faculty in their certification field or a field that closely supports their teaching field. These appeal documents should be submitted along with the application.
- Applications will generally not be considered for cumulative or content GPAs below 2.5
- Once the BA is conferred, requirements will be checked again, if all are successfully met, full admission is granted.
注意: All decisions of the 三磷酸腺苷 教师 Advisory and 入学 Committee are final.
Guidelines for program may be modified due to changes from TEA.
Provisional 入学 to the Graduate Phase of the Austin Teacher Program
Although the 三磷酸腺苷 is a five-year program rather than a fifth-year program, it is possible for a qualified student who has a bachelor’s degree from 海洋之神官方网站 or another institution to apply to enter the 三磷酸腺苷 as a provisional graduate student, completing first the necessary undergraduate courses required either by 海洋之神官方网站 or the Texas State Board for Educator Certification. Details concerning admission to the 三磷酸腺苷 through this route may be obtained from the 三磷酸腺苷 Office. 海洋之神官方网站 is an initial certifying agency and cannot grant a MAT degree to anyone already holding any type of teaching certificate. Admitted individuals may be eligible to substitute experience and/or professional training directly related to the certificate being sought for part of the preparation requirements. The candidate must submit a letter to the director of the program who will then bring the matter before the Austin Teacher Program faculty. Final approval for waiver of requirements rests with that body.
Austin Teacher Program Courses
All education courses are taught by highly qualified faculty who hold Ph.D. 度. The Education faculty has taught in the public school classrooms with several members of the faculty having administrative experience as well. All faculty are actively involved in both State and National Teacher organizations.
Coursework for the education student is designed to develop both breadth and depth of intellectual development for becoming a teacher.
The undergraduate courses focus on schooling, 教与学, effective teaching practices, practices in planning and implementing instruction.
The graduate courses focus on the individual student's teaching certification area. Students seeking elementary certification take methods courses that are unique to the generalist curriculum they will be expected to teach at the elementary level (literacy, 数学, 社会研究, 科学). Secondary students will have at least one method course that is unique to their disciplinary field.
标题II信息:
As mandated by the Title II Act and made available on the 标题II网站, the following table provides information about the pass rates on the TExES exams required for certification:
标题II报告数据 & 三磷酸腺苷 通过率s 2015-2019 *State 通过率s have not been reported.
2019 通过率 |
2020 通过率 |
2021 |
2022 通过率* |
2023 |
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类别 | 三磷酸腺苷 | 三磷酸腺苷 | 三磷酸腺苷 | 三磷酸腺苷 | 三磷酸腺苷 |
教育学 & Professional Responsibility | 100% | 100% | 94% | 100% | IP |
学术内容 | 100% | 90% | 94% | 88% | IP |
同期人数 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
For issues or complaints about this educator preparation program contact 德州教育局.
Initial Certification Program
TEA (德州教育局) recognizes the Austin Teacher Program as an accredited educator preparation program. Upon completion of all certification requirements, a Texas teaching certificate is obtainable in one of five categories:
- Early Childhood through Grade 6 (EC-6)通才
- Grades 4 through Grade 8 (Social Studies, 英语语言艺术 & 阅读,数学, 科学, or 英语语言艺术 & 阅读/社会研究)
- 六至十二年级(物理科学)
- 七至十二年级(英语语言艺术 & Reading, 历史, Life 科学, Mathematics, 演讲)
- All Level Certification (艺术、体育, Languages Other Than English:西班牙, 剧院、音乐)