Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) with Licensure

Languages

The MAT is offered in Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Hebrew, Italian, Japanese, Korean, and Spanish. All languages are on the Middlebury campus, except for Arabic and Italian, located on the Bennington campus. Two summers are taught in-language, with online courses in English during the academic year.

Format 

The MAT is an 18-month master’s degree leading to licensure designed for working professionals, who can enroll for the summer in person and work part-time online during the academic year. 

MAT students join their Language School for two 6-week summers in Vermont (in their target language) and participate fully in cocurricular activities, from clubs and performances to guest speakers and films to dances and athletics with the immersion and graduate students.

During the academic year between the summers, students take four 7-week asynchronous courses in English together with MAT students from different languages. In the final fall, students complete a 13-week teaching practicum in their preferred place of residence while completing a final 15-week course. This 15-week course is designed to resource students as they do their student teaching and guide them in completing their licensure portfolio.

Dates and Fees

*Tuition and housing/food are included in the total bill. Cost of attendance does not include transportation, books and supplies, health insurance, and personal living expenses. Students are required to live on campus and have meals together in dining halls, organized by language.

**Cost of attendance typically increases about 4.5% each academic year.

Funding

Middlebury may meet up to 100% (tuition, on-campus housing and food) of your demonstrated need. This means that if you qualify, you will attend the Language Schools at little to no costs.

Within a few days of submitting your application, you will receive an email with the subject “Middlebury Financial Aid Information” that includes instructions for applying to need-based financial aid from Net Partner, Middlebury’s Student Financial Aid Portal. You will also receive a second email with links to apply to fellowships and scholarships.

Requirements for Entry

Master’s degrees are for students who have already acquired graduate-level proficiency in their language and have generally studied their language for four years or longer, unless they are native speakers. Please see the MAT Application & Program Policies for more details.

• BA (or equivalent) from regionally accredited institution
• Graduate-level proficiency in language
• Middlebury Language Schools Graduate Application
• Praxis Basic Skills Test (formerly Praxis I) or authorized equivalent test 
  • Required at time of application
• Praxis Subject Assessment (formerly Praxis II) Test or authorized equivalent proficiency test: 
  • Optional at the time of application, but required before the online academic year. Please see guidelines.
• For non-native speakers of English: TOEFL or IELTS
• You will be asked to verify that you understand the requirements for transferring your Vermont license or coursework to the state you desire to teach in.
• Additional Application Questions and Information

Deadline

We recommend that MAT applicants apply by March 15. Please see Application Deadlines for Graduate Programs. 

Contact

Please email languages@middlebury.edu.

_{*Pending approval of Middlebury Board of Trustees in October 2024.}