Earn your Master’s degree and teaching certification as part of the same program, either online or in-person.
Locations
- Statesboro Campus (In Person)
- Online
Why Get an M.A.T. in Spanish Education?
- Pursue your degree online or in person as a traditional student, adult learner or working teacher.
- Upon completion of the degree and a successful GACE exam become eligible for your Georgia T-5 Spanish Education Certification.
- Earn both a Master’s degree and a fully accredited teaching certification.
- Choose between flexible online coursework combined or all the benefits of an in-person education at our Statesboro campus.
- Enter the program in any semester via our flexible online schedule.
Our M.A.T. program in Spanish Education is designed for applicants who already have an accredited Bachelor’s degree, meet content requirements and want to obtain both a Master’s degree and an accredited teaching certification.
Applicants interested in the MAT in Spanish Education can satisfy content requirements in one of three ways:
- Candidates meet content requirements if they hold a degree in Spanish. Content GPA must be 2.75 and overall GPA (all courses taken) must be 2.50 or higher.
- Candidates meet content requirements if they hold a degree in a field other than Spanish, but have 21 semester credit hours (of which at least 12 credit hours must be 3000-level and above) in SPAN (Spanish) content courses. Content GPA must be 2.75 and overall GPA (all courses taken) must be 2.50 or higher.
- Candidates who hold a degree in another field with an overall GPA (all courses taken) of at least 2.50 but do not meet the above transcript criteria may pass an Oral Proficiency Interview and a Writing Proficiency Test in Spanish at the ACTFL-defined IH or above (tests administered by the Department of World Languages and Cultures). For more information about this option, please contact Stacy Davis at stacydavis@georgiasouthern.edu.
Graduates will be prepared to excel in teaching Spanish at any level K-12 —on both a conceptual and applied level—and will receive their teaching certification, a key component in securing competitive positions with higher salaries.
Note: students will be required to complete field experiences, including practicums and student teaching/internships. All field experience requirements must be completed in the state of Georgia.
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What Can You Do With an M.A.T. in Spanish Education?
An M.A.T. in Spanish Education prepares you to teach Spanish at any level K-12 and lays the foundation for work as a curriculum developer or translator.
Where our graduates work:
- Savannah-Chatham County Public School System
- Gwinnett County Public Schools
- Cobb County School District
- Fulton County Schools
- Atlanta Public Schools
- Effingham County School District
- DeKalb County School District
- Houston County Board of Education
- Forsyth County Schools (Georgia)
- Cherokee County School District
- Davidson Fine Arts Magnet School
- Glynn County Schools
- Fayette County Public Schools, Fayetteville GA
What our graduates do:
- Teacher
- Principal
- Middle School Teacher
- Media Specialist
- Instructional Coach
- Consultant
What You’ll Learn
In addition to courses in Spanish, our M.A.T. program in Spanish Education includes courses such as:
- Foundations of Technology-Enabled Learning
- Learning Theories and Applications
- Foreign Language Methods P-8
- Foreign Languages Methods 9-12
- Practicum in Foreign Languages
- Introduction to Special Education
- Student Teaching in P-12 Education
- Supervised Internship
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Admission Requirements:
- Complete requirements for a bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited institution.
- Present a transcript evaluation by the College of Education’s Director of the Graduate Academic Services Center, and completion of a specified prerequisite content course work.
- Present a cumulative 2.50 (4.0 scale) grade point average or higher on all undergraduate and graduate work combined.
- Present a total adjusted GPA of 2.75 or higher on all teaching field course work.
- Candidates are not required to take either the MAT or the GRE; rather, they must pass an Oral Proficiency Interview and a Writing Proficiency Test in Spanish at the ACTFL-defined IH or above (tests administered by the Department of World Languages and Cultures).
- Submit a passing score on the GACE Content Assessment in the area for which one is seeking certification.
- Submit a passing score on the state-required Georgia Educator Ethics Assessment.
- Qualify for a Georgia Pre-Service certificate or Provisional certificate
- Acknowledge “Disclosure and Affirmation” statements that address the Code of Ethics for Educators and the need for tort liability insurance.
- International applicants and U.S. citizens whose native language is not English must demonstrate competence in English. Applicants must pass an Oral Proficiency Interview and a Writing Proficiency Test in English at the ACTFL-defined IH or above (tests administered by the Department of World Languages and Cultures).
- If an applicant was previously enrolled in an initial teacher preparation program, an interview must be completed with the Program Coordinator prior to admission to the program.
- Per the Georgia Professional Standards Commission Rule, candidates must earn a minimum grade of “B” in SPED 6130.
Follow these steps to complete the Georgia Southern application:
- Create an application account.
- Complete our online application using the PIN you received after creating your application account.
- Once complete, pay the $50 application fee or upload a valid fee waiver. Previous Georgia Southern applicants and dual-enrollment students do not need to pay the fee.
- You can check your application status at My.GeorgiaSouthern.edu/admissions three days after completing your application. This page contains live information about your admission status, including a checklist of missing documents we need to make a decision.
The Master of Arts in Teaching (M.A.T.) program is a professional degree approved andaccredited by the Georgia Professional Standards Commission (GaPSC) and the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP).
Ángela Pinilla-Herrera, PhD
Co-Director and Advisor of M.A. Spanish/M.A.T. Spanish Education
Email: apinilla@georgiasouthern.edu
Phone: 912-478-7060
Michael McGrath, PhD
Co-Director and Advisor of M.A. Spanish/M.A.T. Spanish Education
Email: mmcgrath@georgiasouthern.edu
Phone: 912-478-0115
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Student Testimonial
¿¡Qué tal, mis águilas?! What’s up, Eagles? My name is Dinshaw Anklesaria. I graduated with my Masters of Arts in Spanish in May 2015 and my Masters of Arts in Teaching in December 2015. Continuing my studies of a world language l has been a constant throughout my life, from middle school till even now. I minored in Spanish at UGA during my undergraduate studies in business and received my masters here at Eagle Nation. Throughout my career, knowing a world language, whether in the business world or in my current profession as a world language educator, has given me amazing opportunities. Before Georgia Southern, I worked at my father’s business and me knowing Spanish allowed me to expand the business’s clientele to the Hispanic community, to provide a more personable customer experience and to increase the business’s brand visibility thanks to my bilingual marketing initiatives, all leading to better financial performance of the company. Helping others, however, is my real passion and I knew world language education was for me. The rate of employment for a world language educator is exceptionally high and demand for us is always in existence, across a variety of settings and academic levels. Due to my language abilities, I can communicate directly to my Hispanic students’ parents and I can assist my school during events like registration, etc, all of which makes me an asset. Simply put-knowing a world language will somehow lead to more connections with people, more money (due to more clients/patients, etc) and a better sense of community realizing we have more in common than different, all of which will allow us to Soar to New Heights! ¡Vamos!
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Spanish Language Faculty
Georgia Southern’s Spanish program features faculty with decades of experience as trained specialists in second language pedagogy, linguistics, literature, history, and culture of particular regions of the Spanish-speaking world. All of our faculty have received nationally recognized training from the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL). They are genuinely interested in your learning and success, and will provide you with all the tools and support you’ll need during your graduate journey.
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Department of Middle Grades and Secondary Education
College of Education
Georgia Southern University
P.O. Box 8134
Statesboro, GA 30460
Departmental Office: Education 4127
Mrs. Lori Wiggins
Phone: 912-478-5203
Fax: 912-478-0026
Department Chair
Dr. Amee Adkins
Armstrong Campus
University Hall 201
Phone: 912-344-2562
Email: adadkins@georgiasouthern.edu