{"id":4316,"date":"2026-10-06T15:45:58","date_gmt":"2026-10-06T20:45:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.muw.edu\/education\/?p=4316"},"modified":"2026-10-06T16:05:50","modified_gmt":"2026-10-06T21:05:50","slug":"master-of-arts-in-teaching-mat-alternate-route-programs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.muw.edu\/education\/uncategorized\/master-of-arts-in-teaching-mat-alternate-route-programs\/","title":{"rendered":"Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) Alternate Route Programs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-large-font-size\"><strong>Already have a bachelor&#8217;s degree? Your path to the classroom can start here.<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">The W&#8217;s Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) programs provide an alternate route to teacher licensure for individuals who already hold a bachelor&#8217;s degree. Choose the pathway that matches where you want to teach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-stretch has-background is-layout-constrained wp-block-column-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"background-color:#d8e5f8\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size\"><strong>MAT Elementary Education<\/strong><br><em>Teach elementary grades K-6.<\/em><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Earn your master&#8217;s degree while completing an alternate route to Mississippi teacher licensure in Elementary Education.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons has-custom-font-size has-medium-font-size is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-fe48e5de wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div style=\"--wp--block-button--width: 95;\" class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-pale-cyan-blue-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color has-medium-font-size has-custom-font-size wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.muw.edu\/education\/master-of-arts-in-teaching-mat-elementary-education\/\" style=\"border-top-left-radius:12px;border-top-right-radius:12px;border-bottom-left-radius:12px;border-bottom-right-radius:12px;color:#174074\">EXPLORE MAT ELEMENTARY EDUCATION \u2192<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-stretch has-background is-layout-constrained wp-block-column-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"background-color:#d8e5f8\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size\"><strong>MAT Secondary Education<\/strong><br><em>Teach in your content area.<\/em><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Earn your master&#8217;s degree while completing an alternate route to Mississippi teacher licensure in an approved 7\u201312 or K\u201312 content area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons has-custom-font-size has-medium-font-size is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-fe48e5de wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div style=\"--wp--block-button--width: 95;\" class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-pale-cyan-blue-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color has-medium-font-size has-custom-font-size wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.muw.edu\/education\/mat\/\" style=\"border-top-left-radius:12px;border-top-right-radius:12px;border-bottom-left-radius:12px;border-bottom-right-radius:12px;color:#174074\">EXPLORE MAT SECONDARY EDUCATION \u2192<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Already have a bachelor&#8217;s degree? 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