Community College Education
Master's
Master of Arts in Teaching
College
College of EducationGraduate Coordinator
Dr. Mark Fincher — Meridianmef348@msstate.edu
Overview
The Master of Arts in Teaching in Community College Education is an interdisciplinary degree program designed to prepare professionals for working in higher education. The degree prepares educators for staff and leadership roles, as well as well as preparing them to be credentialed as collegiate faculty members. The program includes a 12-hour core in higher education coursework that prepares the student work in a college environment. It also contains a minimum of 18 hours in the student's credentialing field.
Requirements
To be eligible for admission to the program, the applicant must: Hold a bachelor's degree from an accredited institution, Meet the basic requirements specified for graduate students at Mississippi State University, Demonstrate interest in pursuing a career at an institution of higher education, Demonstrate academic proficiency based on the following indicators: Grade Point Average (GPA) of 2.75 on a 4.0 scale on the last half of the bachelor's degree, Three letters of reference, Indication of teaching specialty (e.g., history) in the purpose statement
