Graduate Program in Spanish Education
Welcome to the Graduate Program in Spanish Education! Our Master of Arts in Teaching: Spanish Education degree prepares qualified Spanish teachers to respond effectively to the educational needs of diverse K-12 learners.
Our program
- is affordable
- requires 30 credit hours
- offers core educator (and some pedagogy) courses in hybrid and online formats year-round
- offers Spanish content courses in face-to-face, hybrid, and online (videoconference) formats year-round
- prepares students to pass the educative Teacher Performance Assessment (edTPA), required for NC licensure
- culminates in a semester-long internship, which must be completed in a North Carolina school
Students who complete our MAT in Spanish (and who pass the required licensure exams) are eligible for certification through the North Carolina State Department of Education.
Ana Cecilia Lara
Professor and Director of World Languages, Director of the Graduate Program in Spanish Education & Coordinator of Spanish Teacher Licensure (K-12)