Overview of Programs
Master of Arts in Teaching
Program Mission
The University of Puget Sound's Master of Arts in Teaching (M.A.T.) program is designed to prepare professional educators who have a strong liberal arts background and who are able to make knowledgeable decisions about their professional practice. We want our students to develop the capacity to see complexity, appreciate diversity, develop multiple explanatory systems, and manage on multiple levels simultaneously.
Through our program, we prepare teachers to have:
- A deep understanding of subject matter and pedagogies that teach for understanding;
- An ability to manage the complexities of teaching;
- An ability to promote the teaching and learning of challenging content;
- An ability to reflect on their own practice, to look for principles underlying what "works" or "does not work," and to persist in determining their own appropriate practice;
- A commitment to serving everyone's children, particularly those who historically have not been well served by traditional schooling;
- An ability to learn and work in a collaborative fashion and to create a setting in which others can learn and work;
- A capacity to engage in the remaking of the profession and the renewal of schools with an understanding of the social and cultural context in which students live and learn.
Master of Education Degree in Counseling
Program Mission
The University of Puget Sound's program in Counseling is designed to provide professional development opportunities that prepare students for a variety of roles in the counseling profession.
Through our program students will learn to:
- Understand the content and methods of counseling;
- Manage complexities of professional practice;
- Promote client growth and, in the case of school counselors, promote student learning;
- Reflect on their own practice,
- Serve everyone's children;
- Work in collaborate settings;
- Engage in reanalyzing of the profession.
Additional information about the University of Puget Sound's School of Education may be found on the School of Education Web site and by reviewing the pages below:
Choosing Your Professional Program
Alternative Certification Programs
Surveys of Student Satisfaction
Strengths of Program
First-Year Teacher Placement Rates
Certification Programs
The University of Puget Sound has been approved by the Washington Board of Education to offer programs leading to professional certification for teachers and counselors. Persons obtaining certification for the first time in the state of Washington must meet requirements for moral character and personal fitness, established by the state Board of Education. Complete details on certification can be obtained through the certification office in the School of Education.
Accreditation
The University of Puget Sound is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Northwest Association of Schools and Colleges, an institutional accrediting body recognized by the United States Department of Education. The School of Education at the University of Puget Sound is accredited by the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education, a specialized accrediting body recognized by the United States Department of Education.
