Master of Arts in Teaching

To apply for admission, students will need to:

1. Fill out the online application
2. Send in all official transcripts (including undergraduate and graduate)
3. Submit information for at least one reference (administrator or supervisor) on the application
4. Provide a resume

Applicants for whom English is a second language must have an adequate command of English as demonstrated by their performance on the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL). The institutional code is 6171 and the department code is 3101.

If you have had a name change since you graduated, please contact your institution to update the information before requesting a transcript be sent.

Materials can be mailed to:

Dordt University
Graduate Studies Office
700 7th Street NE
Sioux Center, IA 51250

Students may be admitted under one of the following categories:

Regular Admission

Regular Admission Regular admission is granted to all candidates who have met all the admission criteria:

1. An undergraduate degree from an accredited institution in a STEM field, including a grade point average of at least 3.0.
2. Official transcripts sent to the Dean for Online, Graduate, and Partner Programs from your undergraduate institution as well as transcripts
from any graduate level course that you would like to have considered for transfer into the program.
3. Resume.
4. A recommendation form completed by your administrator or supervisor.
5. Applicants for whom English is a second language must have an adequate command of English as demonstrated by their performance on the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL). Institutional code is 6171 and the department code is 3101.

Conditional Admission

Conditional admission may be granted to applicants who do not currently meet all of the criteria for regular admission. Status of conditionally admitted students will be reviewed after nine hours of graduate course work have been completed. The grade point average in graduate course work of the student needs to be at least 3.0 before the conditional admission status can be changed to regular admission status.

Students can transfer a total of nine semester hours of graduate work with a minimum of a B grade. All nine semester hours can come from any ARCU* institution. A maximum of six semester hours may come from non-ARCU colleges, but the last three hours must come from an ARCU institution. (For example: if a student enters the program with six semester hours in graduate education from a state university, an additional three hours may be taken through one of Calvin University's online courses.)

The ARCU institutions include: Calvin University, Covenant College, Dordt University, Geneva College, Institute for Christian Studies, Redeemer University College, the King’s University College, and Trinity Christian College.

*Association of Reformed Colleges and Universities

Note: Courses older than 10 years at the end of a student's Dordt studies will not be accepted for transfer credit.

The MAT is a 35-credit program.

MAT Course Offerings:

• EDUC 501 Issues in Education (3)
• EDUC 502 Learner Development and Principles of Learning (3)
• EDUC 504 Curriculum Development and Evaluation
• EDUC 505 Foundations of Special Education
• EDUC 506 Best Practices in Instructional Strategies
• EDUC 507 Classroom Assessment Strategies
• EDUC 524 Content Area Literacy
• EDUC 539 Service-Learning Field Experience
• EDUC 553 Methods of Teaching STEM in K-12 Schools
• EDUC 576 Student Teaching Internship-Secondary
• SOWK Inequality, Diversity, and Social Justice

All of our courses are fully online. No travel or on-campus residency is required.

To learn more, you can also view the program strengths and learning outcomes for this program.

Tuition and fees for 2024-2025 are as follows:

• Graduate Courses: $415/credit
• One-time Technology Fee: $100
• Program Completion Fee: $100

You may now pay your tuition and registration fees by credit card.

The Canadian Exchange Rate is determined on the first and 15th of each month and can be viewed online or by contacting the Business Office at (712) 722-6013.

In an effort to make graduate education at Dordt available to as many people as possible, program costs are kept as reasonable as possible. Financial aid in the form of federal loan programs is available. Students who wish to apply online should go to www.fafsa.ed.gov. For more information, contact Harlan Harmelink in the Financial Aid Office at (712) 722-6082.

The Dordt University Federal ID is #001859.

Dordt University Donor-Funded Annual Scholarships

Donor-funded scholarships vary in dollar amounts and in recipient selection criteria. Typically, the application process includes an application form and recommendation and a scholarship committee that selects the recipients.
Students may contact the Office of Graduate Studies (grad@dordt.edu) with inquiries.