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 (4th) 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.
MAT-Specific
Undergraduate Course Requirements
(does not count toward the 16 discipline pre-requisite
credits)
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 .