Highlights

Fall Classes Starting Soon The MAT and MEd program will start fall classes soon. In addition, check out the online ESOL or Reading endorsement courses. Complete your endorsement or take graduate level courses to renew your teaching license.

National Accreditation Earned Willamette University Graduate School of Education has earned initial accreditation from the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE), a body that sets rigorous profession standards for teacher education programs.

2010 Candidate website Visit our 2010 Candidate website where you will find highly qualified teaching candidates for authorization levels in Early Childhood, Elementary, Middle and High School.

Looking to join the teaching profession?

Then the Willamette MAT program is the place for you.

  • Alisa Bates

    Alisa Bates

    Honored for Excellence in Faculty Scholarship

    Willamette has honored Alisa Bates, assistant professor of education, with the 2010 Lawrence D. Cress Award for Excellence in Faculty Scholarship.  Read the article

  • Rita Moore

    Rita Moore

    Reading conversations help children learn

    Interim dean of Willamette's Graduate School of Education offers parents tips on teaching their children to read.  Read her editorial

  • Kevin Zerzan '89, MAT'90

    Kevin Zerzan '89, MAT'90

    A Model Teacher

    High school teacher Kevin Zerzan ’89, MAT’90 integrates the environment and technology into his science classes — and his successes earned him a national award.  Read More

  • Larry Conley

    Larry Conley

    The Teacher Everyone Wants

    The 27 third-graders noisily walk into Larry Conley's classroom, but they quickly quiet down as they take their seats in a circle.  Read More

  • Master of Arts in Teaching Programs

    MATStudents earn their teaching license and master’s degree in our MAT program. Offered full-time, 10-month or part-time, two-year, the MAT degree program prepares pre-school through high school teachers. In most cases, students will qualify for two teaching levels upon completion of either program.

    • Early childhood authorization: age 3 through grade 4
    • Elementary authorization: grades 3-8
    • Middle level authorization: grades 5-9
    • High school authorization: grades 7-12


  • Administrator License Programs

    CenterThe Center for Excellence in Teaching within Willamette's Graduate School of Education offers two New Directions in Educational Leadership (NDEL) administrator license programs. Our NDEL programs prepare educational leaders to respond positively, creatively and proactively to: the increasing demands for school and/or district achievement; an increasingly diverse population; a greater reliance on technology; and a commitment to learning, research and ethical administrative practice. The Initial Administrator License Program can ready you to fully enter the dynamic arena of school administration. Our advanced, or Continuing Administrator License Program can significantly enhance your career in educational administration and also paves the way for you to pursue superintendent licensure.

  • Specialty Endorsements

    EndorsementThe Center for Excellence in Teaching within Willamette's Graduate School of Education  offers three TSPC-approved speciality endorsement programs: the English Speaker of Other Languages (ESOL) Endorsement Program, the Reading Endorsement Program and the Special Education Program. These programs are intended for licensed teachers with or without master's interested in adding on to their teaching license. Courses are offered in night/weekend in both Salem and the Portland metro area allowing students to complete the endorsement program while employed. Because our programs offer rolling enrollment and are non-cohort based, these programs are ideal for anyone requiring a flexible academic schedule.