Graduate Program

Master of Arts in Teaching Degree Requirements

Thirty-three (33) credits at the 500-level distributed as follows:

Thirty-three (33) credits at the 500-level distributed as follows:

Eighteen (18) credits in English
EN 500 Introduction to Graduate Study in English (3 credits)
Two courses in literary periods, figures, or genres (6 credits)
One course in writing (3 credits)
One course in ethnic and culturally diverse literature (3 credits)
One elective course in literature or writing (3 credits)

Fifteen (15) credits in Secondary Education:
ED 530 The Teacher as Researcher
ED 531 The Standards-Based Classroom: Curriculum
ED 532 The Teacher as Leader: From Issues to Advocacy
ED 533 The Standards-Based Classroom: Instruction and Assessment
ED 538 The Professional Teacher (final program course)

Information on ED 530-538 may be found in the college's catalog at http://www.bridgew.edu/Catalog/.

Additional Degree Requirements

1. A Comprehensive Examination
   (Taken after course work is completed)

Admissions Requirements

An undergraduate major in English, with at least twenty-four credit hours in the discipline, is generally required for admission to this program. Students with deficient academic backgrounds are sometimes accepted into the program with the stipulation that these deficiencies be made up before work actually credited to the degree program begins. Applicants to the M.A. program are also required to take the GRE General Test. The GRE subject test is not required.

Last Modified: April 17, 2008