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The Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) program offers a coordinated series of learning experiences, built upon a conceptual framework grounded in social constructivism and organized around themes of reflection, decision-making, facilitation, continuous learning, research, leadership, and collaboration. The program has a strong connection with public schools and emphasizes the importance of providing pre-service teachers with multiple opportunities for observation, interaction, reflection, facilitation, instruction, collaboration, and leadership in a P-12 learning community.
The authorization levels for an Initial teaching license in Oregon are:
- Early Childhood (ages 3 years through grade 4)
- Elementary (grades 3 through 8)
- Middle School (grades 5 through 9)
- High School (grades 7 through 12)
Students entering the MAT program will choose two adjacent authorization levels in which they intend to be licensed. The three options are:
- Early Childhood/Elementary
- Elementary/Middle School
- Middle School/High School
Upon completion of the MAT program, students receive a Master of Arts in Teaching degree and an Oregon Initial Teaching License for teaching at two authorization levels.Southern Oregon University now offers the MAT Program in two configurations:
Full-Time MAT Program
The Full-Time MAT program is a one-year, full-time graduate program, beginning at the end of July and ending the following July. This program has been recognized for its high quality in preparing teachers for today's public schools regionally, state-wide, and nationally. See sample schedule. 
Two-Year MAT Program
The Two-Year MAT program is a 21-month graduate program, starting each year in mid-June. The program is designed to be less-intensive in the first year as students take two classes per quarter. Both of these classes are offered in hybrid formats, partially in-person and partially on-line. In the first year of the program, students are expected to meet for classes one evening each week and one Saturday each month. During the second year of the program , students will spend time working in public school classrooms which will require more intensive commitments especially during half-day student teaching and full-day student teaching. As much as possible, MAT Two-year program courses are offered at the SOU campus in Medford. However, some courses will meet at the SOU campus in Ashland. See sample schedule.
