- 3.0 GPA (some exceptions may be made)
- One MAT Recommendation Form
- Personal interview may be required
- Completed application, including an essay based on a prompt and official transcripts (Request transcript from Records Office)*
- Qualifying scores on the Praxis Core Academic Skills for Educators (Core) Reading, Writing, and Math tests or meet the SAT® Reasoning Test, ACT® test or GRE® General Test requirements are required for all Master of Arts in Teaching (M.A.T.) applicants. If you wish to take all three computer-delivered Core Academic Skills for Educators exams (5712, 5722, 5732) at the same time, select Core Academic Skills for Educators Combined Test (5751) when registering. Loyola's institution code is RA5370. Qualifying scores on the Praxis I (taken prior to Sept. 1, 2014), SAT, ACT, or GRE tests may be substituted for the Praxis Core exam requirement for MAT applicant as follows:
- Praxis I: PPST/CPPST (Reading, Writing, and Math) Prior to September 1, 2014 with a composite score of 527**
- SAT taken after 2005, math and critical reading composite score of 1100**
- SAT taken between 4/95 and 2005, math and verbal composite score of 1100**
- SAT taken prior to 4/95, math and verbal composite score of 1000*
(For SAT results, call College Board 866-756-7346 to request an archive copy. Request that the copy is sent to your home address and then send a copy to Office of Graduate Admission.)
- ACT composite score of 24
- GRE taken prior to September 1, 2011, verbal and quantitative composite score of 1,000**
- GRE taken after September 1, 2011, verbal and quantitative composite score of 297**
**Composite scores must come from exams taken in the same calendar year.
- Under provisional acceptance, must pass the above testing requirement prior to start of senior year
- An undergraduate major in the content area in which the student is seeking certification is required. Social studies certification includes majors in economics, geography, history, philosophy, political science, psychology and sociology
*In 500-750 words, please address one or more of the following sets of questions:
- Why have you chosen to apply to Loyola? How do you see yourself fitting into the School of Education’s Jesuit mission of social justice? How will you meet the challenges of teaching in diverse classrooms of the 21st century? (Read more about the School of Education’s commitment to social justice within education.)
- Why do you want to become a teacher? What brought you to this decision and what impact do you hope to have as a teacher? How will you meet the challenges of teaching in diverse classrooms of the 21st century?
For more information on Praxis exams, visit Educational Testing Service website: http://www.ets.org/
Follow the Maryland testing requirements. (Request for test results sent to Loyola CEEB Code: RA5370)