New TAMIU MAT Degree Info Session May 7

Those with a bachelor’s degree have a new option on their path to becoming teachers with a Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) offered by Texas A&M International University’s (TAMIU) College of Education.

An information session will be held Thursday, May 7 from 4:30 – 7 p.m. in the Senator Judith Zaffirini Student Success Center, 101A.

The program begins Fall 2015.

The MAT includes 30 credit hours of coursework and a six-credit clinical semester equivalent to student teaching. Four Alternative Certification Program courses are included in the degree and most teaching certificates offered by TAMIU are available through the MAT.

For more information, contact Dr. Philip Roberson, clinical associate professor/coordinator of assessment and special projects, at philip.roberson@tamiu.edu or 326.3155 or visit offices in Sue and Radcliffe Killam Library 417C.

Office hours are 8 a.m. – 5 p.m., Monday – Friday.

Journalists who need additional information or help with media requests and interviews should contact the Office of Public Relations, Marketing and Information Services at prmis@tamiu.edu