The Master of Arts in Teaching offers eight concentrations—Elementary Education, Middles Grades Education, Secondary English Education, Secondary Mathematics Education, Secondary Science Education, Secondary Social Studies Education, Special Education, and Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL)—that culminate with the development of an Initial Competencies Portfolio, providing eligibility for candidates to apply for “A” licensure from the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction.

The Master of Arts in Teaching is designed for candidates who have a bachelor’s degree but did not pursue teacher education or licensure as an undergraduate. All concentrations in this track will also have prerequisite or corequisite courses, which are required for teaching licensure in North Carolina. The prerequisite or corequisite courses must be completed before a candidate can be recommended for licensure.

The Department of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures offers a Master of Arts in Teaching with a concentration in French Education or Spanish Education.

For information regarding deadlines and requirements for admission, please see https://grs.uncg.edu/programs/.

Degree Program Requirements

Required: 30-33 credit hours

Elementary Education Concentration

Required: 30-33 credit hours

Course List

Code	Title	Credit Hours
Core Courses (6 credits)
TED 545	Human Diversity, Teaching, and Learning	3
TED 636	Educational Psychology and Differentiated Instruction	3
or TED 669	Educational Implications of Learning and Developmental Theory
Pedagogical Expertise (18 credits)
TED 518	Mathematics in the Elementary Schools	3
TED 519	Science in the Elementary School	3
TED 520	Social Studies in the Elementary School	3
TED 625	Mathematics in the Elementary School II	3
TED 641	Reading Instruction	3
TED 642	Language Arts Instruction	3
Professional Development/Leadership (6-9 credits)
TED 680A	Clinical Experience in Teaching	3-6
TED 680B	Clinical Experience in Teaching Seminar	3
Total Credit Hours		30-33

Middle Grades Education Concentration

Required: 33 credit hours

Course List

Code	Title	Credit Hours
Core Courses (9 credits)
TED 535	Literacy in the Content Area	3
TED 545	Human Diversity, Teaching, and Learning	3
TED 669	Educational Implications of Learning and Developmental Theory	3
Pedagogical Expertise (15 credits)
TED 523	Legal, Historical, and Cultural Issues in ESL	3
or TED 618	Teaching English as a Second Language
TED 626	Middle Grades Curriculum and Instruction	3
TED 647	Teaching and Learning in Makerspaces	3
SES 540	Introduction to Special Education	3
or SES 611	Universal Design for Learning
or SES 640	Policies and Procedures in Special Education
Select one methods course (3 credits) according to the appropriate area of study:		3
TED 530	Middle Grades Language Arts
TED 554	Middle Grades Social Studies Education
TED 558	Middle and Secondary Mathematics Education
TED 560	Middle Grades Science Education
Professional Development/Leadership (9 credits)
TED 680A	Clinical Experience in Teaching	6
TED 680B	Clinical Experience in Teaching Seminar	3
Total Credit Hours		33

Secondary English Education Concentration

Required: 33 credit hours

Course List

Code	Title	Credit Hours
Core Courses (9 credits)
TED 535	Literacy in the Content Area	3
TED 545	Human Diversity, Teaching, and Learning	3
TED 669	Educational Implications of Learning and Developmental Theory	3
Pedagogical Expertise (15 credits)
TED 523	Legal, Historical, and Cultural Issues in ESL	3
or TED 618	Teaching English as a Second Language
TED 551	Teaching Practices and Curriculum in English	3
TED 619	Issues and Trends in Literacy Education	3
TED 647	Teaching and Learning in Makerspaces *	3
or TED 610	Integrating Technology into Subject Matter Instruction
TED 695	Youth Literacies: Advanced Topics in Education	3
Professional Development/Leadership (9 credits)
TED 680A	Clinical Experience in Teaching	6
TED 680B	Clinical Experience in Teaching Seminar	3
Total Credit Hours		33

*

Or approved substitute.

Secondary Mathematics Education Concentration

Required: 33 credit hours

Course List

Code	Title	Credit Hours
Core Courses (9 credits)
TED 535	Literacy in the Content Area	3
TED 545	Human Diversity, Teaching, and Learning	3
TED 669	Educational Implications of Learning and Developmental Theory	3
Pedagogical Expertise (15 credits)
MAT 505	Foundations of Mathematics for Teaching I	3
MAT 506	Foundations of Mathematics for Teaching II	3
TED 647	Teaching and Learning in Makerspaces	3
TED 664	Teaching Problem Solving	3
TED 668	Seminar in Mathematics Pedagogy	3
or TED 610	Integrating Technology into Subject Matter Instruction
Professional Development/Leadership (9 credits)
TED 680A	Clinical Experience in Teaching	6
TED 680B	Clinical Experience in Teaching Seminar	3
Total Credit Hours		33

Secondary Science Education Concentration

Required: 33 credit hours

Course List

Code	Title	Credit Hours
Core Courses (9 credits)
TED 535	Literacy in the Content Area	3
TED 545	Human Diversity, Teaching, and Learning	3
TED 669	Educational Implications of Learning and Developmental Theory	3
Pedagogical Expertise (15 credits)
TED 559	Teaching Practices and Curriculum in Science	3
TED 623	Environmental Education	3
TED 647	Teaching and Learning in Makerspaces	3
TED 657	Nature of Science, Technology, and Society	3
Select one science content course (3 credits)		3
Professional Development/Leadership (9 credits)
TED 680A	Clinical Experience in Teaching	6
TED 680B	Clinical Experience in Teaching Seminar	3
Total Credit Hours		33

Secondary Social Studies Education Concentration

Required: 33 credit hours

Course List

Code	Title	Credit Hours
Core Courses (9 credits)
TED 545	Human Diversity, Teaching, and Learning	3
TED 669	Educational Implications of Learning and Developmental Theory	3
ERM 605	Educational Measurement and Evaluation	3
or ERM 604	Methods of Educational Research
Pedagogical Expertise (15 credits)
TED 523	Legal, Historical, and Cultural Issues in ESL	3
or TED 618	Teaching English as a Second Language
TED 535	Literacy in the Content Area	3
TED 553	Teaching Practices and Curriculum in Social Studies	3
TED 647	Teaching and Learning in Makerspaces	3
or TED 610	Integrating Technology into Subject Matter Instruction
SES 540	Introduction to Special Education	3
or SES 611	Universal Design for Learning
or SES 640	Policies and Procedures in Special Education
Professional Development/Leadership (9 credits)
TED 680A	Clinical Experience in Teaching	6
TED 680B	Clinical Experience in Teaching Seminar	3
Total Credit Hours		33

Special Education Concentration

Required: 30-33 credit hours

Course List

Code	Title	Credit Hours
Core Courses (9 credits)
TED 545	Human Diversity, Teaching, and Learning	3
TED 636	Educational Psychology and Differentiated Instruction	3
or TED 669	Educational Implications of Learning and Developmental Theory
ERM 605	Educational Measurement and Evaluation	3
Special Education Requirements (21-24 credits)
SES 540	Introduction to Special Education	3
SES 641	Assessment in Special Education	3
SES 642	Reading Instruction	3
SES 652	Writing Instruction	3
SES 656	Math and Science Instruction	3
SES 659	Behavior Management	3
SES 661	Student Teaching: Special Education	3-6
Total Credit Hours		30-33

Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) Concentration

Required: 33 credit hours

Course List

Code	Title	Credit Hours
Core Courses (9 credits)
TED 545	Human Diversity, Teaching, and Learning	3
TED 636	Educational Psychology and Differentiated Instruction	3
TED 696	Classroom Language Assessment	3
Pedagogical Expertise (15 credits)
TED 523	Legal, Historical, and Cultural Issues in ESL	3
TED 603	Literacy Instruction for Multilingual Learners	3
TED 604	Applied Linguistics for Teachers	3
TED 618	Teaching English as a Second Language	3
TED 640	Writing Instruction Across the Grade Levels	3
or TED 619	Issues and Trends in Literacy Education
Professional Development/Leadership (9 credits)
TED 680A	Clinical Experience in Teaching	6
TED 680B	Clinical Experience in Teaching Seminar	3
Total Credit Hours		33

Accelerated B.A. or B.S. to M.A.T. in Master of Arts in Teaching

Application and Admission

Qualified UNC Greensboro undergraduate students may apply for admission to the Accelerated Master's Program (AMP) in the Master of Arts in Teaching (M.A.T.) with a concentration in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL). A cumulative undergraduate GPA of at least 3.5 based on at least 30 credits earned at UNCG is required. Applicants must have completed at least 60 credits and may not apply for admission to the AMP before the first semester of the junior year.

Applicants to the AMP must complete the standard application requirements (including supplementary materials) for the M.A.T. program. GRE scores are not required for applicants to the AMP.

All applicants must complete the Accelerated Master's Program information along with their application for admission to the M.A.T. Master of Arts in Teaching TESOL concentration program.

Courses

AMP students may apply up to, but not more than, 12 credits of graduate courses towards the completion of both their undergraduate and their graduate degree program. For a course to apply toward both degrees, the student must earn a grade of B (3.0) or better in the course and fulfill graduate-level requirements.

If the maximum of 12 credits is double-counted toward both the undergraduate and graduate degrees, the student must complete a minimum of 21 credits of further graduate-level course work to complete the M.A.T. degree. 

The following courses may be counted toward both the undergraduate degree requirements and the M.A.T. TESOL concentration requirements.

Course List

Code	Title	Credit Hours
TED 523	Legal, Historical, and Cultural Issues in ESL	3
TED 545	Human Diversity, Teaching, and Learning	3
TED 604	Applied Linguistics for Teachers	3
TED 640	Writing Instruction Across the Grade Levels	3

Students pursuing the TESOL undergraduate minor as part of their bachelor’s degree program may count TED 523 towards the minor requirements. AMP students may not apply the other AMP courses to the minor, but may count them towards other undergraduate program requirements and may count all four courses towards the master’s degree requirements.

Substitutions for the above courses require the permission from the program advisor. Please consult with an advisor to determine how courses taken at the graduate level will meet requirements in the bachelor's degree program. All degree requirements for the M.A.T. degree remain the same.