BARD MASTER OF ARTS IN TEACHING

4+1 Program

Website: http://www.bard.edu/mat/ny/programs/ba-mat

Updated August 24, 2017

The BA/MAT 4+1 program is designed to offer Bard undergraduates a path to a Master of Arts in Teaching and New York State grades 7-12 Teacher Certification in biology, history, literature or mathematics within five years of their entering college. Undergraduates receive advisement, engage in work with adolescents, and take courses that prepare them for the MAT program while they remain focused on the studies of their major. The MAT program, like the College, regards deep knowledge of subject matter to be an essential quality of a successful teacher. In the BA/MAT 4+1 Program, all of the state-mandated pedagogical practice courses and student-teaching experiences take place in year five.

Undergraduate Discipline Prerequisites

These discipline course prerequisites should be completed by the end of senior (4^th) year at Bard. Note that a student does not have to be a major in these fields. For instance, a Human Rights major who has completed the literature course requirements can enter the 4+1 track in literature.

• Biology Track: At least 16 credits in the sciences including two biology lab courses at the 300-level, preferably both micro and macro
• History Track: At least 16 credits in the social sciences including at least two history program courses at the 300-level
• Literature Track: At least 16 credits in literature including a British or American literature sequence course and a literature seminar at the 300-level. A Shakespeare course is also recommended but not required.
• Math Track: At least 16 credits in mathematics including Calculus 1 and 2, Linear Algebra, Vector Calculus, Proofs and Fundamentals. A 300-level course is also strongly recommended.
• Spanish Track: At least 16 credits in Spanish including two Spanish courses at the 300-level.

MAT-Specific Undergraduate Course Requirements

• one cross-listed education course (such as ED 512 Identity and Culture)
• one cross-listed discipline course (such as LIT 3521 Mark Twain)

(does not count toward the 16 discipline pre-requisite credits)

• ED 151 Pedagogy and Practice in Civic Engagement – 2 credits – involves one to two semesters of peer mentoring/tutoring.

Post-Graduate Courses and Field Experience (Year Five)

Please refer to the Bard MAT website at http://www.bard.edu/mat/ny/programs/ba-mat .