Program Description
The Teacher Residency in Elementary Education Master of Arts in Teaching is a 30-credit program that can be completed in three semesters. It consists of a mix of face-to-face, hybrid, and online courses along with a rich, immersive, year-long field experience component. Current undergraduate students who are studying elementary education are the target participants for the Teacher Residency Program. The curriculum plan is based on the combined bachelors to masters program philosophy in that qualified students take 12 hours of graduate coursework their senior year in place of a traditional student teaching experience. Students are expected to graduate from their undergraduate program as planned (May or August, senior year). During their fifth year, students complete the remaining hours toward their MAT degree. Students are recommended for initial teaching certification after successfully completing their graduate teacher residency field experience and the graduate degree requirements.
Non-Clemson University students interested in the teacher residency program of study should contact the program coordinator. The admission process requires a student to have completed a minimum of 90 specific undergraduate credits or hold an undergraduate degree. An audit of the applicant’s transcript is required to ensure that all prerequisite pedagogical and content coursework has been completed, including PRAXIS II passing scores. In addition, the same screening process used for continuing Clemson undergraduate students is required. Interested applicants who do not meet the prerequisite requirements can be advised with a list of missing coursework or redirected to an existing non-teacher residency MAT program.
Combined Degree Program BA/BS in Early Childhood Education, Elementary Education, Special Education, Middle Level Education, Secondary Education, Science Teaching, Mathematics Teaching, or Modern Languages Education, and MAT in Teacher Residency
Education majors at Clemson University may participate in a combined degree program option in any of the undergraduate majors offered in the College of Education. The Master of Arts in Teaching in Teacher Residency degrees are offered in Early Childhood Education, Elementary Education, Special Education, Middle Level Education (Language Arts and Social Studies or Mathematics and Science), Modern Languages Education (American Sign Language, French, or Spanish), and Secondary Education (English, Social Studies, Mathematics, or Science). The MAT programs consist of a mix of face-to-face and hybrid courses along with a rich, immersive, year-long field experience component. The curriculum plan is based on the combined bachelors to masters combined program philosophy, in such, that qualified students take 12 credits of graduate coursework their senior year in place of a traditional student teaching experience (nine credits) and capstone seminar (three credits). Students are expected to graduate from their undergraduate program as planned in May or August of their senior year) During the fifth year, students complete the remaining credits toward their MAT degree. Students are recommended for initial teaching certification after successfully completing their graduate teacher residency field experience. For more information about this program, visit the website: https://www.clemson.edu/education/academics/combined-bachelors-masters-program/index.html.
