There are four main alternative certification routes for those who have a bachelor s degree but have not completed a traditional teacher education program in mississippi.
Mats alternate teaching program mississippi state.
American board for certification of teacher excellence abcte 3 2016.
Program completion verification mat program offers a three year alternate route license.
The mats program is designed for those holding a bachelor s degree in a content or discipline area other than education and seeking an initial teaching license in secondary education.
Master of arts in teaching mat 7 2017.
The master of arts in teaching mat program is one of mississippi s four approved alternate route programs that lead to teacher certification.
Teach mississippi institute tmi 9 11 17.
These pathways are the master of arts in teaching mat the mississippi alternate path to quality teachers mapqt the teach mississippi institute tmi and the american board certification for teacher excellence abcte.
The 36 hour degree can be completed entirely online via distance education from virtually anywhere in the state of mississippi and beyond.
Program participants are eligible to obtain a 3 year provisional mississippi educator license which certifies them to teach grades 7 12 in mississippi after completing the first two courses.
Location and contact information alcorn state university belhaven college delta state university jackson state university mississippi college.
If you already have a bachelor s degree from an accredited college university but did not complete a teacher education program that included student teaching you can still be a teacher in mississippi.
Mississippi alternate path to quality teachers mapqt 8 2015 program no longer offered for reference only.