教学硕士学位课程针对两类申请人而设计。第一类的申请者是那些在教师教育以外的领域获得学士学位的学生，其专业领域未达到K12年级。这些专业的例子有：刑事司法和社会福利。第二类的申请者是那些在教师教育以外的领域获得学士学位但在K12学校中主修过某个领域的学生。这些专业包括艺术，英语，健康，数学，科学，社会研究，语言病理学和听力学，体育和外语。但是，无论该学生是学士学位的哪个专业，他/她都可以自由选择MAT课程的任何选择。<br> <br>教学硕士学位课程允许属于第一类的学生，可以在K3年级的幼儿教育和1-8年级
The Master of Arts in Teaching degree program is designed for two categories of applicants. Applicants in Category one are those students who hold a baccalaureate degree in a field other than teacher education, with a major in an area not taught in grades K12. Examples of such majors are: criminal justice and social welfare. Applicants in Category two are those students who hold a baccalaureate degree in a field other than teacher education, but have a major in an area taught in K12 schools. Such majors include art, English, health, mathematics, science, social studies, speech pathology and audiology, physical education, and foreign language. However, regardless of the student's academic major at the bachelor's degree level, he/ she is free to pursue any option in the MAT program.<br><br> The Master of Arts in Teaching degree program permits the student in Category one to earn the degree and recommendation for initial certification in early childhood education, grades K3, and in elementary education, grades 1-8. The program permits students in Category two to earn the degree and recommendation for initial certification to teach one of the following secondary school subjects: English, mathematics, and science. Likewise, students in Category one may also pursue any one of these latter options, given their willingness to earn additional required credits mandated for initial certification.