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Mississippi Teacher Corps
Teacher Education: Master of Arts (M.A.)

 

At a Glance

Program Description

The Mississippi Teacher Corps is a two-year graduate program that recruits college graduates to teach in critical-need areas of Mississippi. The program is only open to non-education majors.

Admissions Requirements

  • 3.0 GPA on all undergraduate work
  • Praxis I and Praxis II (Please note that you do not have to take the Praxis I and II before applying to the Mississippi Teacher Corps. However, if accepted, you will need to take and pass both the Praxis I and II before the start of summer training.)
  • Admissions Interview

Application deadlines can be found at http://mtc.olemiss.edu/apply

Career Opportunities

MTC includes job placement in a public school district. This includes full pay and benefits from the state.

Online/Regional Campus Options

The cohort is based in Oxford, MS. There are no online or regional options.

For More Information

Jeanel Carmona
Program Assistant
Mississippi Teacher Corps
School of Education
The University of Mississippi
226 Guyton Hall
University, MS 38677
(662) 915-5224
(662) 915-7249 Fax
jkcarmon@olemiss.edu

Education Minor

(18 Credit Hours)

 

Purpose: To enlighten the general public about the teaching profession with the goal of developing a k-12 educationally literate populace. Issues in education related to pedagogy, child development, philosophy, and foundations are focus areas of this minor.

Students wanting to get a minor in Education must take the following courses:

  • EDFD 209 Foundations in Education (3)
  • EDSP 308 Introduction to Special Education (3)
  • EDAV 427 Educational Technology (3)
  • And 9 additional hours of education courses at the 300 level or higher.

 

Math Education Minor

(18 Credit Hours)

 

[Note:] The Math Education minor is not approved for majors within the College of Liberal Arts.

Students wanting to get a minor in Math Education must take the following courses:

  • EDFD 209 Foundations in Education (3)
  • EDSP 308 Introduction to Special Education (3)
  • EDSE 410 Seminar in Secondary Education (3)
  • Math 245 Mathematics for Elementary Teachers I (3)
  • Math 246 Mathematics for Elementary Teachers II (3)
  • Math 390 Techniques in Teaching Secondary Math (3)

 

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