Students can be certified, sometimes in as few as three semesters. Students can continue to work at least part-time until they are ready for the student teaching semester. In addition, students interested in Early Elementary Education have the option of applying for the Total Immersion Program which includes an intensive field experience. Students in the Total Immersion Program take the same courses as other students seeking P-5 certification, but their field experience is much more intensive. During the school year, students complete their courses while beginning their field experience the same day that regular teachers begin their school year in the fall.
Students continue until teachers end their school year in the spring.
In addition, students complete all courses as a cohort group and develop close personal and professional relationships with their colleagues in the same program. Classes in the redesigned MAT program begin in the second summer session, 2001. Students who expect to begin in Summer 2001 should apply for admission by March 1, 2001. Application procedures are posted on this website and are available at the School of Education Advising Center. Copyright 2000 University of Louisville.