教学艺术硕士课程是研究生教师教育课程，适用于从地区认可的机构获得学士学位的个人。符合此计划条件的学生没有B级（学士学位）教学证书。在此课程初次注册之前，学生应与所选教学领域的教师认证主任和顾问联系，以进行有关本科生缺陷的个人评估。阿拉巴马州教育部要求MAT课程的所有申请者都具有教学领域的学术专业，或者如果官方成绩单上没有该学术专业，则应与该教学领域相称32个学期，包括至少19个学期-部门信用（第316 AL代码）。
The Master of Arts in Teaching program is a graduate educator preparation program available to individuals who have completed a baccalaureate degree from a regionally accredited institution. Students eligible for this program do not have a Class B (baccalaureate level) teaching certificate. Students should contact the Teacher Certification Officer and the advisor in the chosen teaching field for an individual evaluation concerning undergraduate deficiencies prior to initial registration in this program. The Alabama State Department of Education requires all applicants for the M.A.T. program to have "an academic major in the teaching field or if an academic major is not on the official transcript, 32 semester hours appropriate to the teaching field including at least 19 semester hours of upper-division credit"