Initial teacher preparation at Winthrop University is built around the central belief that teachers must be able to demonstrate knowledge, skills, and dispositions that produce learners prepared for 21st century challenges within the context of a free and democratic society. Through field-focused learning in school partnership settings, candidates demonstrate evolving skills in the domains of diverse needs of learners, learning environment, technology, assessment, instruction and learner engagement, literacy, and professional learning and ethical practice. These domains are embedded throughout an integrated series of classroom and field experiences involving core and discipline-specific curricula, grounded in evidence-based practice and professional standards, and designed to support teacher candidates as they learn about themselves, individual learners, classrooms, and the American school system.
Additional Program Information
Accreditation:
NCATE - National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education and Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools
Financial Aid:
Yes
Requirements:
Graduate candidates who hold a baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university in the content field where certification is sought or who have completed a baccalaureate degree which includes content area course work equivalent to the undergraduate certification requirements at Winthrop University for certification in the specified content field may enroll in the MAT degree program. Graduate candidates who do not meet all undergraduate certification requirements will be required to complete additional course work.
(refer to the Winthrop University Graduate School website for further admission requirement information)
