Master of Arts in Teaching

All students complete a 7 week summer intensive term at the Capital Region Campus, designed to prepare aspiring teachers for their fall residency.  Students can choose to do their teaching residency in one of three locations.  Students doing their residency outside the Capital Region may complete coursework both face to face and by distancing in to classes on the Capital Region Campus.

• Greater Capital Region, NY Residency (Locations in this region are located between Amsterdam to Troy, and Saratoga to Delmar.)
• North Country Region, NY Residency (Locations in this region are located between Camden to Pottersville, and Salmon River to Lake George.)
• Queens, NY Residency (Locations are at the International High School for Health Sciences and Newton High School.)

Additional sites within New York are available based on candidate’s professional plans. All residencies are arranged by the Clarkson Department of Education and approved by the partner school district.

New York may need to hire 180,000 new teachers by 2027, predicts SUNY Chancellor Emeritus Nancy Zimpher. This looming teacher shortage is expected to impact urban and rural school districts, and foreign languages and STEM subjects the most. 

• Overall GPA of 3.0 or higher
• The equivalent of an undergraduate major in the discipline the candidate would like to teach
• Undergraduate liberal arts core, including courses in humanities/arts, writing/communication, social sciences, STEM and one semester of foreign language
• ED500 Field Experience: Four days of structured observations in secondary schools. Can be arranged by CRC Department of Education Coordinator. Please call 518-631-9870 (must be completed prior to summer intensive; can be completed in fall or spring in the first year if students select the two year program).
• Educational psychology (an undergraduate course, or independent study with Clarkson’s CRC Department of Education exam. Must be completed prior to summer intensive; can be completed in fall or spring in the first year if students select the two year program).

A complete application file consists of the following items:

• application form
• resume and statement of purpose
• letters of recommendation — three letters required
• official transcripts
• GRE or Miller Analogies Test (offered at CRC)*
• Score of 80 for TOEFL/6.5 for IELTS (if applicable)

*GRE and/or Millers Academy Test may be waived for some applicants.

Supplemental information may be submitted if desired; this could include any other information that may help us evaluate your application.

For students applying to the 18 month program that begins in the spring, complete applications must be received by November 1^st. For students applying to the one-year MAT program that begins in the summer, complete applications must be received by April 1st. For students applying for the two-year MAT program that begins in the Fall term, applications are due by June 1st.

Early and on-time applicants will receive preferential review for scholarship opportunities.

Late applicants will be considered based on availability.