Transform Your Life,
Boost Your Career
Earn a teaching degree and Kentucky teaching certification at the same time
ONLINE MASTER OF ARTS IN TEACHING
READY TO DO MORE AS A TEACHER?
Make a change that changes lives: train to become a teacher. With the Master of Arts in Teaching from Thomas More University, you can build on your previous bachelor’s with teaching skills and Kentucky teaching certification preparation. Featuring convenient blended learning, this program lets qualifying students start working full-time before they finish their degree.
PROGRAM OVERVIEW
The Master of Arts in Teaching is designed for graduates who want to teach and need the certification to do it. Coursework covers classroom management, curriculum design, and assessment. Finish your program teaching in a real school mentored by an experienced teacher.
Our program features:
A 30-credit curriculum built on core teaching coursework plus a supervised or mentored teaching experience
Online classes that make balancing life, work, and your MAT more convenient
Initial Kentucky teaching certification built into your degree
An earn-while-you-teach path: qualified students teach full time and get paid while completing the program
Certification areas across middle grades, secondary content areas, and P-12 specialties
WHY CHOOSE THOMAS MORE FOR YOUR MAT?
A Convenient Format
Our MAT program blends online coursework with in-person supervised teaching experience, so you can prepare for your future in teaching without putting life on hold.
Degree and Certification Together
You don't have to pursue certification separately after you graduate. The MAT is built so you earn both together in as few as 24 months.
Teach While You Study
Qualified students can step into a paid, full-time teaching position and complete their mentored teaching on the job, with a Thomas More coach in the room.
MAT CURRICULUM
The Thomas More MAT is a 30-credit graduate degree delivered in a hybrid format. Every student completes the core teaching sequence, then finishes with a supervised teaching experience or two mentored teaching courses, depending on the pathway.
Core courses include:
Your teaching experience is completed one of two ways:
Supervised Teaching Experience, a placement in a partner school with a supervising teacher
Mentored Teaching I and II, for qualified students already teaching full time under contract
ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
To apply to our online Master of Arts in Teaching, you will need to provide:
Proof of a bachelor's degree in a certifiable content area
Official transcripts from every institution you have attended
Three letters of recommendation, including one from a school principal
A current resume
A completed Code of Ethics and Character and Fitness form
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GET READY FOR MORE
Take the first step toward making a difference in the classroom. Contact Thomas More University for complete details about our online Master of Arts in Teaching, or make an appointment with an enrollment coach.
Faculty who have taught in P-12 classrooms themselves
Individualized support, including coaching in your own classroom
Partnerships with school districts across Kentucky
Support during job placement, from application through interview
Flexible start dates
Teaching Writing and Reading Across the Disciplines
Exceptionalities and Schooling
Curriculum Design and Assessment
Content Methods of Effective Classroom Instruction
Classroom Management and Discipline
Multicultural Education
Educational Technology
Action Research
CERTIFICATION AREAS
Choose the certification that matches the content area of your bachelor's degree:
Middle Grades (5-9): Language Arts, Mathematics, Science, Social Studies
Secondary (8-12): Biology, Chemistry, English, Mathematics, Physics, Social Studies
Business (5-12)
Art (P-12)
Physical Education (P-12)
Theatre (P-12)
World Language (P-12): Spanish
A dispositions self-reflection
A writing sample
A background check
Additional criteria apply. Please see our catalog or contact us for complete admission requirements.
The Thomas More University educator preparation program is accredited by the Association for Advancing Quality in Educator Preparation (AAQEP) through December 31, 2030, and is approved by the Kentucky Education Professional Standards Board.
Thomas More University is approved by the Kentucky Education Professional Standards Board (EPSB) to offer initial teacher-education programs at the elementary, middle school, and secondary levels for undergraduate and graduate students and education leadership for graduate students.
