Successful completion of the program will lead to a Master of Arts in Teaching (M.A.T.) degree with a concentration in middle grades and recommendation for Advanced Competencies licensure from the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction for teaching in the middle grades.
Candidates for the M.A.T. are also required to successfully complete a portfolio that demonstrates advanced competencies.
Some of the courses required for licensure in the middle grades and for the M.A.T. degree may be earned through the alternative licensure program. For more information, visit WCU’s Office of Alternative Licensure website.
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- Read core and concentration requirements (catalog)
- MAT checklist for Middle Grades (PDF)
- EMGE Master’s Portfolio
- M.A.T. Licensure
Forms for internship I and II
Internship I (EDMG 588)
- EDMG 588 (Internship I) Requirments (PDF)
- EDMG 588 Seminar (PDF)
- Getting to Know Your Middle School Team: A Scavenger Hunt for Interns (PDF)
- EDMG 588 Cooperating Teachers and University Supervisors Letter (PDF)
- Cooperating Teacher Observation Form (PDF)
- Midterm / Final Evaluation Form (PDF)
Internship II (EDMG 589)
- EDMG 589 (Internship II) Requirments (PDF)
- EDMG 589 Syllabus (PDF)
- EDMG 589 Cooperating Teachers and University Supervisors Letter (PDF)
- Observation Form (MS Word)
- Exit Criteria (PDF)
For more information, please contact:
Dr. Victoria Faircloth, Middle Grades Graduate Coordinator
Department of Elementary and Middle Grades Education
Western Carolina University
123 Killian Building
(828) 227-3342
victoria@email.wcu.edu