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Schedule
The M.A.T. program begins with a summer session that runs from June 17, 2008 through August 1, 2008. The Brown academic year (2008-2009) begins September 3. Commencement is Sunday, May 24, 2009. The design of the program makes it necessary for all students to begin the program in June and complete the 12-month sequence.
Financial Aid
Tuition in the Graduate School for the 2007-2008 academic year is $4,448 per semester course credit or $35,584 for the eight semester course credits required for the M.A.T. degree. Financial aid is available in the form of tuition scholarships and is awarded on the basis of financial need, past performance and evidence of potential success in the program. In addition, students may be eligible to borrow funds through the Federal Direct Student Loan Program depending on financial need. Consideration for need-based federal aid (Federal Direct Loans and Federal Work-Study) is based on status as a U.S. citizen or permanent resident of the U.S. and is determined by completing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).
Candidates applying for financial aid must complete the following steps by February 1, 2008 (The application process is detailed from the Graduate Student link off www.financialaid.brown.edu):
- File the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)online at www.fafsa.ed.gov
- Complete the Brown Supplemental Aid Application
For additional information about the federal aid application and eligibility, contact the Office of Financial Aid: (401) 863-2721.
Housing
During the summer session and academic year, accommodations are available on campus or in private housing near the University. Since lifestyles differ among individuals, it is impossible to make realistic estimates of living expenses during the academic year. For information about both on- and off-campus housing, please visit: http://reslife.brown.edu/graduate_students.
Certification
When students successfully complete the 12-month program, they receive a Master of Arts in Teaching degree. After taking the required Praxis II: Professional Assessments for Beginning Teachers test(s), students are eligible for a Certificate of Eligibility for Employment from the State of Rhode Island.
Rhode Island has Interstate Certification Compact (ICC) approval, allowing graduates reciprocal certification without transcript evaluation in 44 states. Graduates of the program may be eligible for teacher certification by transcript evaluation in the states that are not ICC members.
After Brown
Brown’s Career Development Center , in consultation with the Education Department, offers support to M.A.T. candidates in designing a job search. Individual advice and counsel as well as workshops on resume writing, interviewing techniques, professional portfolios and job search strategies are available from the Career Development Center and from the Education Department staff and faculty. Job listings and on-campus interview opportunities are also available to teacher education candidates.
Legal Statements
Brown University does not discriminate on the basis of sex, race, color, religion, handicap, status as a veteran, national or ethnic origin, or sexual orientation in the administration of its educational policies, admission policies, scholarship and loan programs, or other school-administered programs. In general, the University affirms that admission to and employment at the University are based on individual merit and performance and not on personal convictions, preferences, or happenstance of birth unrelated to academic or job performance.
TITLE II: It is required of each teacher education program that receives funding from the federal government, such as work study grants, that it make public the results of the professional test given to each completer. Brown University’s teacher education program had a 100% pass rate in the year 2006.
