Master of Arts in Teaching

• EDFD-602 Education Theory and Psychology
• EDFD-608 The Culture of Schooling in America
• EDFD-620 Child and Adolescent Growth and Development
• EDRD-641 Teaching Reading & Writing in the Content Areas

• EDEX-621 Education of Students with Exceptionalities
• EDMT-972 Practicum: Secondary Teaching
• EDRD-640 Foundations and Current Trends in Literacy Research and Practice

Pick one of the following:

• EDMT-650 Teaching Foreign Languages (pk-12): Methods
• EDMT-652 Teaching English in grades 9-12
• EDMT 653: Teaching Social Studies in Grades 9-12
• EDMT-654 Teaching Science in Grades 9-12
• EDMT-655 Teaching Mathematics in Grades 9-12

• EDEP-670 Teaching Internship
• EDMT 758: Critical Issues in Secondary Education

The requirements for the MAT program are more comprehensive than those of other Furman graduate programs and of many other SC institutions of higher education who offer similar programs.

Requirements include:

• A bachelor’s degree (or a minimum of 30 semester hours) in a critical needs content area, with minimum 2.75 GPA (3.0 preferred) from Furman or another accredited college or university;
• Praxis II content exam passing score;
• Writing sample (ex. 200-300 words on why you would be a good candidate for the Master of Arts in Teaching program. Include why you are interested in pursuing this degree and explain why you’d like to become a teacher.” )
• Transcript evaluation to assess content preparation (for those applicants only who do not hold a Furman degree in order to insure a minimum of 30 credits in the content area)
• Recommendations, including a formal dispositions evaluation
• Background check
• Interview

Application opens: October 1, 2022

Application Deadline: March 15, 2023

Any applicant who is a non-U.S. citizen wishing to attend Furman University Graduate Studies programs as a degree- or non-degree seeking student is considered an international applicant. All international applicants are required to have transcripts from any non-U.S. institutions evaluated by a credentialing service.  All applications, fees, documents, and requirements must be submitted online through our secure admissions site to Graduate Studies.   Official GRE General Test Score(s) should be submitted to Graduate Studies directly from ETS.

Visa Information

Anyone already issued a valid U.S. visa (H-type or J-type), or a Permanent Residency Card, must submit copies of these documents as part of the application process. If an international applicant is seeking a student visa (F-1), the process for applying for this status will be addressed by the Dean of International Admission.

English Language Proficiency

All applicants whose primary language is not English must submit appropriate scores from either TOEFL or IELTS. All international graduate applicants must present one of the following as part of their online application: a TOEFL score of at least 577 on the paper-based test (pbt) or 90 on the internet-based test (ibt) or an IELTS score of at least 7.5.   Applicants who take the TOEFL or IELTS must have the official score report sent to Graduate Studies directly from the testing service.

Applicants who have an undergraduate degree from an accredited U.S. institution are eligible to waive the TOEFL/IELTS requirement.  Program directors may also petition Graduate Studies to waive this requirement on an individual basis.